AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 8491, 26 May 1904, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) Received May 26, at 10.5 a.m. Melbourne, May 26. Mr Bellerby, who was found yesterday, was under a delusion that he had committed a crime, and remained hiding at Colao. Messrs Reid and Deakin had a long conference after the caucus. It is reported that .the Deakinites are about equally divided on the question of coalition. The party are sure to split whatever.the decision may be. Mr Watson, in reply to a question in the House, said he thought that silence should be observed regarding General Hutton's refusal to disclose the purport of a secret code message sent by the War Office with reference.to Australian defences until General Hutton had furnished a reply to the Government. * Received May 26/ a(t 10.14 a.m. Perth, May 26. The Collector of Customs at Broome reports that the lugger Elizabeth was lost at sea. She was " last seen' onVMarch' 27th, previous to a heavy blow. . The crew num-! bered six. . A catastrophe happened; at T the. Great" Boulder Proprietary Mine, Kalgoorlie. Samuel Jones,'Thoanas Bates, Thomas Morley, James Harper, and John Risebusy were j fixing skids at the 400 feet level, when the j winding gear of the skeleton cage they were using went wrong, and crashed down with fearful velocity. The first-named four were killed, Risebury was terribly injured and died in the hospital. „ Newcastle, May 26. Sailed—Workfield, for New Zealand.,