AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
——o <Per Press Association—Copyright ; Received to-day at 10.S a.m. STEAMING THRO CJGH PUMICE STONE. KYDtfEY, ?h:s Tay. The American barque Star oi Bengal and the Jtotokino both report passing through a mass of pumice stone of great extent near the Fonga group. FLOATING WRECKAGE. BRISBANE, This Day. The recruiting vessel Coquette passed a quantity of wreckage and a large number of cases of kerosene of Lighthouse brand near levin Reef. This may be from the Queen Charlotte wrecked on the reef some time ago.
THE PLAGUE
A boy suffering fron plague has died.
COAL STRIKE
MELBOURNE, This Day. v ; The coal strike at Outtrim "and . ;■ Jumbunna has developed a serious side owing- to the arrest of six women on a charge of besotting nonunionists in their houses and threatening violence. An angry feeling »*£.< lvas been aroused among- the striker ers which may lead to serious results. £750 has been forwarded by the New South Wales eoalminers to ■Aid the men. NORFOLK ISLAND. p. The Commonwealth Government \\i has fallen in with Mr Chamberlain s suggestion to take over the control of Norfolk Island. Sir Edmund Barton says there is no threat urgency in the matter, and that de- ■■; su-able settlers should be settled '-- before the Federal Government takes charge. RAILWAY GRISTS. MELBOURNE, This Day. %...: The railwayman received a cable of ,? sympathy irora the Auckland Lab- ! our Council. There are UAS'2 men involved in the dispute. y The combined funds of the four A unions amount to ,€72,000. \ A prominent railway oliicer says there will be no strike in the event ■■; ol the members of the Executive being dismissed. They will carry v the matter to the Appeal Board' and finally the Supreme Court. Received to-day at 11.12 a.m. i , BROUGHT FUND. „ / MELBOURNE, This day. & The Lord-Mayor, presiding at 'the •-' Drought Relief Committee, read a letter from Mr Si-ddor. covei-ing the donation of .U! 00 from Mr llu.-.-h Campbell. .Mr S'eddon says :—""l I' need hardly stale the su!ii-rers liavc the sincere sympathy of nu\self and v. colleagues. Had s.-vr-ral" of the t j State Governments seen t!)eir way » some months ago to accept prolTerSod aid, I reel sr .,- 0 material assistant would have ensued, .it was intended only as a neighbourly action in accepting the offer, and no loss of prestige would | mv( . happen;*y' etl to Australia." 'i. . VANCOUVER SERVICE. ( Sir Edmund Barton states that I a contract has been practically con- )) eluded with the Union Company :'2» extending the Vancouver sci-vici! for :£;'.. two years at a sHghtfy increased ■";'' subsidy. Sir Ednutnd Uart.on stipniales that one of the steam.-rs pluiil be brouglit up to the eflicien- ;'•. <y ol the other two.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 75, 8 May 1903, Page 5
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