AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 147, 5 June 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By \ Electric Tel egraph. — Copyright (FBR UNITKD PKKSS A8M)0IAT10N.) ' ! Stdnbt, June 4.. Government intend to bring 'the Federiation debate to a close as early as, possible In the House, of- Assembly thfr motion W. N^iMt8 t jAi»&el/6\ffourke, to remove tue duty on tea, was discussed at great length and ultimately negatived, by 45 to 18. '.Ose . e rVi-.ri O'Connor has deposited LI 00 for his match mth, §f^P - ; |P r )^®? f ! id s and the championßnip. He insists that the money must be covered before the race with Stanebury. • -'- ' MsiBoVBNB, *Juhe4V J It is expected that the debate on Captain Taylor's motion which Government accepted as one of want of confidence, wilLterniinatec to-morrow. ,a^,Probable serious, trouble will arise over the Marine Officers' motion as owners are determined not to alJow/them to^affiliate. The Maritime Labour Council will shortly consider the whole question. , A sad accident, occurred r near, Port Fairy on Tuesday. ' : Edir^rd IKoe, aged 25, attempted to clean aruaty Enfield* rifle. He poured kerosene , down the; barrel, and -thinking that heat would 1 prore ; an'eff actual aid, he placed the breech in the kitchen fire, not knowing that the rifle was loaded, at the same time holding the muzzle in his hand. The charge •xploded, and the bullet entered Roe's side, and coming out of his chest, lodged in the ceiling. His father hearing the re port rushed int(Fthe room. His son had just time to =tell how the accident: occurred and then died. >