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United Pieuft Ausodalaoo—P«r Electric Telegraph—jCopyrigbt. FREETRADERS* OONFEREXCE. SYDNEY, February 21. A ojtfeting <»f freitrade member* of tb* Federal Parliament. Mr Reid presiding, dweuwed ibe iwnae of the next Comanuawealth election*. 3t iva* agreed to mgaaiw on ami-Socialistic line*, and con* lent all scat* in Xew -South Wale*. A CAMPAIGN. The New .South Wales Alliance ban praelically rwilved to content the State t3«cl*;c> <-n the Xo-Licenixe ticket. OBITUARY. Xe»-« ban been received .of the death. of Mr H. Inne*. a prominent resident «>f Lord Hove Inland. DROUUHT AT LORD HO WE ISLAND. A severe drought prevail* at Lord Howe Island.
fItSHGI* OF NEWCASTLE. NEWCASTLE, February 21. *Dr StrelTsh. Dean of Newcastle, ha* been elected Bishop <>f Xew-camle. WELL-DESERVES PUNISHMENT. A man ban been nctileaced at Wagga to two rears* hard labuur for netting fire la grass. i PLAOUE. PERTH. FeVjruary 21. ■Sever.-.] <:»w* of plag-ue have been 4i** covered ;>t <»-a'a.ldt-(Jti. One ea«e w-an faml. WELCOME RAIKK. RRIKBAX3!:. Fel»ruary 21. rail* have iottm wer the Wcxtera di»4ric.lK and the drought ha* |«wip]<lely broken uji. The rive)* are m jflood, KHPCI.ATIOX .STATISTICS. MELROCRXE. February 21. The p«jmla.tiao letiumn *3k»*v lUwt the •arrival* fnm Xew Zeahuid laxt year were '2O, SIS. and the departure* for Xe«r 2ca* land 35,046. The total Chine** arrival* stuabeawd 373 C. the departure* 2523. P,AXQI*ET TO SIR J. <S. WARD. isr J. <f«. Ward *ra* e&lertaified at loach. by the Federal iGctverasient. Mr Deaiia prwided. **>& Mr Rent, leading statesmen and eitiwM* «-«« prewait. Mr Dealcin, in jir<fjK*in2 the hcaltli <4 their guost.. *;aid he «-»* t;ure thai Sir J. "0.. Ward wwuld ibe a, prenninent. %t« ait tie Postal C3ouIgjysti*. He *p(»ke highly *& him «ui a. , .rt*te«Ba». A Iwge cj-ow-d j:aj**«Dfid the party Jheir depart™* bv train. A CAPTAIN* AOQUITTED. Myliu». captaai <4 the barquewUne L» BeUa., wa* acquitted of the -charge %A mm*la«gbier «f tie wiaman Watnou, *rb» m-«« difow-ned at th« time <of the vreck.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12907, 22 February 1906, Page 5
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