AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. j PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Brisbane, May 21. Parliament was opened to-day by His Excellency the Governor in person. Hobabt, May 21. The B.M.S. Ruapehu arrived last night with 57 passengers for Australia, and 90 for New Zealand. Sbe left again at 5 this afternoon for Wellington. The agriculture statistics just published show an increase of 170,000 bushels of wheat over fche preceding season, and a general increase in other grains. Potatoes show an increase of 23,000 tons. Stdnkt, May 21. On the sth instant a young man named. Ralph Manahan killed hrn wife'and son, and then shot himself, dying soon afterwards, lt is alleged thafc his mother-in-law was the curse nf his married hfe.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 136, 23 May 1889, Page 2
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