AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 22, 20 August 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LPSH UNITED PEEBB ASSOCIATION..? Melbourne, August 19. A clever firamd was effected yesterday on the Bank of Australasia. A Uuh -like woman presented a cheque for £137 which apparently had been duly passed by the ledger keeper. Jt was accordingly cashed but later on she attempted to pass another similarly marked for £1,3000. Suspicions vere aroused and she was ar* rested. She alleged that a man asked her to cash the cheques and the police are inclined to believe her story. The Federation Bill is being considered. In committee an amendment was carried limiting the Governor-General's salary to £1.0,000 per annum The Commission of Customs has requested the Marine Board to institute a charge of misconduct against Captain Logan, of the Manapouri. The jumpers brought from Napier by Mr Douglas were submitted to auction, and realised the following prices: — The Peer, 45gs, Mr Mackhn ; Montrose 11., 525g5, Mr Macklin; Jupiter, HOgs, Mr Glasscock ; Chemist, 170gs, Mr Glasscock; Kapo, lOOgs, Mr Clough. Adklaide, August 19. The Federation Bill has passed id the Assembly and has been committed. Lauxckston, August 19" The City of Melbourne Bank has declined to take over the Government business of the Van Dieman's Land Bank and negotiations with other Banks are proceeding. Sydney. August 19. The Australian Mercantile, Lonn and Guarantee Bank, with its head office here and branehes in the other colonies and London, has suspended payment The suspension is said to be due to a run, caused on the Melbourne branch through the failure of the British Bank, and defalcations of one of the Directors, who had fled.