AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 6128, 19 December 1894, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(per united press association.) Received December 19, at 0.30 a.m. Sydney, December 18. Arrived—Rotomahana. Sailed—Miowera, from Vancouver. In committee upon the military estimates, Sir George Dibbs said that MajorGeneral Hutton, Commandant, came to the colony with strong ideas about Imperialism and militarism, and under the impression that he was next to the Governor. He came with the expressed determination of wiping out old officers and getting Imperial officers instead. The Government should prevent him flooding the colony with such officers. The Premier, in reply, said that the trouble with Major-General Hutton arose between a mighty irascible gentleman in the person of the ex-Premier and the highly independent gentleman at the head of the forces. It was impossible for a civilian to dominate the Department about which he knew nothing. The Government was willing to make reductions. Melbourne, December 18. Arrived—Star of. India, from London. Received December 18, at 2.45 p.m. Melbourne, December 18. The Hon. W. P. Reeves writes to the Herald' disclaiming the statement published by the morning papers that he devoted the major portion of bis address in the Trades Hall to answering attacks made by the Argus on New Zealand. He emphatically pointed out in the Undesirable Emigrants Bill that all Victorian tourists were specially exempted.