AUSTRALIAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3003, 29 January 1901, Page 2

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United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.15 a.m.., January 28th. POLO. A Victorian polo team, consisting of Manifold, Hood, Afilec and Robertson (2), leave for New Zealand next week. Each player takes four ponies. PENNY POSTAGE. Mr Seddon believes that a satisfactory solution of the penny postal difficulty will eventuate. THE CABLE RATES. Mr Seddon has had an interview with Mr Warren, of the Eastern Extension Cable Company, respecting a reduction in the cable rates for Queensland, Victoria, and New Zealand. He has suggested a course which would ensure this without prejudicing the Pacific cable arrangement, or giving the present terms asked by the Eastern Extension Cable Company. A conference on the subject will be held to-morrow. THE IMPERIAL TROOPS. Speaking with regard to the visit of the Imperial troops to New Zealand, Mr Seddon states that the Britannic will leave tomorrow night, but the Dalhousie, with the Indian Contingent, will be unable owing to the necessity for repairs, to leave till Wednesday or Thursday. As she is only a tenknot boat she would only catch the Britannic at Lyttelton. This would prevent Southland and Otago seeing them. Mr Seddon has therefore suggested that the Dalhousie go to the Bluff even though some days after the others, and that the men be trained through Dunedin to Christchurch. RETURN OF THE PREMIER. Mr Seddon returns to Sydney on Friday, and sails by the Monowai. BAD BUTTER. SYDNEY, January 28. Mr O’Callaghan, Government Dairy Expert, has completed a series of experiments with “fishy” butter. He succeeded in isolating and cultivating the micro-organism which causes the fishiness. Mr O’Callaghan produced a fishy condition by inoculating sterilised cream with cultures. A THREATENED STRIKE. PERTH, January 28. Owing to the Postmaster-General declining officially to recognise the Post and Telegraph Association, the matter culminated by the staff delivering an ultimatum that it was intended to go out on strike. A conference was held, and resulted in the Minister promising to bring the matter before the Cabinet to-morrow. A truce has been arranged till then. A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE. ADELAIDE, January 28. By a cyclone at Semaphore damage estimated at £4OOO was done. Roofs were torn off, chimneys blown in all directions, and wooden churches were completely blown away.