INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12995, 9 June 1904, Page 7

INTERCOLONIAL.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. A CHARGE OF LARCENY. MELBOURNE, June 8. (x-tfieeived Juno 8, at 10.30 a.m.) ■ H. K. Jamieson, Into accountant in the Vacuum Oil Company, was committed for trial on a charge of larceny as servant. He acknowledged his offences, and stated that his defalcations were between £2000 and £3000. A PROTRACTED VOYAGE. SYDNEY, June 8. (Received June 8, at 10.3G a.m.) ' The barqucntine River fiunter met with gales when she sighted tiie coast 11 df.ys ago, and was unable- to inake port till yesterday. She sent; a boat ashore at Port Macquarie for supplies, as she was running short. A FATAL PLAGUE CASE. (Received June 8, at 11.2 p.m.) A fatal case of plague occurred at the Coast Hospital. An examination of the blood prior to death failed to disclose plague bnecihts, and the patient was not treated for plague. A CENSURE MOTION. BRISBANE, June 8. (Received Juno 8, at 9.52 a.m.) In tho Assembly, Mr Cribb moved a vote of want of confulenco in tlio Government-. The debate is proceeding-' , TECHNICAL EDUCATION WANTED. The Convention of the Federated Master Builders of Australasia adopted resolutions that the training of Australian workmen was unsatisfactory, and advocating a reversion to tlio indenture system and technical instruction. TASMANIA* POLITICS. HOBART, June 8. (Received June 8, at 9.58 a.m.) Parliament was opened by commission. The Speech front the Trone announced that the object of tlie session was to submit proposals for settling tlio present and future differences of the two I-louses. and for measures adjusting the State's finances. The Assembly adopted the Address-in-Reply, and tho Constitution Amendment Bill was read a first time.