AUSTRALIAN CABLES

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 8490, 25 May 1904, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES

[By Electric Telegraph.—Corvmoirr.] ' (Per Press Association.) ' Beceived May 25, at 9.30 a.m. Sydney, May 25. At a meeting of the directors of the Mount David mine, the manager, John Pearce, suddenly placed a revolver in his mouth and committed suicide. There is no apparent cause for the act. Up to date nearly two million bags of wheat have reached Darling harbor, and 1.362,000 have been shipped oversea. A leagued rat has been discovered at Darlington. An explosion ira the refrigerating engineroom, of the steamer Coolgaxdie killed Thomas Charlton and wrecked the engineroom. The hull is not damaged. Tho weather is bitterly cold there is snow in the southern highlands. Beceived Mav 25, at 9.38 a.m. Hobart, May 25. The Governor, at the request of Ministers, has caused the issue of a Gazette proroguing Parliament till June 7th. A Government caucus decided to re- ! submit the Constitution Reform Bill l on re- ! assembling, and no other legislation' will be passed till it becomes law. Melbourne, May 25. At the Deals mite caucus Mr Deakin reiterated his decision not to join any administration. The debate on the motion to declare the coalition off was adjourned till today. Xf this is adopted Mr Beid may not challenge the Government at present. The New Guinea Commission will take evidence on episodes other thaw that of Goaxibaa. Received May 25, at 9.57 a.m. Sydney, May 25. At tho animal meeting of the Protestant Church of England Union the report and the speeches strongly condemned the growing ritualistic practices. The president (Canon Archdall) stated that Black Mass was said in England in some extremely ritualistic churches. He hoped tho time would come when the nation would impeach tho Bishops of England as traitors to the Church and State. The report also condemned the attitude of certain. Australian bishops towards the movement. Melbourne, May 25. Dr Patton, at the Empire ©ay celebration,, advocated the annexation of tho Now Hebrides. If France annexed them she -nould establish a convict settlement. She now treated the natives with cruelty and oppression. He urged aa one reason for annexation that the group was included in tho charter of Now Zealand. Brisbane, May 25. Empire Day was celebrated in the schools of the colony. Received May 25, at 10.19 a.m. Sydney, May 25. Arrived (early)—'Moeraki.