AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 70, 10 April 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

(PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Received 10, 12 10 a.m.) Sydni.y, April 9. The Citizens R-.ception Committee tia-i ecgigcd Madame Trebelli for two soags an a State concert ia honour of the Duke of York. Arrived: K.M.S. Wallaroo from China. Siiled at 2.5 p.m.: The Sierra. Itis understood that Mr. See's efforts fca f u'm a Coalition Government 1 ave failed. Hobakt, April 9. Arrived: Maroari. Sho Railed for Wellington at 6.3ot'"i-< morning. Melbourne, Apiil 9. Reference to tha New Ztalanil Postsuggestion that Victoria should admit New Zealand penny letter-t withou s . sn cha v g\ Mr Drake! says it would be wi.-,e for the Federal Ministry to consider a Commonwealth penny postago b fore settling New Zealand's application. New cornplis ticn arisen in connection with Victoria's negotiations re the Cape cables. The Fedor.il Postmaster sta'ts ti.a*' the matter has now bee ;uao a fednal subject and cannot cow be settled i y anyone State, as is involved a big question of policy and ci.rn .t t e dealt «i' li with undue huste. This p aet'caliy an end to negotiations so far as Victoria alone is con- ' cerned. Detectives Boddam and Marsnek, ' from New Zealand, hive arrived to assist the local force duiiog the lloysl " visit.