AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
1 [BBVTRBS TELKGBAMS.I Received September 30, 12.40 p.m. Melbottbke, This Day. Mr A. Beckett has been appointed the vacant puisne judgeship. Melbopbnk, September 29. Communications are passing betwe the Governments of New South Wai and Victoria with a view to the prevei tion of the threatenod increase in il cable tariff between Australia and N« Zealand. The Victorian Government, is understood, favours a general conti bution by the colonies to all the Austin lasian cables on the basis of populntio Mr Warren, superintendent of tl Eastern Exfeasion Telegraph Compai at L»w Head 8, Tasmania, has wired the London office of the Company sugge: ing that, the pr«po«ed increase in tai should be postponed a month to allow further negotiations. The death is announced of Willu Moskins, the well* known comedian. Sydney, September 29. Intelligsnce is to hand that Fivn military posts have been formed in t New Hebrides. ' The intended increase *n the chars of telegrams between Australia and N< Zealand from the first proximo is meeti with great disfavour here, and it is pro able the Government of this colony w be urged to join with New Zealand renewing the subsidy, in order to sect a reduction of the tariff.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 47, 30 September 1886, Page 2
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