AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7372, 21 November 1898, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(PEE UNITED FBESa ASaOOXfc'W.O??. I Received November 20, at 5 p.m. Melbourne. November 19. The International eight-oared race resulted in a win for Victoria, with Queensland second. Time, 17mic. The race was a poor oce. Received November 20, at 5.12 p.m. Melbourne. November 19. The Premier has introduced Bills into the Assembly authorising the borrowing of a million in London in January for public works, and a million and a half for conversion, or the repayment of a loan falling due on July Ist. The Agent-General has advised i hat it may not be possible to float a million loan on satisfactory terms. 'J he Treasurer therefore decided to take power to borrow temporarily in Treasury bonds in London. Immediately the Bills become law they will be forwarded to the Government's financial agents in London, so that they will be armed with authority to borrow if necessity arise. Received November 31, at 0 20 a.m. Sydney, November 20.

The whole of the arrangements in connection with utilising the Cailiope dock by the Admiralty are to be carried out and maintained to the satisfaction of the Commander-in-Chief of the station. A subsidy will be granted, probably in the way of interest and sinking fund on the improvements. Mr Witheford states that the scheme received the approval of the leading nava' authorities. It is recognised that .Australia will benefit by the strengthening of the position of New Zealand, which Sir W. Jervois characterised as the advance shield of the Australian colonies, and likely to be sought by the enemy as a base of attack on Australia. Further movements of the roof are impeding the rescuers in the Greta colliery, and all hope has been abandoned. Received November 21, at 10.40 a.m. Sydney, November 21. Arrived—Tarawera, from Wellington. Received November 21, at 9 20 a.m. Sydney, November 21. The captain of the steamer Victorious, from Manila, reports that when he left on November Ist, 15,000 American troops were at Manila. Immense quantities of stores were being accumulated. It was_ evident in the American commander's opinion, th »t the troops had been sent to the Philippines to stay. Aquinaldo, the insurgent leader, had proclaimed himself President of the group® giving America 24 hours' notice to quit. Numbers of sentries had been shot at their posts. A German vessel had arrived with a cargo of arms and ammunition for the insurgents. Peace between America and fpain in the meantime had been arranged. The captain, against the orders of Aquinaldo, surrendered the vessel and cargo the Americans. Fighting between the Spaniards and insurgents was continuing in some of the smaller islands. The Americans had succeeded in raising several of the smaller Spanish war vessesls sunk in the battle at Cavite