AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 8489, 24 May 1904, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric Teleqkal-h.—Copsrioht.] (Per Press Association.) deceived Slay 23, at 0.10 p.m. Sydney May 23. The convention of municipal representatives from all parts of the State, convened by the Acting-Premier to-discuss a scheme of local government, is proceeding. Newcastle, May 23. Arrived —Whangape, from Dunedin. Brisbane, May 23. Another case of plague is reported. Received May 24, at 9.50 a.m. Melbourno, May 24.

Mr Bent intends to use £IOO,OOO of the surplus in repaying a portion of the Government's indebtedness to the Bavings bank.

As the result of friction with Mr Mahon, Mr Outtrim has resigned. Mr Mahon, inclosing the correspondence over the incident, indicates that a recurrence of the action of Mr Outtrim, to which objection was taken, would be severely dealt with. There will be no objection to his retirement.

Brisbane, May 24. The Government intends to introduce a new system of maintaining hospitals, considering that the voluntary system has broken down.

Hobart, May 24. It is stated that the Government has asked and has been refused a dissolution. It intends to resign. - Received May 24, at 10 a.m. | Melbourne, May 24. { Friction exists between the Minister of Defence and General Hutton, owing to General Hutton using cypher cables and declining to reveal the Imperial Government's secret service code.

It is impossible to forecast the result of Mr Reid's no-confidence motion. Much depends upon a meeting of Protectionists today to consider Mr Reid's letter. Brisbane, Slay 24. Further accounts of the New Guinea affray state that there were women as well as mep in the canoes alongside the Merrio England. When the native was seized aboard the others jumped back into tho canoes and opened fire with bows and arrows. The police then replied. Tho supposed murderer of Mr Chalmers lias been taken to Port Moresby.