LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1651, 18 January 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

DESTRUCTIVE GRASS FIRES.

By telegraph, Press Aaa'n, Copyright Received 12 17 a.m., Jan. 18.

* . , Bydney, Jan. 17. A meeting ot thoeo favorablo to carrying out Dr. Dmsoj’s experiments in tho introduction of disoos3 to destroy rabbits, appoin'od a committee to raiso tbe £15,000 required for experiments, whereof over £6OOO is a’ready subscribed. A bush firo in Ccadobolin district swop! ono huodrod thousand acres. MaFfMsottlers were burned out, an immar?*U amount of gra-s, fencing, and orops vw. destroyed, and 1300 sbeep were burned. I At Ivydele estate a settler driving was surrounded by firo. He eecspod by driving into a tank. Tbo firo has a frontage of 30 miles, and I is still spreading. I A man and his daughter havo boon arrested for wilfully firing the grass. Bailed, 2 p.m., Mokoia. I Melbourne, JaD. 17. I Sailed, Warrimoo. Rccoivoi 1.17 a.m., JaD. 18. Sydney, Jan. 17. At tho wool sale good sorts continue I animated and firm. Medium and inferior I are a little weaker. Greasy touched 141 d, scoured 23}d. Arnst won bis semi-final in the wheel I race.

Tho Town Hall was tbreo parts filled, but tho proceedings lacked enthusiaem. Tbo principal speakers were Sir Norman MacLaurin and Mr Trickett, members of tbe Legislative Counoil, Mr John Norton, and Sonator Neild. Resolutions were adopted, approving of the resolutions passed by the Now South Waleß Parlia*« ment,protestiDg against the treatment of the i State by the Federal Parliament in many matters of serious concern, especially as regards the Capital site.pledgingtberneeling to use all constitutional means lo induce the Federal Parliament to accord New I South Wales just rights. A committee I was appointed to carry tho resolution ioto effeot. The speakers entered strong protests at tbe treatment, but deprecated extreme measares. The population of the Commonwealth at tho end of the year was 4,002,893 ; New Sooth Wales 1,483,393 and Viotoria 1,214,098.