AUSTRALIAN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7545, 28 January 1896, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

Ptcßß Association.— Bleottlo Telegraph -Copjtigli SYDNEY. Jan. 27. At the annual conference of the political and labour leagues it was resolved to favor a plebiscite, of the people to settle the tariff question. Jam. .28.— A fire occurred on the barqne. Ganges loading wool. The store room and fore cabin were gutted, and a considerable quantity of cargo damaged by water. The -Labor League Conference has passed resolutions adding the female franchise to those of the. platform, and condemning the I minimum wage introduced by the Minister for Public Works on Government contracts. It was stated that, it has had the effect of reduoing the standard wage all round. MELBOURNE, Jan. 27. To-day was observed as a general holiday. The Premier, speaking at the Australian Natives Association dinner, said last year ,there was a deficit of £42000, as compared with half a million the year before. This year he anticipated that in spite of the drought they would save enough to make both ends meet, and leaving something over fejawards paying a quarter of a° million f treasury bills, due shortly. Government would keep on saving and instead of living on borrowed money would have to depend on its own resources. At all sacrifices the national credit would have to be maintained. PERTH, Jan. 28. .Wonderfully rich stone has beendiscovered by Polade's party in a 50 feet Bhaft at Pindinnie. Three men dollied 15ozs of gold per day. The last crushing of 250 tons of stone from the Great Boulder claim yielded 1,388 ozs of gold. Rich stone is reported near Edwards' mine. The Norseman field, has " petred " out. : BRISBANE, Jan. 27. The s.s. Gainworth i 3 now a total wreck, and is Sf t under water. Jan. 28.— There is a rough sea at Gladstone, and the steamer Gainwortb is breaking • UP ' . . LATJNCESTON, Jan. 27. A fire at Bnrnie, on the north-wfesfc soasfc, destroyed five buildings, including the • Union S.S. Co.'s offices. ALBANY, Jan. 27. Mr Renals, ex-Loid Mayor of London, has arrived here on his way to Coolgardie.