AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 68, 15 November 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. |PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Sydney, November 13. Jean Louis, who was a prominent figure in the Tichborne ca«e, has been sentenced to fire years imprisonment on a charge of swindling. Three New Lambton miners charged with rioting, were to-day sentenced by the Court to various terms of imprison' ment. One was sent to gaol for eight months, whilst the others received five months' each. With the exception of the Kiama miners, who refused to accept the terms of the masters, ail the men out ou at- ike have signed the agreement. The carpenters' strike has also ended, and the men will receive 9s 6d a day till the end of the year, when the rate o* wages will be raised to 10s. Melbourne, November 14. At the centennial rifle meeting yesterday the only New Zealand prize taker was Captain Fryger, of Wanganui. Mr* Doyle, who. murdered her two rhildren and then cut her own throat, is not dead as first reported, and it is expected that she will recover. Seth, an Englishman, defeated Jack Hall lastnighi lor the light-weight championship of Australia. The butter stamp frauds amount to close on £40,000 In the druughts tournament Brown, of Victoria, beat Boswell. of New Zealand. APBiAiDE, November 14. The Legislative Assembly have passed the Chinese Bill. During the debate jiie of the members said he objected to be coerced by the Queensland Premier who had objected to certain parts of the Bill He added that no doubt Sir "Thomas Moll wraith has caused the

death cf the late Governor, Sir Anthony Muagrave, and he was no* „uwj... Lord Knutsford over the appointment t i the new Governor. Brisbane. November 15. In the House of Assembly last nigh. Sir Thomas McTlwraith stated that in his message to Lord Knutsford he ha»: not requested that the Queensland Government, should he consulted in th«ap;Hiintmeat of a Governor, but ha merely asked that the name of the gentleman selected should be given in ordei that Government may be in a position t<. state their objections if any.