AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
CABLES.
GENERAL ITEMS. (Per I'r- sa A*xnriotion.—Copi/rii/lit. y Melbourne, This Day." The weather is wintry and snow has fallen in Gippsland. Sydney, March 9. Sir Charles Lilley, ex-Chief Justice of Queensland, who is on a visit here, expressed the opinion to an interviewer that had Mr Reid displayed a bolder front when urging Queensland to enter the Federal Convention that colony would have been represented. He. believed Queensland would not show any haste in joining, but might form a separate Federation of her own. Brisbane, This day. In consequence of the heavy expense the Government has decided not to send a contingent of troops to participate in the Queen's celebration. Adelaide, This day. There is no probability of the position of the ten Federal candidates mentioned yesterday being altered. The Labor Party is greatly disappointed at not being represented. Sir Thomas Elder has left large bepuests foijpublic and philanthrophic purposes. Pep.th, March 9. A private hospital at Kalgoorlie was destroyed by lire. Ten typhoid fever patients were removed with considerable difficulty. Hobart, This day. Parliament was opened by commission. Mr Brown was elected Speaker. The Legislative Assembly adjourned till after the Federal Convention.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 267, 10 March 1897, Page 3
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195AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 267, 10 March 1897, Page 3
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