AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9101, 20 March 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Eleutrio Telegraph— Copyright —United Press Association.) SYDNEY, March 19. The New. Zealand Federal Commission had a long interview with Mr Barton, and examined Mi- Coghlan, statistican, and Major-General. French. Sailed, at 5 p.m., Ventura, with the English mails. Mr Speckles is among the passengers. Coninghara's case has closed, and the co-respondent's opened. The greater part of the day was taken up with handwriting experts' evidence. .Dr O.Haran was m tbe box, and denied the charges absolutely. At the railway enquiry the experts' evidence attributed the Sydenham accident to the defection m the road and the excessive speed of the engine, which was unsuited to the class of locomotive. An ' -adjournment has been made to May 6th for the driver's evidence. j Captain Smith, of the Union S.S. Co.'s Talune ,has given evidence by com- ! mission m the Conway case. (Received March 20, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 20. Prominent members of Parliament and tutiaens connected with shipping interests farewelled Mr Spreckles. Mr See, m proposing his health, regretted that I lie American shipping . laws prevented complete reciprocity between America and Australia. Work on a Chinese steamer has been slipped owing to the coal owners refusing to supply coal if men of the Coallumpers' Union were employed. (Received March 20, 9.44 a.m.) Hopes are entertained of Airs Richards' recovery. At the inquest a verdict was returned that the dwd was committed during a lit of temporary insanity. Sir W. Lyne resigns his seat m the State Parliament to-day. The message relative to the Tougariro |is obscure, --laud, probably the disabled ] ■'■ transport was towed by the Tongariro. The members of the New Zealand Fed-, cral Commission were entertained at a private dinner by Mr Barton, who welcomed them .to Australia. j • PERTH, March 20. A child has been attacked by plague. 1 BRISBANE, March 20. St. Leger, a railway man, has been attacked by plague.