AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
I.PEB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] ."•ydney, This Day. Sir George Dibbs, in taking farewell of his constituents at Wagga Wngga, referred to the question of strikes, and said it was proposed to bring forward a proposal to amend the Conciliation Act in tbe direc tion of providing arbitration between the parties to the dispute. Melboubne, This Day. The Government propose during tbe coming session to introduce the subject of constructing light railways in Gippsland on the narrow gauge system. A local shipping firm has made an ofler to the Government to provide suitable steamers for tbe frozen meat trade between Melbourne and London and the Governmsnt is considering the offer. In the eight-oared race between crews from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, the former led from the mile post, winning easily by four lengths. The time was 16min i d^sec The Queensland crew gave tip after rowing a mile. Hobabt, This Day. A movement is on foot to hold a journalistic conference during the Exhibi* tion and a committee has been formed to take the preliminary steps.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 313, 14 May 1894, Page 2
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178AUSTRALIAN CABLES. Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 313, 14 May 1894, Page 2
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