LATEST GABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1807, 5 April 1888, Page 3

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

[by electric teteabaph— copyright j (Pkr Peess Association.) (Received April 5, 1 p.m.) Sydney, April 5. The " Daily Telegraph " announces that Sir Saul Samuel resigns the AgencyGeneral for New South Wales, and that Mr William Clark, Minister for Justice, succeeds him. It is understood that the appointment will not be formally announced for some time. Victoria won the Intercolonial bowling match. la the Assembly last night the Land Bill passed its second reading by 56 to 33Melbourne, April 5. The Farmers Protection Association demand that they should be placed on an equal footing with the Trade and Industrial Association. A series of resolutions were passed favoring single electorates, a boanty on wheat exports, that 25 per cent duty be imposed on imported grain as a protection against adulteration and imitation, that 25 per cent duty should be imposed on all imported stock and meat without rebate. The Austrian authorities send an ex* pert to the Melbourne Exhibition to report on the Education Court and the Education system adopted by Victoria. Efforts will be made to get other cations to follow the example. The night watchman at the Princess Theatre last night, discovered a burglar at the door of the strong room. He fired at the man but missed him, and the burglar escaped. The safe contained a large sum of money. Numerous burglaries have been reported lately, apparently the work of an Otganised gang.

The K«alth Officer has been instructed to thoroughly examine all passengers arriving horn New South Wales by sea m order to prevent the introduction of smallpox into the colony.