AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 11578, 14 October 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

United Press Association —Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 10.20 a.m., October 12th. A HIGHLAND WELCOME. MELBOURNE, October 12. General Sir Hector Mac Donald received a stirring welcome fiom brother Scots and -the people generally on his arrival. He is the guest of Lord Hopetoun, the GovernorGeneral of the Australian Commonwealth. Received 8.33 p.m., October 12th. A GOLD RUSH. Two men who were .prospecting old ground near Ararat-unearthed oOlbs weight of gold in a couple of days. A rush has set in. CYCLING. • October 13. The cycling road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, 165 smiles, was won fay Niva, a local rider. -Ralston, the New .Zealander, from scratch finished fifth, making- the fastest time, 9hrs 30sec. THE FEDERAL TARIFF. SYDNEY, October 12. Fruit-growers are becoming anxious lest New Zealand should place a high tariff on fruit as a Teprisal for the Federal tariff, thus destroying New South Wales' best market. The opinion is expressed here that- New Zealand being strong enough to stand by herself, it was unwise to arouse her hostility because she did not see her way clear at present to join the Federation. Received 5.d0 p.m., October lothOctober 15. The "Sunday Times" says that the tariff is inadvertently a compliment to New Zealand, inasmuch as the producers in the Commonwealth proclaim to the world that they cannot -compete with her on level terms. The loss of trade is not likely to cripple ler, although it "may lead to illfeeling and possibly retaliation.PEDESTRIANISM. In tie half-mile foot-race at Newcastle, McLauchlin, the Aucklander, defeated McMarms, of New South Wales, easily. The latter conceded 10 yards. Time" Imin 59sec McManus was favourite at sto 4 on. CHANGED HIS MIND. BRISBANE, October 12. Mr Ph3p,. the Premier, addressing a gathering of commercial men. said that he had fought to -secure a -majority to vote for Federation. If he had the same question to- decide again "he would be a strong anti-Federalist. The action of the j Federal Government from the first would j reflect no credit on gentlemen who pre- i tended to be statesmen. He appealed to the people to resist to the utmost any j interference -with the:sugarindustry. He „ did not advocate civil war, but would i follow the Bill from the House to the i Senate, and till it reached the Imperial 9