AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 45, 22 February 1901, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Feb. 21. Conway, a passenger by tho Talunc, died in a fit, to which ho was subject. An inquest has been dispensed with. ,

Mr Beaton, late Melbourne manager of the Howard-Smith line, has been appointed third Harbour Trust Commissioner. Tho other appointments have been confirmed.

The Government is considering tho offer of a city syndicate to build grain elevators at all important grain centres, and special rolling stock to carry grain in bulk. The syndicate asks for concessions extending over a tonn of years. The Admiralty advises that the warship Blake left England on the 20th, with a relief crew for the Royal Arthur,

News has been received of the death in England of Captain Tuopie, who for many years was in command of tho mission vessel John Williams.

The Agent-General has been instructed to secure space for New South Wales exhibits of wheat at the International Exhibition in London.

Sailed : Mararoa, for Auckland, with an English mail. The question of fixing the site of tho federal capital will first be submitted to the New South Wales Parliament. Brisbane, Feb. 21.

The Government has decided to offer a million three and a-half per cent, loan on tho Australian market, to form a portion of the two million and throe-quarters for public works authorised last session.