AUSTRALIAN GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 837, 11 March 1903, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN GABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh j Brisbane, March 10.

Speaking ac a Chamber of Commerce meeting, Mr Thynne said press messages were carried by arrangement with the Eastern Extension Company, unless by reason of a block. Not a single press message had been sent by the Pacific line. He thought a movement should be organised by which the Pacific would receive a fair proportion of Australian messages. Perth, March 10.

In connection with tho bank note robbery, Baraßs, charged with having received them, was acquitted on the ground of insufficient evidence. He was bound over as a witness against the others. Sydney, March 10.

A row of shops in Bourke was destroyed by fire. The damage amounts to 127000. Cardinal Moran states that ho received a letter from Bishop Vidal, which denies that a missionary or sister presided over the Bible burning. Keferring to the petition to the Governor-General asking for an enquiry into the charges made by him against British officers, the Cardinal denies that he ever accused the British officers of murdering Samoans, for the good reason that the Samoans got out of the way. He was willing to haye a German Imperial Commission appointed to enquire into the doings of missionaries at Samoa during 60 years past. News by the Miowera states that pneumonic plague in its most deadly form has broken out at Honolulu. At a meeting of the St. Patrick’s Day Committee, Cardinal Moran announced that he had asued Sir Joseph Ward to propose 11 the day we celebrate.” Senator O’Connor, in a liberal-minded speech, sought to have the previous decision not to place tlie toast of the State Governmen on the list, rescinded. He thoughtthe action altogether out of proportion to (lie necessities of the case. The motion to rescind was lost by 21 to 9. ... -

Owing lo increased price of lead, a marked revival in the mining industry, is apparent at Broken Hill.