AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 17, 19 July 1901, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

♦ Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright Sydney, July 18. The Governor's speech will refer to the sarisfacory otate of the finances, dupite extraordinary expenditure. The revenue will meet everything except tbe expense of tbe African contingents A convention will be appointed to deal with the reform of Parliament, rendered necessary by t«e establishment of the Commonwealth. Bills will be introduced dealing with industrial arbitration, and adult suffrage. This Day. Obituary — Fred Hiscocks, well known in theatrical circles. Melbourne, July 18. Mr Burton speaking iv tbe H'ederul Hous», said he hoped (hat when the tariff was brought down, i' would be accompanied by inter State free trade, This Day. A Bill has been introduced into the State House of Representatives suppressing the uee of trading stamps and coupons, and providing for ihe issue of discount stamps. Owing to a strong protest from ship ping companies against clauses in tbe Inter-Stati Bill, seeking to interfere with the rates of freight, Sir W. Lyne will probably excise or modify the clauses. Adelaide, This Day. In the Assembly members displaced an anxiety to see the papers tabled dealing with tbe displacement of Mr lockburn and the appointment of Mr Grainger to the Agency-General. Perth, Ihis Day. The Government brought down an amended schedule of the Loan Bill, totalling £2,197,000. After much wrangling several large items were replaced, bringiug the amount to over 4-8,000,000.