AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 69, 9 April 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

MB PRRSS ASSOCIATION. Received 8, 5.45 p m. BBI9BINE, April 7. James HaTiR, member of the cou'h C3n'it>eenfc, win rioeiv d f.om Lyttoa camp \vi,h a funpicioua Hues* 'o-'ay. It is deslared to be a case of pl:ij>no. Sydney, April 7. The Anttllian, with the last draft of the lrapeiial contiugen', h s 'ai'ed f*r the Cape. (Received 8, 1.9 p.m. Sydnjsy, April 7. Mr. Fegan, Sta f e Minist'-r for Mines, has been appointed Federal Under-Sscretary for Home Affairs. Received 8, 9.23 a.m. Sydkey, April 8. Mr S-e is having some trouble in reforming the State Ministry. It is rumoured he made overture to certain Freetraders and the leader of the Labour party, so Hi'-re is the possibility of a Coali'ion Government. Melbourne, April 8.

The bodies are definitniy identified as members of tho Fed "ml crew. A bottle picked up off G>ekng Heads is supposed to ointaintho last nusseg« from tin ral and is datsd Gabo Island, April Ist. It siys -'stormy night, boit sinkii g fast, wind terrific, small lower, d boat and stirl.ed for land," end is signed by Cip'.ain Coull and seme members of the crew. The owners of the Federal are taking steps to give present relief to the widows and families cf those lost. It has also been decided to inaugurate a relief fund to which the firm contributed £SOO.