AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 June 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

(BX BMCXRIO TBLKGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.) (FSB PBES9 ASSOCIATION.) The N*w Hebrides Question. Sydney, pune 23. The French Consul informed" a Sunday Times interviewer that the French were the first to take possession of the New Hebrides and intended to stick to it and prove that they were masters. The proximity of the Islands to New Caledonia made them important and France would object to any other Power taking possession. Suppression of Tatter sail's Sweeps Hobart, June 23. The Premier, in reply to Mr Barton, contends that the post office was handed over to the Federal authority for general convenience, not curtailing the control of local affairs, even though such curtailment was uniform throughout all the States. Farther, that the Federal Parliament cannot direotly or indirectly deal with any matters outside of those submitted to it. Smallpox. Adblaidb, June 24. Another nurse has oontraoted Bmallpox at the quarantine station, Cricket. Mhlboorne, June. 24. McLaren cabled to Wardall that the formation of a visiting orioketing team Was a certainty. A High Priced Station. Bbisbahb, June 24. Greenaway paid £104,500 for Folton station. Influenza in the Solomons. Sydnby, June 24. Island news says that influenza is pretalent among the natives of the Solomons and adjacent groups and that it is cans-. ing high mortality. i 1