AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 50, 13 October 1892, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

• (per press association). Sydney, October 12. Black more, clerk of the County Conn cil, at Paddmgton has been arrested on charges of embezzlement, His defalcations exceed £3000. The Australian and New Zealand Steamship Company's Warrimoo has arrived from Plymouth m 37 days 10 hours, thus breaking the record. This Day. On the introduction of the Local Option Bill an amendment to the effect that the Bill should provide for compensation was carried by 47 to 23. Owing to the refusal of the management to reinstate the dismissed employee the West Wallend miners have struck work thus laying the mine idle. Melbourne, This Day. A Bill to provide for the payment of £40,000 in bonuses to encourage the butter industries has passed the Legis. lature Assembly. The crew of the steamer Gobo have been called out owing to to three men having been shipped through the agency of the Shipping Bureau, a fresh crew for the vessel has beeu shipped without difficulty. Brisbane, October 12 A full Court has delivered judgment in the case Queensland Investment Company v. Sir Thomas Mcllwraith and others. The Bench held that the Chief Justice had no right to set aside tbe findings of the jury and deliver ]udg« ment himself. The Court therefore found for defendants in all points. This Day. The only point on which the Queensland Inyestment Company can obtain a verdict against Grimley, the accountant of the Queensland National Bank is for £61,000. It is stated the costs which the company will haye to pay amount to nearly £40,000. Adelaide, This Day. The Government were defeated by 25 to 21 on Sir J. W. Downeli's want of confidence motion. The most exciting feature of the debate was a yiolent attack made by the Attorney- General on the Hon 0. G. Kingston whom he accused of going to Broken Hill for the purpose inciting the men to do wrong. The speaker compelled the withdrawal of the statement. Perth, October 12. Reports are in circulation that a valuable discovery of coal and petroleum has been made at a point between Albany and Port Augusta. Samples taken to Albany are pronounced to be excellent. An exploring party has left for Deep Creek . ______^____