AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11662, 22 January 1902, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

United Press Association —Por Electno Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9 a.m., January 21st. THE CORONATION. PERTH, January 21. The Premier approves of New Zealand being placed in a different position from the other States. That she should iKive preference of the individual States ui the Commonwealth is one of the natural penalties of federation. SYDNEY, January 21. The " Telegraph' endorses the distinction made by the Imperial authorities between Mr Barton and Mr Seddon and the State Premiers at tlie coronation as a logical consequence of federation. It. could never be expected that seven sovereign Premiers would be recognised under federation. It is enough tlir.s due honour should be paid the Government ot the Commonwealth, the one proper chanuel of high communication with the Imperial authorities. Received 10.21 p.m., January 21st. THE MACLEAN TRAGEDY. Mrs Dowling has succumbed to her wounds.' „ . Received 1.4 a.m.. January 22nd. ROBBERY OF OPALS. The White Cliffs mail coach was again robbed on the night journey to Broken Hill, a bag containing eleven parcels of opals and a. number of legistered packages, which was strapped to the side of the coach, being cut away. Since the late sticking-up case, an armed constable lias accompanied the coach, and was sitting beside the driver.