AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1833, 7 August 1895, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Per Press Association. THE BURNING MINE. Sydney, August 6. The fire m the Broken Hill mine is practically extinguished. ISLAND NEWS. The Mary Anderson is a complete wreck at the New Hebrides. The crew of the warship Goldfinch displayed great pluck m their efforts to save the vessel. A German trader named Pfeiffer has been murdered by Aoha natives. The warships Goldfinch and Scorff are investigating the matter. I A NEW FOOD PRESERVATIVE. An important invention has been perfected for preserving meat. The process is simple and inexpensive. The meat retains its appearance, and it is said that the quality of several joints preserved on May 2nd kept their sweetness and juiciness, and to a non-professional looked almost as fresh as meat killed two days ago. If the process fulfils rea" sonable expectations it will revolutionise the dead meat export trade. A side of mutton has been sent to China to be tested on its return. Meanwhile the fellow side will be retained m Sydney. The latter at present appears to be m good condition. Another lot of meat has been forwarded to Pahiti. It is claimed that a thousand carcases can be pi*eserved for a few shillings, and an obvious advantage is that when discharged from a steamer the joints can be cut and hung, it is averred, almost any length of time. POLITICAL. The Cabinet had a protracted meeting to-day discussing appointments to the Legislative Council and the Royal Com. mission on coal-mining, but nothing definite was decided. RENEWED PROSPERITY. Owing to an increase m traffic the Railway Commissioners have decided to again put the men m the railway woikshops on full time. For a considerable period a large number have bean working short time. FOR COURA.GE. The Shipwreck Relief Society's gold medal was presented to Mr Hereward Hewison for saving his brother's life at Newcastle. THE JEWELLERY ROBBERY. Edward Sadler has been arrested m connection with Stewart Dawson's jewel robbery, making the seventh arrest. Two of the missing rings were found m his possession. It is stated that the confession made by Sadler will clear up the mystery of the robbery. A CHANCERY CASE. Adelaide, August 6. An old lady named Pascoe, living here, is the successful claimant to estates m Cornwall, which are m Chancery, and valued at £2,000.000. The case is known m the English courts as the Hartley Estate Case. There were two other claimants. FEDERATION. At a large and enthusiastic public meeting, the Lieutenant-Governor presiding, the Australian Federation League of South Australia was formally inaugurated, and resolutions m favour of early federation were carried. DECLINING MARRIAGE RATE The report of the registrar for the colony shows that the marriage rate last year was the lowest for 20 years, being a little over 6 per 1000 of the inhabitants, as compared with 9in 1882. The static tics prove the growing disinclination of the colonists to cuter the married state,

THE ARGUS

Thursday Island, August 6

La Gloria was amongst the few horses which died on board the Argus while she was ashore.

THE ELDORADO DISASTER.

Melbourne, August 6,

The last messages of the buried miners created a painful sensation. No one m the district for a moment believes that the messages were written at 6 o'clock on the same Saturday morning as the disaster occurred. Miners as a rule are not given to writing such hopeless messages two hours after they find themselves blocked m. Again, knowing that they were entombed for at least a few days, they would husband their scant food and supply of tea. The messages were clearly not written on the billies until the tea was exhausted. The general opinion is that the poor fellows wrote their last letters days after the disaster occurred.

THE WAKATIPU,

Arrived— VVakatipu, from Wellington

A GANG OF INCENDIARIES,

The Warnambool incendiarists have confessed to starting sixteen fires, one of which caused a loss of £800. In several cases where a fire did not burn properly the men returned to the premises, and relighted it. In order to prevent the possibility of the flames being extinguished m one case, they locked the doors of the fire brigade station and threw the keys away. They used to hide until a crowd gathered, and then mix amongst it. Campbell, one of those arrested, was enrolled as a member of the vigilance committee formed to capture incendiaries. He said that they had no object m burning down buildings, but had been drinking and were imbued with a spirit of devilment. SPORTING NOTES. Daimio is a strong favourite for the Steeplechase at 3to 1. Balboro is next m demand at 6 to 1. Seagirt is a non-acceptor for the Melbourne Cup. i At the annual meeting of the Victoria Racing Club, the ballot upon the totalisator resulted m an overwhelming majority m favour of legalising the use of the machine.