CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6917, 28 January 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph— Copyright) (Per Press Association). ..

N.S.W. COAL OUTPUT.

r™. -.r- Sydnet. January 26. lhe Mines Report shows that i 1:? output oi coal for the past year was 5* million tons, exceeding that of the previous year by 910,000 tons. The value at the £«ffl?£S T £1 .'668' 0<». gainst *i,3rfSD,UUO in the previous year. KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

, Adelaide, January 26. During a thunderstorm a farmer named Carey, together with six horses which he was driving, was killed by lightning, ENGLISH CHURCH LN AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, January 26. lhe Right Rev. H. E. Cooper, Suffragan Bishop of Ballarat, has accepted the wo •S?" 0' of Grafton and Armidale, ■N.S.W., m succession to the Right Rev. A. V. Green, who has been translated to the See of Br_ -rat.

Ai^OAT AGAIN.

Sydney, January 27. The barque Lodore, which recently capsized in Newcastle harbour, has been successfully righted.

CABLE INTERRUPTION.

Advices received to-night state that the cable repairing steamer has picked up the Batavia end of the broken cable.

PERILS OF THE SEA. The barquentine Rio has arrived froni .Napier. On the 15th inst. tho mate, Ihompson, fell overboardfroni the jibboom, and search for him was unavailing, On the 19th inst. a seaman namer Arthur Royle fell from aloft, and struck the port boat. He had his skull smashed, his thigh broken, and hia spine badly fractured. The poor ,fello\v>died three days later.

RETURNING LEGISLATORS.

Sydney, January 26. Among the passengers by the Westralia, which sailed to-day, was the last contingent of New Zealand Parliamentary visitors, consisting of the Hon. J. Carroll, Messrs Graham, Jl. L. D. Fraser and Field, M.H.R.'s. v

Before the vessel left Sir W, Lyneand the Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan representing the Commonwealth and State Governments took a farewell of the visitors. Sir W. J. Lyne, proposing Mr Carroll's •health, thanked New Zealand for the honour conferred by sending representatives to tho federal celebrations. He hoped the day was not far distant when New Zealand would go hand in hand with the federation. I Mi-Carroll thanked Sir W. Lyne for the unbounded hospitality shown to the visitors. The kindness of the past few weeks had done more to foster a friendly .spirit between tho Commonwealth and New Zealand than anything else could have accomplished. PENNY POST. Melbourne, January 28. Mr Seddon had an interview with tho Postniaste.-General with reference to j delivery of New Zealand penny letter. The Pacific Cable Scheme, which Mr Seddon advocated in opposition to the Capo cable, was also discussed. Mr Gurr replied that he was strongly of opinion that tho Eastern Extension j Cable Co.'s ofler should be accepted at once, and he was disposed to favorably ; consider the delivery of New Zealand letters.

FREE TRADE. Sydney, January 28. Mr Eeid, who has returned from his southern campaign, is .confident free trade will secure an immense vote at the Federal elections. N.Z. OFFICEES. Colonel Francis and Major Madocks returned by. the Westralia, A SANDSTORM. The townof Wilcannia had a terrifying simoon A great cloud of sand thousands of feet high was driven at the rate of forty miles an hour. When it was 'seei: approaching it plunged the I place iv impenetrable darkness. At the critical moment the thunderstorm broke, the rain dissipating the dust. It was very hot weather at the time. Broken Hill had a similar experience.

THE COMMONWEALTH. Perth, January 28. Sir J. Forrest shortly returns to Sydney to take the defence portfolio, Mr Drake taking the post office in the Federal Cabinet