AUSTRALIAN.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 65, 31 January 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

• ! [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP.K — COPYRIGHT.] j THE HAWTHORN DISASTER. A POLITICAL CRISIS. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. ran: knglish cricketers. ITO BLIGH'S CHALLENGE TO AUSTRALIA. THE VICTO lAN LOAN AND SIE JULIUS YOGEL. eeuter's telegrams. Mklbouuke, January 29. Up to tlie prcsenf time claims amounting to £94,000, again -t the Government;, have been laid by persons who wore injured at the Hawthorn railway accident. The number of writs served was iit'tyone. Received Janu.iry 31, 2.10 a.m.] Aleibochng, January 30. The greatest surprise was occasioned to-night when it was announced that Sir Bryan O'Loughleu had advised the Governor to grant a dissolution and that His Excellency had consented to such a course. The official Gazette confirms the announcement, and states that Ministers presented a memorandum to the Governor, representing that the future prospects were not encouraging for the transaction of business in the Assembly. They set forth firstly that there exists an evident intention to impede by concerted action any measures presented to Parliament. The memorandum concludes by adducing further reasons in support of the advice that Parliament should be dissolved. The Governor replying, says ho is of opinion that the Government are entitled to a dissolution. The Gazette announces that Parliament is proprogued until Feb. 15th. The dissolution will take place on Saturday, and writs for the new election will be issued ou February 9th, and nominations fixed for the 15th. The polling takes place on the 22nd, and the new Parliament will meet on the 27th February. Received January 31, 12.30 p.m.] Sydney, This Day. The Hon. Ivo Bligh. has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged the best te^m Australia can produce, the match to take place in Sydney in about three weeks time. The English cricketers have gone to Queensland to play several matches in that colony. Melbourne. This Day. Arrived, Arawata, last evening. It has transpired that Sir Julius Yogel offered to undertake to float the balance of the loan recently applied for in London. The Government declined the offerMr Berry has issued a circular to his supportci's, asking them to meet him today to discuss the political situation. The Argus to-day declares that the Government has obtained the dissolution on a sham issue, and under false pretences. It asserts that the real cause of Ministers asking for a dissolution is the certainty that they would have to face a vote of want of confidence after the bungling of the loan, and declares that it is unfair to take the country by surprise.