AUSTRALIAN CABLES

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8959, 7 December 1905, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES

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(Pxa Pium Aaaoautioar.; Recoived December 7, at tO.~ a.m.

Sydney, December 7.

Aa etuctric car bw>k» »wa.y ia tiwrgti strict last night iind ran down the Brirk. field hill at a terrific speed. colliding with another cur. Hewn persons were injured, bub nono .fluiiously It is supposed the brakes failed to act. Whita th» men on the EVgaaua w«ti» going through shooting practiwi in Jervi» Buy tha muzz!* of the four-inch gun. on th» poop burst owing U> tho ping having been luff. in. N'o one wun injured. Melbourne. December 7.

Tho Senate h;is ratiiied tln» fc'.aatera fcxtension Company's agreement. Me Playfowl said it would suit hh»? Company bettm aot to havw it ratified. as tho competition which was expecteit two yews <w> had not proved us serious as anticipated. Tho Pacific cubit* w:is, lit> said. not worked «n husiness lines. tn tl»« Hon.se. Mr O-ukin, moved fluttraend tilo clause in tho Restriction A'S providing for a language test by adding tliut any t;uigium« prescribed should have no force till laid In-lon' Parliament for oC days and until the .same- languages wsw prescribed the languages authorised by the present. Act lie deemed prescribed on :i bus Is of t l»r <ji.uu:r. Die proposed Biriendmeiit was to avoid- discriminating against. the .Jiipitnese on the ground, of color. Mr t 'noli objected to the abdication of Ministerial responsibility, and said Uk amendment would lead to a greater of fenee to .fa pan that the existing The nmi'iiiliiiunt was curried by 23 to t3O. It b also provided that Parliament will have to ratify any exemption from the education test made by tin* Government to alm.nt>. Brisbane. December 7. The 1320 yards swimming chainpiotwhip resulted as follows: Ivieran L. Blealey 2, frcyburg (New Zealand) 3. Won easily in 2min 28 2-stb, sec. The new world's record. Tile BHD y:ird:< championship re J suited: Kierau L. Utealey 5. Won by two yards in LLuun. 39sees.