(Received November 16th. 1.10 a.m.) The official report of the supposed out break of plague is still lacking.
NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.
THE OLD AGE PENSION BILL.
United Pre*s Aasocifclior.—By Electric Telep**ph—Copyright. (Received November 15th. 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. November 15. Sir W. J. Lyne's promised clause, which has been incorporated in the Old Age Pen sions Bill, means an extra expenditure of over £60,000 a year.
In the Legislative Assembly the Old Age Pension Bill passed through Committee without any important amendmeht.
(Received Novetober 16th, 1.10 a.m.)

The Council threw out the 1 eight hours provision in the Mining Engineers' Hours Regulation BiU.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
United Pre»« Associatbs—By Electric Telesraph—Copy-right. (Received November 15th. 9.27 a.m.) NEWCASTLE, November 15. Sailed. Brisbane. yes-t-rday, forJLyttelton. (Received November 16th. 1.10 p.m.) FREMANTLE. November 15. Arrived. Omiuz, from London. Passen gers for New- Zealand—Hon. W. Rolleston ajid wife. Air Deane. wife, and daughter, Mrs and Mis. Dennr-toun. Messrs Howard, Keep, and Brown, Major Poliexfen. (rBESS ASSOCIATION- TEL-GRAM.) WELLINGTON. November 15. Tbe barque Loch Cree left. Liverpool for Wellington and Dunedin on the 3rd "inst.
BEWARE OF A COUGH.
A cough is not a disease but a symptom. Consumption and bronchitis, which are the most dangerous and fatal diseaaes, have for their first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated aa soon as this cough appears are easily cured. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has proven wonderfully suc cessful, and gained its wide reputation and extensive sale by its success in curing the diseases which cans-*/ conghing. If it i 8 not beneficial it will not cost you a cent. Fcr i _ - o ->--' : t.'tJ —> ***.
CABLE NEWS.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A 'BOER TREK TO DAMARALAND

GERMANY CORDIALLY ASSENTS.
BOER PRISONERS AT MAFEKING.
