LATEST AUSTRALIAN

Waipawa Mail, Volume XX, Issue 3601, 22 May 1897, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN

(Piß PBEBB ASSOCIATION.^—COPYRIGHT.) (BI SUBMARINE CABLE.) (Received 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This day The Cabinet adopted the following proposals for celebrating the Queen’s Record Reign .‘—Dinners to the inmates of tbo asylums and other Government Institutions, extra supply of clothing, food and tobacco for the aboriginals, relief of the destitute poor outside the Government institutions, illuminating tbe city, the foreshores, the hurbour, the parks an I tho squadron, aud onveiling Govornor Phillip’s statue. There will also be a monster demonstration of tbe pnblio school cbildrou. June 21st, as well as tbe Tuesday following, bus been declared a national holiday.

(Received 10.30 a.m) BYDNEY, This day It is intended to appeal to tbe Privy Council against the betting decision. A peculiar phenomenon has boon noticed in the Bathurst aud Orange dis trials. For months there b&B been no rain, and the creeks and springs, which were dry, have now commenced to flow, some of tbe springs spootiug several feet. Water, which previously was exceedingly scarce, is now superabundant. Scientists are pozzled Professor David attributes it to tho drought killing all vegetaiiou, and the moisture they absorbed when growing, augmenting the underground water snpply. He instances several similar occurrences in Australia during severe droughts. Mr Olement Wragge inclines to the opinion that the phenomenon is traooablo to tbe reoent earthquakes. Tbe Conference of Chambers of Commerce resolved that restrictions in tbe way of trading with tbe New Hebrides at present hampered the British resi dents. Restrictions should bo applied alike to all nationalities. The Conference stroDgly endorsed tho petition to the QaeeD, adopted by the Federal Counoil, on tho subject. It was decided to favour the holding of a regular Intercolonial Coogroeß.