AUSTRALIAN HEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 141, 4 June 1887, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN HEWS.

— — * — -r- • By Eleotrio Telegraph.— Copyright. fBBVTBB'S TBLBOBAIIS. | Mblboubne, June 2, Members of the beard ef inquiry reirarding the Windsor railway accident visited the scene of the disaster to-night, when it was found that, from the point where according to evidence the ordin&rv train drew up, a person standing on the engine coutd see the Windsor signal box notice- The occupants could not hare failed to see the engine if looking in that direction. Sydney, June 3. It is announced that Mr Traill wil' oppose Mr R. B. Wise, the new Attor* ney-General. The election will take place on Saturday next. Heary ram has fallen m Sydney dnr* ing the past few days, and still continues In the Legislative Assembly last night a motion in favor of payment of members was agreed by 39 to 29. Sir H Farkes, on behalf of the Government, opposed the motion. In. the course of the debate, the clSture rules were frequently applied. Hobabt. June 3. Arrived this moraine, at 4 o'clock — Coptic from New Plymouth, April 23. Adelaide, June 2. The South Australian Parliament wax opened by t'omoiission this afternoon. The Governor's speech, which was unusually long, states that at an early date Parliament woutd be asked t» consider the question of increasing the revenue by means of direot taxation on landed and personal property. Bills would be introduced, providing for the sale of Crown Lands for the purpose of meeting the deficit in the revenue, for alterations in tariff in the direction of encouraging local industries, for the payment of members, for the appointment of a rail* way board, and for the representation of the Colony at the Federal Council.