Australian Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11956, 2 May 1902, Page 3

Australian Telegrams.

(Per Press Association.)

Sydney, May 1. A monster meeting of residents of the city and suburbs adopted resolutions in favour of creating a great er Sydney, and the formation, of a league for the pui-pose. As at presen^&ivided the system, of Municipal Government in the metropolitan area "is" condemned as absurd, chaotic, and wasteful. A quantity of wreckage was washed ashore at Yamba, being evidently the portion of the bottom of a boat or schooner. Kockhampton, May 1. A man armed with a revolver representing himself to be Jim Kenniff stucb up the landlady of an hotel 1 in Main-street, and another resident. Sydney, May 1. A conference of the Pastoralists' Uhion v and' Machine Shearers Shed Employees Union adopted an agreement based on' the 1894 agreement which provides for fretedoni of contract, shearing rates at £1 per 100 sheep, and £2 for rams : shed hands £1 -5s ; and wool rollers, penners, and pickers up to £1 10s a week with rations. A number of alterations 'were made in the shearing rules showing compromises on both sides. Shearing by contract was approved. Twelve months' notice was required to nominate an agreement which will be registered in the Arbitration Court. . The Minister for Works laid /the foundation store of the new central station at Bedford. The work is progressing rapidly.

Melbourne, May 1. , It is estimated that, granting women the franchise will add 760,000 names to the Commonwealth electoral rolls. . . , The Pearling Commission s enquiries cover the prospects of the industry if regulations are made to carry on with white lafrour only. Brisbane, May 1Two new cases of plague are reported. Un'ted Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. Received May 1, 955 p.m.

Sydney, May 1. The sea is moderating, and shipping traffic is resumed. A charge against a man named Piera, of murdering a Chinaman, Wusn, /at Yajmiba, feroWe> dolwn. The Judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty on the ground that thei-e was not direct evidence that the Chinaman was actually ciead. "Piera was subsequently four d guilty of "stealing £40 from the residence of Wun. The iudce in sentencing him to seven vcrs' renal servitude, said no one who h»d listened to the details of the previous case could have any moral doubt that the rrispner was the murderer. Melbourne, May 1.

Tn accordance wilh an agreement made in December the whole of the State Ministers, excepting Mr Trenwith, have handed in their resicmajjpnp t-o tho Premier, with a view

of giving a free hand in reconstructing a Cabinet of five members. ThjS is the first instalment of the promised Parliamentary reform. Received May 1, 9-55 p.m. Melbourne, May 1. Mr Barton states that tbe exact position with regard, to penny postage is being decided, and he will submit for the approval of Great Britain a proposal to treat letters not exceeding half an ounce and prepaid at one penny in <.»reat Britain as fully prepaid. Received May 2,. 1.10 a.m. Sydney, May 1 The Polar bear died of cold, not of plague. The City Health Oihcer's report expresses the opinion that the plague epidemic is fast approaching the end for the present. The greater part of the City cleaning staff are being discharged. Melbourne, May 1. In the Federal House Mr Barton moved the second reading of the Go-vernor-General's Establishment Bill, providing an increase of salary from £10,000 to £18,000 from January Ist last year, and to continue until one year after he takes up his residence in the Federal capital. He said if the Bill passed, Lord Hopetoun would still bo several thousands out of pocket. He spent abont £10,000 to ensure Australia beinc: properly reprcs r ntcd d rinpr the "Royal Visit. N-j Uaim would be made for this if the Bill was carriedin the Senate. MrSymonsin :\ f >rc,jful *■: coh opened the second reading, debate on the Customs Tariff Bill. He hoped the Senate would never forget that it had control of taxation. It was so contemplated by th& framers of the constitution. Mr O'Connor had greatly mistaken the temper of the Senate, when he warned it of the ccnseq,uenccs of interfering. If the Senate yielded to the mysterious threat it would establish a precedent which 'Vould li.mj hke a iniiJstone round its neck all the time, and drag the Senate to a position below the meanest Upper House in existence. " Brisbane, May 1. Tn connection with the retrenchment in the Civil Service it is understood that all off-cers oversixty will be retired on June 30th. There is reason to believe that the retrenchment will include i-he (toinpVo ft- ! bolition of ».iis chk>f w.»-ithor b roau. Received May 2, 10. 28, a.m. Sydney, May 21.2 1 . The Marine Court "found that the recent collision at Newcastle was caused by the failure of the ship Ditton to let go anchor when the pilot gave the order,, and the want of a second tug owing to the large size of the Ditton. The President, m delivering the award, absolved the pilot of blame, saying the collision was the' result of the omission to Tend a second tug. No costs were allowed to any parties.' Melbourne, May 2. Mr" Symons made a brilliant speech of nearly three hours' duration. The galleries were crowded. He said the Senate must do its hest to givo justice ftnd • final ty to tho work, and do it as soon as possible. He made a slashing attack on the Government, saying that although he was utterly opposed to protective duties he was willing that they shoxild not do anything unreasonably harsh and cruel, or destroy any reasonable industry established under protection.. The tariff was full of anomalies 1 . Personally he would rather have a State of socialism than protection for manufactures. He desired that industries should advance, but not at the expense of the primary producers. Australia could not withstand the grinding wheels of monopoly. The debate was adjourned.