AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3477, 23 January 1901, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

» I United-lPreßs .Association— Telegraph-^-GopysJgliti.u. . Recjfeed. 9.5 aim., January 22nd. . A...TERRIFIC RAIN... r SYDNEY, January;. 22~. A cyclonic- storm with terrific, raini jpassed ovte.- the. city last 'night.... Two.and ..a half inches of rain, fell within half an. -houc THE VT«CORIAN>STATE.PRESHER;;. !• MELBOURNE, January. 22. > Sir G. Turner has announced that Mr. 'lPeacock will be his successor. ReceiT«t<,B.36Jji.mtv THE TARIFF CAMPAIGN. Mr c ampaign through the States. He»:opened ill Victoria with a large meeting: snond. LE&ISE&XQR3:;-AT (LUNCHEON. The. members, of, the iVktotrianj v entertained -Mr Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, asrd 'otherc New/Zealandoisreat- ia ■•> at. Parliament ■ House. DAMVSGE-BY FLOODS. SYDNEY, January 22/ Last- 'dia ; thbussadi"" <•■■• pounds .worth of damage, flooding shops and cellars.' Thel water was three feet deep.an • Meg .-.street* . and c • irSindd'tieoV! <he t business A\ rubbish;, box .was,: <force of ffche -wates* through a large plate- glass window. SERIOUS FIRE: A. fire -destroyed'a number places., ati, Grafton. Moorehead "and <~'6m- : pany-were insured" inV the-. Nswt ZeaJa'nd'? 1 office for -£4 800, :< and. Harman'sv-sh&p >nnd-? J stock- fof JBBSO 'in the - National' j THE-NEWHERBIDEBT j The •" -Daily -Telegraph,'.'''coimaeßting.oni) I the?, deputation-from-' the-. New v Hebtides>- j sayi ; .that if' what' was'said-' ?&* truec. "a»i '<■ -effort should :b>'-.shade-- to' causa?humanity?- ! to put a stop-.to- the■> cruel-.' practices:, i ; Federal' Ministers-• cannot be expected in•the colonies to assume the- functions ■of a ; warden of"-" the? Pacific:, lib that)- w«#i-,, • sooner •or later-,- will develop a definitely i responsible -head or a more- or less formal • federation of.'the-* South-. Pa«ific Islands : with- Australia. I NEW- ZEALAND) AfN-Bj, FUR. i Referring -to Ml' Sedd'on.'s con»munici*fcw-a ffrom Fiji,- the- "Daily Telegpaph,"' coo'demns Sir G. O'Brien's attitude. Th» [paper says:—"lt is unpleasant to- find ithe-. Governor- of' a Crown: oolbny/ interfering in local' politics-; it is much J worse, to find that his interference takes >'the- form> of open- deprecation! of respon- '■ sible government. From our poiht of | view- it- will' be undesirable, for Fiji to I federate- with New Zealannd; bat that is [• none of the-Governor's business-. Hemust i not: meddle* in politics." Received 10.27 p.m., January 22nd. | A RECORD FALL OF RAIN. ,' Last night's rain was the greatest i recorded'. It fell at the rate of 8i inches I per hour. At Camden 5£ inches fell in an (hour and a half. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. I Sir W. Laurier has cabled to Mr Barton that lie hopes to be able to attend the ; opening of the Federal Parliament. i Received 5.33 p.m., January 22nd. THE TASMANIAN AGENCYGENERAL. i HOBART, January 22. Owing to the early retirement of Mr Fysh, Agent-General for Tasmania, the Government of Victoria have consented that Mr Clarke should act temporarily, t pending- the arrival of Mr Alfred Dobson, | who- has -accepted the position till the end [ of the present year. L