AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
THE MERCANTILE BANK CASES. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). Melboubne. October 16. The Mercantile Bank prosecution is at a standstill, pending an application to test the legality of the warrant against Millidge on the ground that twelve months had elapsed before the proceed' ings were taken. SvDNEr. October 16. The military tournament, which concluded on Saturday, was a brilliant success. The schooner Louisa Mcsscll sprang a leak, and the crew had a terrible time, ', being kept continously at the pumps till port was reached. This Day. The report of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, shows the net profits at the end of September to be L 51,000, although the first instalment of LBO.OOO of the new capital is not due til! January. The Cyclist Union has decided to send | a team to compete at the athletic sports in New Zealand in December. Five buildings hare been destroyed by I a fire in Parkes, 246 milesf west of Sydney. The damage is estimated at over LSOOO. Brisbane, October 16. I The laying of the cable of NewCale- | dooia has been completed. HoitAKT, This Day. As a result of the tension between the two branches of the Legislature a disI solution of Parliament is expected this I week.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 93, 17 October 1893, Page 2
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