AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12400, 13 October 1903, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.— ■ SPEECH BY MR. REID. (Received October 13, 1.8 a.m.) Sydney, October 12. Mb.'Reid opened the Federal electoral cam- \ paign by addressing a large meeting in -the-; Protestant Hall. He summarised his policy, ■which is to bring down the tariif to a revenue basis, oppose preferential trade,, and the Ministerial policy, which had re« suited in putting up an additional wall.. The Mother Country, he said, would find i herself groping between two walls £ trying .. to find a way in.

A NEW RAILWAY.: (Received October 13, 1.8 a.m.) / Sydney, October 12.- \ i The State Governor opened the Gkradagai to Tumut railway, a length of 31 miles. A large Parliamentary party was present.?. Tumut was en fete. Sir Win. Lyne advised Tumut not to get excited. The Capital Site Bill had still" to run the gauntlet of the Senate,; : ~ . ■ *,

A NEW CAVE. ■:■'., V'!- % (Received October 12, 10.29 p.m.) ; ■ ; SvDNEYi October 312* A new large cave of great beauty has beeii discovered at Jenolan. The skeleton of am. aboriginal was found in it, partially covered with stalagmatic formation.

SYDNEY STOCK SALE. (Received October 12, 10.29 p.m.) Sydn-ey,, October 1.2., \ -'AH the Homebush sale cattle and iieeg were in good demand at Thursday's quota* tions. Pest beef, 29s per 1001b. THE VICTORIAN LOAN. / Melbo'uknb, October \2.- , Mr. Irvine, the Premier, has received no official confirmation of the loan flotation scheme, but assumes • that the cable message is correct. In view of the condition of the London money market, the terms, ho says, are not unsatisfactory,. ' ■

WRECK OF A LUGGER. ;. ; - Brisbane, October 12.-„i-. An unknown fishing lugjjet has been); '/■ wrecked in the Howick Group. Sib ia ; supposed to be a Thursday Island beche-d^« ; >; mer boat. The crew are missing., THE PLAGUE. Brisbane, October 12. i A child has died from plague at Towns*) ville. Infected rats were recently found' on the premises. ; v FATAL BRAWL. Brisbane, October 12. 1 During a brawl at Toowoomba, .:&&• Italian named Fendon fatally Stabled a man named Simpson. .',-. -; : FIVE WHALES STRANDED. Adelaide, October 12. Two fishermen secured a school ci five small whales stranded at St. Kilda Bay.. TASMANIA!* PARLIAMENT, HoBiBT, October 12* ;' The Council has rejected the Early Olds*' tug, Governor's Salary Reduction, arid tbq Lotteries Amendment Bills. '->.-'. .. ■ THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS,, Melbouuxe, October 12, lb is expected: that the Federal elections will bo held in December.

THE AUSTRALIAN RACE. Melbourne, October 12. ; The State Governor, at a meeting <oi the Health Society, referring to the guncial indifference and ignorance regarding health matters, said if as much pains were bestowed on human beings as on racehorse*?, in a pure climate like Victoria we ought to produce the '"finest race in the 3™™* -