AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
«. __ (Per Press Association). Brisbane, May 7. Portfolios have been re-arran»ed. The Hon. J. F. G. Foxton becomes Minister of Lands, Hon. A. J. Thynne Minister of Agriculture and Postmaster ■ General, Hon. ft. Philp Minister of Railways and Miaes, Hon. H. D. Dalrymple Min.ster of Public Works and Education. The Hon. A. J. Barlow, who resigned the portfolio of Minister of Lands, remains a member of the Executive. Melbourne, This Day, In the libel case Mirams v. Argus, the jury found for the defendant newspaper on the main issue, and for the plaintiff on the minor point. Adelaide, This Day. The Methodist Federal Council has adopted a plan for union which has been compiled by the Wesleyan section of the Council. Parliament will open on June 11. The Hospital Board recommends the appointment of Dr Napier as resident surgeon, and Dr Buckley, of Manchester, as resident physician. Sydney, This Day. The Premier, speaking at Lithgow, outlined the Government programme. Between thirty and thirty-five measures •would be introduced this session.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 260, 8 May 1896, Page 2
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