LATEST CABLE NEWS

West Coast Times, Issue 10552, 24 April 1897, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS

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■ Sydney, April &$. ( . There- was- a heartry, gate and; raio aKt 3 night. The gale" c6ntm ! uVs 1 dnd ] more ram | & threatened.- There is, a tremendous ! sea all along the coast and shipping is 1 delayed. • ' • '- • ; The Philharmonic Society have accepted" for a- perforinabc'e- the' Maori cantiata '"Hinemoa" by Hill and Adatas, young l^ew '2<ealanders. ' The Baptist Union carried a resolution expressing appreciation of the heroic efiorts of the Greeks to safeguard the 'interests of the Cretan and Armenian ; Christians and hoped' England would do nothing inimical' 'to Greece but help to thwart the evil designs of the Turks. Several vessels dragged their anchors in the harbor but- no' serious febulte"ensued. The Protectionist Conference carried a resolution ' expressing confideßcfr in Mr Ijyneas leader. The work of the conference has practically amounted to an expression of opinion that the party should organise, educate • and ' agitate, but above all be ready, \ (

The weather continues boisterous with -' steady heavy rain, which is extending to - ( the interior. There is a rough S'e*aHntl many vessels are sheltering and beating off the coast. Thoso ariving report aa exceedingly trying time. Wragge predicts web stormy weather to New Zealand. Pbrth, April 23. The Premier opened the railway to Cue and indicated the line would ultimately be carried, to the" extreme north of the colony. • Melbourne, April 23. A return prepared ,by the Railway Department fehows %t the year ended June last thiH^hine lines failed to pay working expenses; The total approxi-' mate loss for the year, including interest, was £223,000. The pthejj nineteen lines ; riaid Woftjdg dxp^es buVfaifed't'o meet ' interest of £11f,C)60. The approximate loss on 58 linus on the years working was £340,d&0.' • - '■ - '..'*'•-• ' ' . la formation has been received that the Manchester Co-operative Society does not ihtentf to its ope-ration's Sydney but as trade developes will open branches in. the chief centres of all the Australasian colonies. * v "At the Druids' Gala thf 5 Mile Interna- , fe^ 1 r?'tcllr ?' tcll Race resulted— Body, 1; Walne, 2 ; Middleton, 3 ; Martin, 4. A f e w ' incßessepara^Ba^ii&eplacea'merh" =r ~~"' : ~' ' At the Druicis' Gala band contest the first prize cornet solo was won by G. Glennie,- Inyercargill Band; the first prf^euiij&nitttii'' solq W^'* WO n by^3"' Ferguson|'|nver^,rgiji. x ~*\ "j ..ytj Mrs'Stdck her twoyeaTOd daughter in^fe Yaw. She was seen to passionately km, the^child and jump int'U Ite'witer l&rafflK S An attempt to rescue her failed. Some ' time &o^ae^pl&tia i *rom ; hWhusband \ ?Sd several times attempted suicide. Albany, April 23. The Polynesian has arrived. She was ' tjttftraatiae^havm^fewo casesjof smaftjSoT on board.