AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9098, 16 March 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Electric Telegraph - Copyright— United Press Association.; SYDNEY, Alarch 15. The first portion of the Imperial draft of the Contingent, numbering about a thousand officers and men, together with & thousand horses, marched through the streets, and boarded the troopships Custodian and Maplemore. Owing to the incessant rain smce last night, there was very little demonstration m the streets. The troops soil for the Cape to-morrow. Good rains have been general throughout the colony, with strong south-east gale on the coast. The Natal Premier will be unable to attend the opening of the Federal Parliament, but the Ministry will be represented by Air Frost, a Minister without Sartfolio, who will also represent Cape olouy. There is a probability of the Seamen's Union joining issue with the coallunuieni if the latter are locked out. T^e hearing of the Coningham divorce case was resumed to-day. Cardinal Moran was examined at length. A letter dated November lust, from the Cardinal to Dean O'Haran, was put m as evidence. It stated that- the former h.jd considered ita matter of duty, and he wished to convey, ii» an 'official niAnner, his sincerest condolence m the terrible ordeal and persecution to which Dean O'Haran was being subjected. After a- tribute to the magnificent success of Dean O'Haran's ministry, the writer says: "You may rest assured this attempt of Satan will be discomfited, and that all these recent trials will only add splendor to the religion amongst us. Our Divine Master permits the present burden and persecution as a lesson to us* to bear His- cross fruitfully whilst looking solely to Heaven for reward. Should you require any material aid m your defence against this malicious conspiracy, \vou may. draw on my account fpr \ any sum you require." i ■ (Received March 16, 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 16. An examination of the Silver Cloud shows that the cutwater was carried away, the boat's planking burst at the water-line, and the seams opened up. She is making little water, and is discharging her cargo prior to an overhaul. A gale, with heavy ruin, has been raging all night. Shipping are sheltering. Tljs. cable-repairing steamer Recorder, which left to overnaul the New Zealand cable, had to put back through stress of weather. „ , „ ADELAIDE, Alarch 16. Professor Baldwin Spencer and Air J. H. Sillen have left on a Central Australian expedition. Grusby's large grocery store was destroyed by tire. The damage amounts to £10,000." The insurances include £2000 m the National and New Zealand. The building was also insured with the >ew Zealand Insurance Company. PERTH, Ala/eh 16. Another case of plague has been discovered.