AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 March 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

[by ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT.] (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) British Officers and Australian Soldiers. Sydney, March IS. Six members of the Australian Contingent to China returned invalided. One complaint of harsh treatment was because h(S growled at the arduous work and that officers wero not treating the men properly. For thus speaking disrespectfully of officers he received ninety days’ hard labor in Hong Kong Gael. He complains that ho was dressed in convict garb and herded with murderers fd ms. "

The Australian Romancer. Melbourne, March IS,

Do Rougemont the famous romancer attempted to tell some thnlling adventures in the Bijou, but the audience made things too hot in the first three minutes and he retired. Sci ntific. Adelaide, March 18. Professor Gregorv, head of the Royal Geographical Society’s Antartic Expedition has arrived from England, Look Gut Coal of Lumpers. The coal lumpers have been locked out, work aboard the Ventnra, however, being proceeded with. Federation Commission. The Federation Commissioners held a formal meeting yesterday, the Colonial Secretary supplied them with a quantity of statistical information. They meet Mr Barton on Tuesday. Federal Elections. Brisbane, March 17. Mr Reid opened the campaign at Toowoomba in reply to Mr Barton’s visit.Mr Reid fought shy of the Coloured Labour question. He said he would defer expressing any definite views until lie had a fuller opportunity of studying the subject. He intended to make a month’s tour, probably next month, and visit Northern Queensland before coming to a decision.

Commonwealth Celebrations Sydney, This Day

Lyce, speaking in the country denied that the Federal celebrations cost a quarter of amillion. The actual cost was £92,C00, of which Government got back from the railways in three weeks over £OO,OOO.

Youthful Black Murderers. Perth, This Day,

The police party lias arrived at Wyndham with three black fellows and two Gins implicated in the murder of Dnraek. AH'are mere children, the principals being lads about 13 years and the Gins only 12.