AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 11 February 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

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Commonwealth Premier. Sydney, February 11, Received this day, at 9 55 a.m. Barton has gone on a visit to Melbourne and Adelaide, where ho addresses public meetings. Accession of the King

Hopetoun has received a cable expressing the King’s high appreciation o£ warm thanks to the Colonies for congratulations on his accession. Stockton Colliers.

Eighteen wheelers are responsible for the stoppage of Stockton colliery and preferred a week’s prison to fines. m Another Australian Fire. * A fire near Orange destroyed a house containing the body of Mrs Ivors. Her three daughters were badly scorched in an attempt to subdue the flames. The remains also were cremated. The Yorks Visit Melbourne, February 11. The Lieut-Governortabled to Chamberlain expressing the grateful appreciation of the people of tbe'colony to the King, at the Yorks sacrifice and devotion in deciding visit be carried out. 800 For South Africa.

Brisbane, February 11. Kitcheper has accepted the offers to raise the contingent to five hundred.

Returning Invalids

Hobart, February 11

The Karamea brought a number of invalid soldiers for the various Colonies, including the following Now Zealanders: Colonel Newali, Sergeants Chaliis of Invercargill, and Ross, and Gregg. 31 men, Chaliis, and Gunner Searle of Oamaru, have been taken to the Hobart Hospital suffering from the effects of fever.