AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 141, 26 May 1892, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

* LP"JB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION, j Brisbank, May 25. Tbe barque Elizabeth from Sydney to Rotterdam with a cargo of shale, struck a rock 600 miles nortli west of 3.ockhampton. Tbe captain and crew remained aboard seven days, when the vessel sank. They put to sea in an open boat, and drifted fifteen da< s before they were picked up by a passing steamer near Clareraont Island. Sydney, May 25. Al the annual meeting of tbe N.S.W. Assurance Corporation tlie report stated that operations had been yery unfortun* nate, and there was a debit balance for the year of £5000. Steps had been taken to curtail tbe expenses of English branches, lut the directors though it would be a mistake to wind up. Some irritation was expressed by shareholders, many of whom were in favour of winding the company up, and eventually the reDort was received. This Day. The death sentence pronounced on Macrow, for the murder of his wife, has been commuted to imprisonment for life. Melbourne, This Day. By a fire at Williamstown nine shops were destroyed. A good sum has been subscribed to the Mornington relief fund. Iv the House of Assembly. Mr Wheeler moved that an address be presented to the Goyernor asking for the removal of Railway Commissioners, aud in doing so declared there was no course open but to seek the removal of the Commissioners. A petition was also presented by Mr Baker from the Commissioners asking that they be allowed an opportunity of defending themselyes, The debate was adjourned. Mr Vale moved, " That the House views with disapprobation the introduction of Kanaka labour, aud urged upon the Government tbe desirability of taking such means as will defeat the desire of those who would people Australia with a colored alien race. Hobart, May 25. The s.s. lonic arrived here at 2.30 this morning, and sails this afternoon for Wellington. She brings 26 passengers for Australia and 86 for New Zealand,