AUSTRALIAN CABLES

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8290, 19 September 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES

[By Elkotkic TijMMt.vrn.—CovYuumr.]

(PKU l'tll'SS ASSOCIATION.' Received September 19, at 9.35 a.m. Sydney, September 19. llio weather is unsettled for thi> race*. The Croki wreck was sold for £lO. 'Brisbane, September 19. A cyclone at Warwick unroofed liuuk's and did much damage to property. There are present "indicatioiiN of a record wheat harvest, both in area and yield, A part}- at Deo River unearthed llnvo nuggets of 38, 36, and 12 ounces respectively. There have been otiier smaller finds, and there is considerable excitement. Hobart, September 19. In the Assembly ,the Premier asked, in consequence of the Council rejecting' (lie personal exertion clauses of the Income. T/ix Bill, the House to adjourn in order to tuneider the position. The House adjourned till Tuesday week. The, leader of the. Op. position* asked whether it, was intended to tt PPly , f or a dissolution, but received no reply. The majority of the Labor members ■oppose a dissolution. In some quarters it compromise over the tax is urged. Received September 19, at 9.47 a.m. . Melbourne, September 19. The official report on the fire on the Pilbanu states that it was caused by sheep dip leaking on to nitre bags, causing «pou-tnnc-ous combustion. Mr John Ogier, barrister, has recovered £SOO damages against Mr John Norton for a libel published in the newspaper Truth. Sir E. Bart,on, referring to the lilno Book showing' the trade, between Britain, foreign, countries, and the colonies, said it, app.'nuvd to him (liafc tho figures oablfd strengthened the position of those advocating preferential trade. liyery freetrader ought to put the question to himself whether, if lie maintained hie attitude in regard to empire trade, ho would not beoonio ft foreign, trader in reality. Adelaide, September 19. Tlie Ramsay Smith, inquiry haw eoix'luti ed. The board will report to the (iuvcr nor.

The ketch Osprey, with her owner (Hishop) and two men, mined Durham mid Lloyd, is missing. Wreckage h;i.s liccn found, and 6he is supposed to luivo foundered.

Rfoeived September 19, nt 1.6 p.m. Perth, .September 19. The steamer Kyarra, from Adelaide, ltad a sensational experience. In a violent btmro an immense wave struck and smashed mwral of the ports. The water flooded the (lining saloon, and many persons in their buiib were thrown on to the floor. Tlieiv wis great excitement, women, and children screaming in terror. The wave broke aliuvo the bridge. There was great d;ini;i>;<' furniture and crockery, and tho deck of fruit was washed off. Tiki wwrl w» licvo to for several hours to repair the damage. Later a second monster wave uli'ink her and caused further damage.