NEWS BY CABLE.

Southland Times, Issue 13737, 26 April 1897, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

—. — — — - —• British and Foreign GRATIFYING TO CECIL RHODES. . THE STORM IN N.S.W. MORE ALLEGED MATE-MURDERING. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ) LONDON, April 23. A deputation of 1500 delegates, representing the Trades Unions of Capetown marched to Grootschtir, the residence of Mr Cecil Rhodes, near Capetown, and presented to him an address of welcome on his return from England. Tho preaent.-ition was marked >'.v gj'Ciif. ci.it'Hi.'-liam. Mr V nodes, in the ceiii-m- bi. li is I eply',' .ulvismliii.it,.the pwty nt plmMicia yhmi.ld 'ini at ji’.-o trade interciiuibe thtougbenb Soutli Ali’ioa-. Ths price of Danish butter has been lowered four kroner. iustraliau is steady, and the market is virtually her". Rabbitis, Australian, 10d; English arc scarce. Tho market for AuKtrulic-n frozen meat is quiet. April 24. The New South Wa’ci: mountod rifles will for- the present be attached to tho Scots Greys. SYDNEY, April 24. A Cabinet meeting was held last night, when Mr Brunker was appointed ActingPremier during Mr Reid’s absence in Eng- ; land. Mr. Carruthers will take charge of the , Federation Bill, which is one of the first measures to be introduced next session. The rain is gradually extending inland. A tremendous sea is running at Newcastle. Several vessels had narrow escapes in running for shelter. Obituary—Mr E. M. Young, manager of the Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Company. April 25. In consequence of the stand taken by the Victorian Rowing Association on the amateur question the New South Wales Association has decided not to co npete in the forthcoming intercolonial eight-oared contest in Melbourne, and the crew picked willceaee training. • There was heavy rain again last night and it continues to-day. Encouraging reports are to hand from the country districts. The sea continues rough. The barque Adderly, reported in distress off Newcastle, drove ashore during the night on Stockton beach, and lies high and dry. The crew walked ashore. The barque was in ballast from Fremantle. It is probable that Butler’s trial will not start till May 31st, when the next sitting of the Criminal Court begins. Surprise is expressed at his being allowed to be interviewed at Auckland, the rule being that accused persons are not allowed to converse with anyone excepting legal advisers. MELBOURNE, April 24. At the request of a deputation from the Council of Churches, the Premier proclaims May 2nd a day of humiliation and prayer for rain. Heavy snow has fallen in the Omoo district. In some places it is four feob deep. Recently the New South Wales Rowing Association wrote the Victorian Rowing Association that unless the latter complied with the amateur definition adopted by the Sydney Conference last year a New South Wales crew would not compete at the forthcoming intercolonial eight-oared contest. At a special meeting af the Victorian Association it was decided to require a month’s notice to make an alteration in the rules to bring them into conformity with the conference definition, and pending another meeting to consider the amateur question it was hoped New South Wales | would not withdraw from the contest. ; April 25. | Tho Druids’ Wheel Race was won by i Body (20 yds); Middleton (50 yds), 2 ; R. [ Lewie (40 yds), 3. Won comfortably in | 4 min. 59 seer. The Ten-Mile Scratch Race ! was won by Walne; Porta, 2 : Martin, 3. 1 Time: 24 min. 20 l-sth secs. i • ADELAIDE, April 25. [ A man-named Beard has been arrested at Streaky Bay on a ehavgo of shooting his ! mate Richards. They went kangaroo hunt- ■ ing three months ago, and Beard recently I returned-alons. A quantity of Richards’ ■ clothes and other belongings were found in ’ his possession. He informed tho polica that I PJchards shot himself and that lie buried the body, He took them to his grave, ami on the'body being exhumed a Ifhllet wound was | found in the skull. It is reported that t another mats of Beard’s mysteriously disappeared last winter, bu t was supposed to have gone to Western Australia.