AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 278, 29 May 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

NORTH POLE DISCOVERING A HOAX. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. [Per Press Association] Sydney, May 28. "Without calling upon the Council for the defence to reply, the full Court dismissed the payment of uieixiber3 suit, holding that the Legislative Assembly was a continuous institution under the Constitution Act. This Day. A collision took place at the Heads between the steamer City of Grafton and the ketch Amy Moir. The latter was badly damaged, and was towed into port leaking heavily. Melbourne, This Day. Baron You Mueller has received a telegram from Sydney that the cablegram announcing the discovery of the North Pole was a hoax. The report of the Railway Committee recommends the betterment system to be introduced in the construction of new lines ; also that districts benefited make good any deficiency in the working expenses and pay interest on the cost of construction. The Guardian Accident Insurance Company willl be wound up voluntarily, as a preparatory step towards its being reformed. Adelaide, This Day. The Government is placing on the local market LBOO,OOO worth of 8J per cent bonds, being balance of the loan authorised in 189<J. Perth, This Day. The Minister of Railways announces that Government will absolutely refuse all concessions to syndicates for the construction of public works, as the policy of the country is to construct and control all water works, railways and tramways.