AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1312, 11 August 1886, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, August 4 The Customs B ;, l has passed through Committee of the >« e "nbly, end the report h»s been adopted j but the third reading will not be trken until the other Tex Bills have been slvam el. A CO3C6 orcurr d ia the Assembly yeste.jigh 1 , when Mr Shephard styled Mr Melv Me a I id advocate of the 61rci oment. The Speaker ruled the expre'slon out of order, and threatomd "to name the offender, who, however, after some trouble, spoloi. sad. Government decided not to take any ■olive pr?t iu the proposal to preaont a teßtimoni‘>* to the Prince of Wales Sir Jobn Robert on has accepted the money g ant made to h*ii. The threatened raduotioa in seamen’s wages hr s caused some excitement. The Unionists w’ll not rce.pt the terms pro* posed by the shiooan-rs, and are receiving the support of Unions in other Colonies. Mc:sid Wright, Heat in and three others have been commits I for trial on a charge of consp : acy to defiaud. Two other defendants were dinslygci. A number of New Zea’and diggers at Kimberley warn people against going there. It is very improbable that the barque Oht. e» will proceed to Wellington, not being considered sufficiently seaworthy. George Berner, late chief clerk in the Railway Deoartment, hn been sentenced to ten years’ servitude. Government have not yet decided upon any eon., o is to the celebration of the cantonal r. A good d> ’’ of rain h a n-'W fallen all over the coun< v, a’td the prospects are much improved. No de.-Hon b r s b'au ; • yet come to In regcid to the biickmikew' strike. Melbourne, August 4. A demonstration of the shop Employees’ Union took in Tone street on Wc due a’ay nhht; A Urge crowd as Kemble-', -nelur'ing a numb rof lairlklns, who were very rowdy. Two r. Tests were m \de. The premier has piom'sed to consider a prop* ' I fiom the Qeog, .pb'eat Society intend rh Ant ..doExploring Expedition* Ho thought the neighboring Colonies should be . “kcd to join. Gove n nent intend br n ring in a Bill to amend the Publ’o Serv.cs Act in many |oi port ant points. The irorm '■.te a are delorm’ned to resist the dement’s of the men, and it Is prtbrble that a gem al lock out will take place abont the nriddle of the me nth. A large nnml ar of mumployei a ambled to-day, aid asked Qover jmont to give them 5s a day to tide over the winter. The Minister ot works a»id that the Government works wd. j fal'y employed.