AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 July 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

(PER PEES 3 ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.)

Obituary. Eeceived this day at 9 43 a.m. Sydney, This Day. Fred Hiscocks, theatrical manager, Trading Stamps Coupons. Melbourne, This Day. A Bill has been introduced into the State House suppressing the use of trading Jstamps coupons and providing for the issue of discount stamps. Shipping Companies Protest. Owing to the strong protest of the Shipping Company's against the clauses in the Inter-State Bill seeking to interfere with the rates of freight. Lyne will probably excise or modify the clauses. The South Australian AgentGeneralship. Adelaide, This Day. In the Assembly, Members displayed some anxiety to see the papers tabled Sealing with the displacement of Cockburn, and the appointment of Grainger to the Agency-Generalship. West Australian Loan. Government brought down an Amendment Schedule Loan Bill totalling £2,197,000. There was much wrangling, and several large items were replaced, bringing the amount to over three millions. Supposed Wreck. Received this day at 9 43 a.m. Sydney, This Day. There is evidence that a crew and vessel have been wrecked at Birkar Island. The island is barren and uninhabited. The German authorities at Jalult sent a steamer and serached every island at the place named, and at Molotat. Wreckage of ships and boats was found, and it is supposed that all perished. Australian Postal Matters. Melbourne, This Day. The Senate amended the Postal Bill in the direction of retaining present rates until revoked by the Governor-General. The Postmaster-General explains that before the penny post can be introduced, it will be necessary to know how the revenue and expenditure stood. It would take twelve months to find this out.