AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1713, 16 November 1887, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, November 10. The Roman Catholics Intend to celebrate the centenary by special religious services and the holding of a provincial council. There will then be gathered m Sydnej all the Archblahopa and fourteen Bishops, besides other ohurch dignitaries. An effort will be made to complete St Mary's Cathedral. The work of the Parliamentary session 1b not considered satisfactory. So little progress having been made with public business, there seems to be little chance of the Land Bill, Local Government and Property Tax Bills being passed this session. . The coming aquatio oonteet is exciting a good deal of interest. Beach is m good form. Hanian has not been very well, but is doing good work Mr Hayes one of the Mudgee members, speaking yesterday said that, although formerly a Roman Catholic, he meant to act m future so as to prevent the triumph of Romanism m Australia, because it retarded progress. Melbourne, November 10.. At the Mayoral banquet Lord Carnarvon thanked God from the bottom of hia heart that there was not one whisper of discord at the Imperial Conference. Speaking of federation, be said it must be founded on sentiments of loyalty, as well as on a Bense of mutual advantage and common Interest. « The Aaaembly Bat all the morning stonewalling the Licensing Act. The Premier Intimated if further resistance were offered to the measure it would be abandoned.