TD-DAY'S CABLES

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 156, 31 January 1906, Page 2

TD-DAY'S CABLES

Princess Ena. Telegraph Copyright Press Association. Received Jan 81, 7.80 a.m. Pabis, Jan 80. The Prinoess Ena, her brother accompanying ber, were ovationed at San Sebastion, where they visited Queen Christiana. The latter returned the visit at Barritz. Australian Naval Proposals. London, Jan 20. The Pall Mall Gazette's naval Correspondent commenting on the Australian proposal to spread expenditure of the torpedo Flotilla over separate years, says tbat war ships become obsolete so rapidly that the first proportion of the Australian Flotilla would be almost useless by the time the latter was built. Moreover tbe oost of maintenance is not insignificant, and much better value would be obtainable by handing the entire sum as a contribution to the Imperial Navy. A Big Order for Great Britain. London, January 80, Owing to the Panther incident, Brazil is likely to transfer four and a half millions worth of a navy order from Germany to Great Britain. New German Coaling Station. London, January 80. A German coaling station has been established at Las Palmas, Canary Island. A Dangerous Speech. Berlin, January 80. Ballestrem's speech m the Reichstag has created an unfavourable impression abroad. The Berliner Tageblact declares that Ballestrem meant to be pacific, only be failed to express himself correctly. Mission Station Destroyed. Sydney, This Day. A hurricane destroyed the Tarrabah Mission station. The staff with 860 natives are without shelter. Railway Officials Suspended. Melbourne, This Day. The driver, fireman and guard of the Gembrook train have boen suspended pending an inquiry. Tall Cricket Scores. Melbourne, This Day Playing against the Alexander Club in the Senior Grade match the Avenue Club made a thousand and nine runs. A, Calleson's uncompleted innings was. 610; They won by an innings and 759 runs. Death of a Bushranger. Sydney, This Day. Johnny Vane, the last of the Ben Hall gang of bush rangers, died in the Cowra Hospital. He was latterly engaged in farming. Boer War Payments. Sydney, This Day. The Government have decided to carry out the Royal Commission's recommendation to pay certain contingenters who took part in the Boer War, the State as well as the Imperial pay. The sum involved is between £80,000 and £40,000. Labour Conference. Sydney, This Day. The Labour Conference resolved that neither the Federal nor the State Parliamentary Labour Party in future will enter into any alliance extending beyond life of the then existing Parliament, or to grant a promise of immunity from the Opposition at election time.