AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 3075, 6 October 1899, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright Received October sth, 9 20 a.m. THE CABLE SCHEMKS. Sydnsy, October 5. The Victorian Postmaster-General is at yydney, conferring with Mr Crick with reference to the Pacific and Cape cable. THE DREYFUS CASE, A number of loading French residents have asked their Consul-General to proteat energetically with indignation against Lord Beauchamp'a recent references to the Dreyfus case. ATHLETICS. Tho Athletic Association have chosen Koseugrave, Kowley, Liidlaw, and English, as? four of the colony's six repreeentatives to the (Queensland Championship Meeting. NEW PASTOKAL COUNTRY. Melbouunk, October 5. The exploring expedition sent to the Leopold Ranges, a district in Western Australia, discovered a wide stretch of splendid pastoral country with runuing streams. FEDERATION, Brisbane, Octobbr 5. The Assembly carried the Federal Address to the Queen. Received October sth, 10.a5 p.m. THH INNAMINKA. The Innaminka has been towed off the rocks. Received October sth, 9.55 a.m. PLURAL VOTING. Perth, October 5. In the Legislative Assembly a motion in favour of plural voting was defeated. Received October 6th, 0.50 am. IMPORTANT CIVJL CASK. jl sThe Bank of New South Wales has commenced an action against tho Governor nnd others in regard to £5700 advance? on overdraft on the Australia hotel, limited, Cook»ardie, the defendants being the guarantors. The defence is that the bank negligently realised its security, and that assets worth £15,000 were sold for £2000. The evidence

showed that a letter by the Governor eulogising the undertaking was sent to England to assist the sale of the company's shares, A BIG NUGGET. A prospector named Summons haa discovered a 168oz nugget near journal pie. He recently found a 109oz one in the same district. POLITICAL. Hoijart, October 5. The Assembly haa adopted the report of the Select Committee; in connection with the Strahun M irine Board of Inquiry, over which Captain Miles resigned. Mr Bird, leader of the Oppoeition, tabled a motion of no-conlidenee in the Government. The debate is proceeding.