INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1044, 21 April 1882, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL.

James Dixon, tanner, failed, showing a deficiency of £12,000.

The Government has decided that there arc no grounds to release Thorpe, the Bank of Victoria defaulter.

It is stated that Mr Gillies, who was formerly Minister of Railways, has been offered, ami Ins refused, the position of Clerk tn the Legislative Assembly at a salary of £IOOO a year. The steamer Virgin struck on a rock on April 15 on her passage het.neen Mackay and Maryborough. The vessel sank shortly afterwards, hut all on board got ashore in safety.

As the outcome of the evidence taken on the Ford Board, it is state ! that a change will shortly be made in the Engineer-in-Cbarges’a Department of Railways, and that Eldson will retire and he replaced by

Mr Watson, who formerly hold the office. The department is said to be in a state of disorganisation. On the Gth of Aoril an extraordinary heavy rainfall took place in New South Wales. No less than nearly six inches wore registered in Sydney, of which nearly two inches fell in half an hour. The rain fell in torrents, and the 'low-lying portions were speedily inundated. Paramatta street was converted into a river by the storm, and the shops were flooded. The traffic was partially suspended. The water in some places was knee deep, and some of the tramways were stopped running. Belmore Park was converted into a lake, and the torrent on Randwick road was terriffie. The tram-moter fell over and was precipitated into a swamp. Fortunately sengers had alighted. The South Australian University opened on April 6 with some ceremony by the Governor, and six degrees were conferred by Vice-Chancellor Way.