AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4173, 5 December 1884, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per s.s. TaraweiM, at Auckland.)

(UNITED PBES3 ASSOCIATION.) Sydney. November 27

Parliament, after a short financial session prorogued to-day, and will not meet again until April or May. . The Premier, sinco his return from his tour, is greatly improved. Mr Dnlley, Attorney-General, has been confined to his bed during the last few days. The American warship Iroquois leaves today for Hobart, where she stays about ten days, and then proceeds to Auckland. The jury disagreed at the inquest in regard to the auspicious death of Rachel Rippon at the Nor th Shore. Another small-pox case is reported, but all particulars arc withheld. The patient in quarantine- is progressing favorably. »_ The discontinuance of wood paving in Sydney is reccommended, asphalte suggested. The crops in most parts of the country are good. Beisbaite, November 27. In the Assembly, Mr Mcllwraith found fault with Commodore Erakine's proclamation in New Guinea. The real reason had been ignored ; it was not, as stated, for the protection of the natives, but entirely for tho protection of these colonies. Melbourne, November 27. Sir W. Mitchell had a very large funeral. On the proposal of the New Guinea vote, the G-ovcrnmentt will urge to keep on agitating for the annexation of the whole of New Guinea and the Pacific Islands The Governor, accompanied by the Duko of Manchester, visited Castlemaino. All the bootmakers belonging to the Union arc now locked out. By Electkio Telegbapii.—Cofybiqht. (Rexjtek's Telegrams.) (Received December 4, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY. Thursday. Another case of small-pox occurred here to-day. The Union Steamship Company of. New Zealand have issued stringent instructions to all figeiits foj q. thorough. medical examination of passengers by each outward steamer fronv Australian ports, in order-to prevent the introduction of smallpox into New Zealand.