AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8071, 18 March 1901, Page 3

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[BiElzctbic Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Psb United Pbess Association ! Bcceived March 18, at 9.13 a.m. Sydney, March 17. Sii members of the Australian contingent to China have returned invalided. One complains of harsh treatment because he ipraleit at the arduous work and that the utneers were not- treating the men pperiy. For thus speaking disrespectful? of the officers he received ninety bn hard labor in Hong Kong gaol. He tomplains that he was dressed in convicts prb and herded "with murderers and Mom. Melbourne, March 18. De P.oazemont, the famous romancer, ittempted "to tell of some thrilling adnrataet at the Bijou Theatre, but the lotas made things too hot in the first tee minute, and he retired. I Adelaide, March 18. [ Pwfosov Gregory, head of the Royal btmgruphial Society's Antarctic expeption. has inived from England. Received ilirdi 18, ab 9.15 a.m. Sydney March 18. Sir W. J. Irae. speaking in the country, cfeniej tfot the Federal celebrations cost i quarter of a million. The actual cost was £92.0C0. of which the Government got buck from the railways in three weeks over £60,000. Perth. March 18. Ami tier plague case is that of a youth lamed Schnltz. Investipition reveals the fact that there ire nla infected with the plague throughlufc the centre part of the city. A police party haj arrived at Wyndttm iritli three black fellows and two |im implicated in the murder of Mr Buret. All are mere children, the principals King lads of about fifteen and the gins inly t«lva years old.