AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8039, 16 March 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Electrio Telegraph—Copyrigfct)

(F«r Press Association). Received March 16, at 10.7 a.m,

SYDNEY, This day.

The Employers' Federation has entered a strong protest against the mail muddle, and has called upon the Government to restore the weekly service. One exporter states the disorganisation in the mail service and the absence of a weekly steamer will cause a loss to the butter trade of £35,000 annually on the London sales and j-70,000 on the local sales, while it would effectually kill the rabbit industry. The French Consul-General has cabled to Noumea instructing tho French warship to assist in the search for the Pilbarra. The aid of the Admiral tv has, also, been sought by the agents of the steamer.

(Received.March 16, 10.7 a.m.)

SYDNEY, This day,

Tho Premier, Mr G. Reid, h»s rfenied that the Government huve decided to fix b high court in Melbourne, having decided quite the contrary. Id w-»s considered possible to ir? Quet-Dwland cases in Sydney. There is some difficulty in teoonciling the statements of the Prime Minister nn& the AUornej- General unless the ktter'u opinion is personal.

ADELAIDE, This day.

Sir J. Symonds declares the correspondence whtijh pa-sed between him aiid i.he judges ou ihe redaction of expenses has ne-n gro^ly distnrtid. He claims tho judge < 'lava copo >er to fix their circuits und thm that, i* » matter tot Parliament. Be denies that ht> wished fc-i prevent a vii-ic of the court to the other eta es or to deprive the. Jodges of associates aad tipstaff*.

BRISBANE, This day. T.i" woman McLeish haa suoouuibed

to poison

MELBOURNE, This Say.

A Federal Order- in -Council has approved of ex ending reoioroeil treatment to patient* io.Nt-w Zealand.