Telegraphic

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 95, 13 January 1900, Page 1

Telegraphic

London, Jan. 10. William Bales, the Yorkshire cricketer is dead, aged 44.

New Jan. 10. The house of Joseph Pullitzer, a millionaire at New York was destroyed by fire. The housekeeper and governess were killed in trying to effect their escape, Mrs Pullitzer heroically rescued the children.

Manila, Jan. 10. The Americans defeated the Filipinos west of Bacolod. Island of Luzon, killing 100.

Sydney, Jan. 10. H.M.S. Bart ha 3 returned from a surveying cruise oa the Queensland coast. She discovered several unmarked rooks, including a large one covered only by 24 feet of water, directly in the track of steamers by the inner rout© through Torres Straits to China. The swimming conference de* cided that the first meeting under the now intercolonial agreement should be held at Victoria next year, and at New Zealand the following year, then Queensland and New South Wales. Sir Somers Vine, of the New Guinea syndicate, has renewed the application for compensation. Premier Lyne states that he will not grant the request unless directed by Parliament.

Jan. 11. The Postmaster-General has received a cable from the Agent-generals of New Zealand. Queensland, and Canada who are opposed to the Cape cable scheme, on the ground that it would seriously interfere with the Pacific cable. The quarter-mile swimming championship final was won by E. Cavill, after an exciting finish, by a .yard, in 6min l£sec. Hamilton (New Zealand) retired at 300 yards. With the exception of Hamil* ton, the New Zealanders were unplaced in the heats of the quartermile swimming championship. The Postmaster-General lays the eastern extension Cape cable proposals before the Cabinet this week.

Perth, Jan. 10. A strike of railway engineers and firemen has occuired in consequence of the Government asking a locomotive engineer to resign owing to friction the general manager. Only a fewremain at their posts, and traffic throughout the colony is dis« organised. Large gatherings are being held at various centres, the police keeping order. The strikers cut a number of signal wires, and at Kalgoorlie seized the engine of a mail train about to start for. Perth, took it some distance up the line and blew off steam, thus preventing it getting" away.

Ngumha, Jan. 11, There have been no deaths i sinpe v Sunday ; only one fresh case. A European has declared that two Kanakas have died in quarantine from tne plague. Melbourne, Jan. 11.

The neicfc session of the Association for the advancement of science ia to be held at Hobarfc next year, and at Dunedin in 1904.

Brisbane, Jan. 11. The Tick Conference, in response to representations by the* southern colonies, which threatens the stoppage at the border of the cattle traffic, has agreed to the extension and stricter en* foreement okthe tick quarantine