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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 255, 30 October 1901, Page 3

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MSB PBKSS ASSOCIATION. Bbisbanb, October 29. A drayman residing at Woollongabba has been removed to the hospital, supposed to bs suffering from plague. Hobaht, October 29. Exceptionally bewy rains have fal lea throughout the island. Kivers nrc flooded, and much damage has beet done. Melboumx, October 29. Mr Philp is en route to Melbourni for a conference with the Piemiers oi ♦he Acquisition of Property Bill. Ii an in'flrview he again B'roiglv con demned the Kanaka Bill, which, hi said, wouM ruin the sugar iodus'ry He intended to urge Mr Bat ton t< make further inquiries before prore'd ' icg with the Bill. Mrs Laffy has b'en commi'tert fo trial on ft charge pf tb» murder of he fourtfen-year-o'd daughter tear Qnir imda. The girl disapp"ared some ago. The mother a'leg d that she hv g<V» away to fri°nds, bu*; rumom of foul play led to po'ice d-'scvoi ir.g the hodv in the gard * covered with lime. The mother the alleged that the girl died of irfluen-s Tbs body was too dfc.'mp r sd frr th doctor to s'ate the exact cause < death. Mr Drake has r*c;ived a C">py i tVif. Pacific Cabin Bill introduced i the British Parliament. It pmv : di that any sum required frr pavmei at money borrowed for ar.nual e: peases (including inteiest at per cent.) so far as not covered by r ceipte, shall be ultimately providnd-five-eight»enths by tbe British G' ver ment, and thirtren-'ighteenths I Canada, N*w Bonfch Wale*. Queen land, Victoria, and New Zealand ; ai that any proß's arising th« call shall be divided among the contrsetji Government* in tb« same proportjo The Imperisl author's an advance of not more than £2,00( 000 to the Cable Board for defray ii the cos f , to ba repaid in tormina 1 annuities over a period no* exceed ii fifty years. Th<i annual expansfs w be defrayed nut of receipts. Fo far thoie receipts are not sufficient t will be provided by the Imper •Government, with pro rata contnb -tione hy the contracting parties. Albany, OctoVc 29. The steamer He»thde"~, f'om N< "Tork *o Ducedin, has nrrivd here, 'fire brot-e cut on October 17th in h ■ coal bunk ers an* *«netra'ed a bul ■bead, reaching a hold coining 35,0 . cases of kerosene The ho'd wasflood -after six days' hbour, and the few tene removed. The narrow r«a ■ from destruction is evidenced bv t • fact -that the wooden portion of t

Sydney, Octobar 29. I The Daily Telegraph correspondent, dea'ing with the Moaowai's breakdown, suggests that gtaamers should be fittsi "v.Mi wireless telegraphy app :r.itus, which would be a great assist ncs in signalling either land statiors or ' 8- arching vessels. | Received 30, 0.30 a.m. ' * Sidney, Oct iber 29. The Harbour Trust from Monday l ® next will abolish all outward wharfage l_ durs, and levy an eju-ra charge of ten--10 pence por ton on inward shipping. Brisbane, October 29. S Mr Barton has asked the Premier to prepare plans, and call for tenders for '• a Pacific Cable Station and operatois' 0 quarters at S-mthport, to cost between >■ £2OOO and £4OOO. e Received 30, 0.58 a m. Sydney, October 29. b In. the Assembly Mr John No'ton t appeared at tha bar, in a crowded House, to explain an article published v in \Truth, reflecting on members, In • the course of his statement, dur- - ing which ha was several tines called upon to withdraw, and - apologise for additional charges 1 against the Minister for Lands, he said , he neither wrota the article nor saw it I till several'days after it was published; . but he accepted the full responsibility, t H# withdrew and apologised for the 1 statements contained in the article. The Premier moved that tha apology f b) accepted. A long and warm debate • followed, some of the utterances in • defence of the dignity of the Hous l , and resuming Mr Norton's criticism ■ being anything but dignified. Thß i Premier's motion was adopted, s