AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1583, 13 June 1887, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

» _ . Mblbovbnb, Jane 7. - A serious fire occurred at High street, Sandhurst , yesterday, the shop of Mr Kichardson, grocer, being gutted, and the whole of the stock, valued at £3600, wa<» destroyed. The origin is believed to be accidental. It was insured only for £1000. The "Argus" publishes a letter from Canon Liddon, replying to a letter of Oanon Strelon, of Fitzroy, making the statement that ladies assisted m special uervcea at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. He says there Is no truth whatever m the statement that ladies at anytime without eccleßJafltical dres3 have taken part, and no such innovating practice would be per* tnittod on any consideration whatever by the Dean. In giving an opinion on the subject he would find a difficulty m saying whether the spectaole of ladies dressed m surplices m Church is more irreverent than it is certainly grotesque. Mr Gillies has proposed m honor of the Jubilee that the large hull of Parliament House be named the Queen's Hall. The suggestion probably will be adopted, and Sir H; Loch asked to perform the ceremony. The Chinese Commissioners have visited various places of interest m and around Melbourne during the week, and have been called on by a number of representative citizena and officials* Information has been receive i that Mr J. F. McMillan has restgaed the position of Inspector-General and Manager of the Union Bank of Auatra'ia. Mr Ftolayson, Manager of the Melbourne branch, succeeds him. A general fall of snow occurred on Monday night and Monday moraine; throughout a large portion of Victoria. None fell m Melbourne At Daylesford from eight to ten. inches fell, and m Ballarat it averaged from one to three inches. A matinee benefit is about to be tendered to Mr George Darvell, who ia recoeering from a severe attack of typhoid _, Adblaidb, June 7. The Bey. Donald Rerr, assistant to the Rev. Hartley Williams, of tho Church of the Holy Cross, Mount Gambler! has mysteriously disappeared, leaving no trace; ; Ladyßrassay has delivered an address to the members of the St. John Ambulance Aasjoiation. , Mr T. Burgoyne, member for Newcastle, received severe injuries to the head through falling down the staircase at Parliament House.