Australian News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8156, 5 April 1906, Page 5

Australian News.

(By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Per Press Association) (Received April 5, at 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This day. Mr Coghlan has been Agent-General for New South Wales for a period of three years. The secietary of the Northerr Colliery Proprietors Association ex plains that the increased price of coa will not entitle miners to an increasec hewing rate. If the price is increased to 10s beginning next year the miners will then be entitled to an advance oJ 4<l. A case of suspected plague is re. ported from Grafton. News has reached Sydney that the steamer Fultala, from Calcutta to Suva, -to ship a load of coolies, has put mtc Singapore owing to an outbreak of cholera. Pour coolies died, and eight have been placed in the hospital at Singapore. The Fultala resumes her voyage when the disease is stamped out. Received April 5, at 9.25 a.m. BRISBANE, This day. Mr. Kidston, the Premier, declares there is a good time in store for Queensland. There was a record sugar crop and a good surplus. He thought it was possible the split in the. Queensland Labour Party would be fixed up. MELBOURNE, This Day. The inquiry into the recent Gembrook railway accident resulted in a verdict that it was caused, by excessive speed. Afchbishop Clarke speaks hopefully of the possibility of a closer union of the Anglican and Presbyterian churches. ADELAIDE. This Day. Dr Thomas has been enthroned as Bishop of Adelaide. The ceremony was an impressive one. (Received April 5, at 10.11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Amongst the leadings questions discussed by the Premiers Conference, will be taking over the State debts, the Murray waters question, immigration and capital site., Mr Watson has declared that the Socialism adopted by the Labor Partv is not the programme-of any cult; of Socialistic thought. They claimed the right to adopt just so much Socialism as they thought practicable and asked the electors to Vote, for the amount of Socialism they thought ncccssary. The Party's objective was collective ownership of monopolies, and the extension of the industrial and economic functions 5f the Stales and the municipalities. Mr Deakin. took an exaggeraaed f view Df the evils likely to follow the threeparty system of eqvernment.