AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 205, 3 January 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH. A SHOCKING OUTRAGE. SIX PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH {per press association.) Stoney, Januarjr 2 The Premier of New Zealand has written to the New South Wales Government promising co-operation in tho endeavour to obtain redress for the seizure of the Sydney vessel Costa Rica Packet by the Dutch in Java waters. This Day. The Rev Mr Archdall, director of the Children's Home, at Ashfield, has satisfactorily explained to the police the circumstances surrounding the child committed to the v&se of the stewardess of S.S. Te Anau which died on the voyage to Auckland. The child was shipped under its father's instructions, and the latter, residing some distance out of Auckland, was not in time to meet the arrival of the steamer. j A woman named Hyde shot her hus- ! band in the head at Newcastle. She says he was shamefully illusing her, and she fired the shot in self defence. Between Sunday and Monday no less tlian six persons were burned to^ death in the several colonies by accidental burning of their residences. Brisbane, This Day The revenue for the half-year shows a credit balance of .£10,785. Adelaidb, This Day The authorities upon the corn trade expect the wheat yield will be the heaviest in the history of the colony, and anticipate there will be a surplus available for export of 11,785,000 bushels.