Australian Cables

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 3095, 6 August 1903, Page 3

Australian Cables

A VAST INHERITANCE

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Received August 6, at 1 9 a.m. Sydney, August ">.

Kdward Jennings, of Lithgow, has received information that he has fur rushed bona fide credentials as claim an 1 ; to the Jennings millions, in Chan eery. It is stated thai the amount involved is bet wean thirty and forty millions sterling.

THE LEPROUS CHINES!•

Received August ti, at I a.m. Melbourne, August f>. A Chinese, storekeeper in Russell--.trect was found to be suffering from curosy. and was quarantined.

DEFENCE BILL.

Received August K, at 1 a.m. Melbourne, August 5

As an amendment ;, 0 the Federal Defence Bill, Mr W. M. Hughes moved to make service compulsory. Reared August (i, a t VLUI a.m. Melbourne. August 6. in Hie House, Mr after a long discussion, withdrew his amendment which was chiefly .supported by ihe. labor mem bars on the ground that the clause would provide sounder training for the defence force.

VICTORIAN EXODUS

Kccci.ed August H, al I'».-27 a.m

.'deihourne, August (». A report tabled showed that 10,376 :-• neoplc left .Victoria last year than have arrived and, up to May of tile present, year, the departures exceeded the arrivals Lv 7,710.

SHIPOWNERS AND SEA .M EH',

Received August K, a! 1'>.27 a.m. Melbourne. August <>'

Isi connection with the caus.-s of Mr Kingston's resignation, it is stated the leading shipowners, last week en tered iato negotiatious with the representativesof the Seamen's Associa tlon,. conveying the impression that the shipowners as a body were dispos ed to extend the current wages agree ment for an additional tweire months trom February next, or entertain any reasonable application by the Unions, but that, the men, so far, had tailed to respond to those overtures.