AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10716, 15 March 1911, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph-—Coptkight.] (Per Press Association.) FLEI-XJIXG THE SAILOR. Received March 15, at 1.17' a.m. ■ Sydney, March 14. Mr Carmichael has been investigating thomaniier in which visiting sailors are fleeced, and has determined on better police supervision in the shipping office, and the establishment of a sailors' savings bank. FEDERAL BRICKWORKS. Melbourne, March .14. Mr O'Malley intends to establish brickworks within the Federal territory for the manufacture of bricks for the Federal capital buildings. Ht'HKICAXE IX THE SOLOMONS. Received March 15, at 9 a.m. Sydney, March 15. During the recent severe gales at the Solomon Islands the Government .steamer Pelama was driven ashore and totally wrecked. The crew escaped. The schooner Leveueuwa was also wieeked on the Island of Santiana. The crew got sr-fely ashore. The storms did considerable damage in the group. CLOUD BURST EXPOSES GOLD. Launceston, March 15/ A cloud burst on the northern slope of Mount Victoria cut a gorge a mile in length and a chain wide down to bedrock, denuding the land of dense forest and exposing a reef showing indications of good gold. DEFENCE OF EMPIRE. Sydney, March 15; Lord Chelmsford. presided at ,a. farewell banquet-to Mr M'Gowan oh the eve of. his departure to the Coronation. Mr M'Gowan-. declared that the safety of thej Empire rested with the selfgovonjing colonies. The power given its people was safer and surer than that of any republican form of government.;; pfhe; polonies could best. help ; .the Mother Cottntry by helping themselves. The publtc r rnen of Australia tprday.-were tiffs' question in all earnestness and with determination.

IN; THE AIR, ~ Sydney, March IS; ~; The/ Aerial is asking the Federal .Sovefrim'ent: for a. subsidy of Melbournft,.flight ,h& rconditiorial on the public subscribing £IO,OOO. ATDSTMiIANPoMTIGS: ■ • /j,'--,:. ,:.; Sydney, r Mar.ch,is. ~ ererid'a campaign "is proceeding with great vigor, both making a strehiitoifs f figh"t;- - ; ' " Received March 15, at 10.20 a.m. ... ; ■ Sydney, March 15.:! Mr "Eishcr, speaking at Ipswich, said if tlie'ireferenda proposals were not carried iilicy would come forward again in a way to make their opponents fall down-from friglrE i.\. '."'". '.'•■.?■•;':• STOWAmYS. : ; / Sydney, March 15Eight stbwawaysiby the. Manuka li&vc been fined £8 or two months'' imprisonment each. .„. " EMPTY HONORS. Sydney, March 15. At the Toowoomba Mayoral reception Mr Fisher, responding to the Mayor's hope .that he would return from the Coronation as Sir Andrew,..4eclared.*hat he wbnld ? iiot accept a "titlb of any Sana. It was tim.e that.,men refused titles and honors "offered tliem. '

HELD UP THE POSTMISTRESS. . .Melbournei, ;March l§. r A man armed wi& a revolver "entered the -Elizabeth street branch of Jihe Post Office.aiid threatened to shoot the''postmistress unless she handed over the.contents of the till: He .started'vtQ. climb the counter, but, noticing another woman in the telephone box, bolted. THE CORONATION RUSH. Received March 15, at 10.-20 a*.'mV '-■■'■ ..-, Sydney, March...15,,. The 'rush to the Coronation has already set in arid sjteamer bookings from the various ports are 'very heavy. HAIL STONES PIERCE ROOF. Sydney, March 15. a storm at Jamberbo, hail stones pierced iron roofs and raised large lumps where they struck cattle. IRISH BLIGHT IN AUSTRALIA. Sydney, March 15. • Irish blight is rapidly spreading over tlie whole of the northern of 'the State. HOME RULE FUNDS. Sydney, March.ls.

In connection with the cable stating that Mr William Redmond wilt..y;jsit Australia to collect Home Rule propaganda funds, Cardinal Moran is advised that Mr Redmond will go to New Zealand, not Australia. DESPONDENT NEW ZEALANDER. ,: .."ii ■ "!,,■: .--•■ Sydney., March 15.! A carpenter, George Fraser, a recent airivaL.frpri] ( Newp Zealand,,, attempted to cojnmrt'"suicide by : Snooting ana'then* jumppd.into ,the,.harbor. was .taken to tne 'hospitali where 'it was found'tHat a bullet was embedded in his head; RICH GOLD/FIND. ; '■■■■-, ■■: 'SyctfieyV 'March 15. A i-ich gold find.Jias been made at Gundegai; :.§; 'hundred)yeight..>of. . stone' yielded a hundred ounces, and another parcel of. ninety .-pounds-.dollied a hun-: dred and twenty ounces '. STATE OPTION. " ;.; -_ Sydney, March 16.. Th£ ;Methd"dist Conference, diseasing; temperance, declared in favor of State' option. -j. .-.. '-.-^■ t^-/: \ " :-•':'"; ' '.'• A NEW UNIVERSITY.; -. Sydney, March 15. Queensland University has opened withsixty students. The Governor, as delivered an address outlining the objects of the institution.