AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 257, 31 October 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

i j i> PER PEE9S ASSOCIATION. f Perth, October 29. The French barqup, Ville de Rouen, p , from England to Fremantle, with a v: i cargo of coke bricks, went ashore at ® the mouth of the More river. The l crew are safe. The Arcadia shipped 100,000 sovereigns for India. October 30, j, The Leader of the Opposition has given notice of a direct want of confidence motion for Thursday. The ( House adjourned. 1 J The report of the Board appointed ® | to inquire into the charges against fi ' John Davies, General Manager of Ra.il- ' ways, completely exonerated him, * * : Melbourne, October 30. ■ a Mr Barton says that a good many ' matters will haye to be considered ' b»fore the Canadian suggestion as to a tariff arrangement can be considered, se The most important will be the effect w such a preference will have on the re- fr , lation of Australia with other countries. Adelaide, October 30. te A large meeting in the Town Hall w condemned the Federal tariff on tbe samelinesasHon.G. H. Reid moved on. It is expected that the FremuntleGrange section of the Cape cable will ' be completed in February. It is staged that the Cape cable will lessen the ; time for messages to and from Europe ' one half. A further reduction to 3s a word for general, ml Is a word for 1 press messages will be made after ' January. Received 30,1.46 p.m. Melbourne, October 30. Mndame Melba, in a cab'e'l let'er to the Australian press, expresses pleasure at the prospect of a renewal of her L ■ friecdsbin with the people among tc whom she was bora and b: ought up. y< : She explains that the many previous ** 1 rumours of her intention to visit the 0 | 1 colonies were never authorised by her. w i Her engagements now necessarily limit D • the visit to September, October, and P' ■ November, and present arrangements al 1 do not include .New Zealand. u