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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 174, 23 January 1895, Page 2

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_ + THE NARRABEEN DROWNING FATALITY. UNACCOUNTABLE CURRENT OF TRADE. CABLE INTERRUPTION. FIVE NATIVES MURDERED BY \ WHITES. (Per Press Association). Sydney, January 21. The Narrabeerf fatality, by "which the two young men, Baldock and Parkes, were drowned, was the result of bathing, not boating. A heavy breaker came on the men unaware.'*, and swept two of them to sea. The third man was rescued and recovered . Parkes was only recently married. January 22. The Sydney Morning Herald, referring to the cable interruption, states the sudden silence of the whole service with its duplicate wires and triplicate cables will accentuate the demand that the colonies should have an alternate service under totally different conditions, and such can only be supplied by the Pacific route. At the inquest on the girl Turner, killed by Mr Graj-, at Adamstown, a verdict of manslaughter was returned. | Mr Alfred Bennett has sold his quarter share in the Evening News newspaper to his brother and sister for between £80,000 and i' 90,000. This Day. The Hon Mr Garrard, who has just returned from a flying visit to New Zea- ' laud, stated in the course of an interview he was somewhat disappointed with his visit. The industrial system appeared to him to work fairly well. He thought it would continue to do so if politicians would only leave it alone. Ho was sorry to say members of the New Zealand Parliament seemed to be more of labour agents than some of the members of the Australian Parliaments. It would be better also if Ministerial influence was not so marked. The Steamer Upolu encountered terrific weather in her attempt to reach Newcastle a tremendous sea disarranged the water ballast system and the vessel was compelled to return to Sydney. Melbourne, January 22. O'Neili, Mulligan, Marks, and Carrah. charged with being concerned in the great tobacco robbery, have been com. mined for trial. For a year or two past trade has been drifting from here, chiefly to Sydney, and at a conference between representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Harbour Trust, at which the matter was discussed, it was decided to suggest that the Government should allow a rebate on wharfage rates with a view of enticing shipping to the port. Attention has been drawn to the fact that the Income Tax Bill, now before the Legislative Council, differs from the the former Bill by compelling British or outside companies or institutions located here to pay Is 7d in the ion their profits. The debate is proceeding on a motion for the reduction of the railway freight, provided that any deficiency caused by the reduction be made up from the general revenue and, if necessary, direct taxation bo imposed to cover loss, Mr Wheeler adversely criticised the motion, which he declared involved the outlay of over half a million. The Minister for Railways, said Government had no objection to a reduction if the deficit was made up. The Premier said he would oppose the motion unless it was modified so as to ensure direct taxation. The Licensing Reform Committee appointed in Ballarat to collect information as to the Scandinavian and other licensing systems, has forwarded a set of questions to the British Consuls at Gothenburg and Burgen relative to the Gothenburg system of dealing with the liquor traffic. The coming into operation of the standard time system has caused a lot of trouble in re-arranging time-tables, especially with the intercolonial trains and the local trains running in connection with them. This Day. The Assembly by 45 to 42 rejected a motion to reduce the Agent-General's salary to i-1000. So far the discussion in the Legislative Council on the Income Tax Bill has been of a hostile nature. Adelaide, January 21. Owing to the masters notifying a reduction in wages, there is likely to be a lock-out of brickmakera. This Day. The Government has decided to be represented at the fruit conference. Pekth. This Day. Information is to hand that five natives have been murdered by the whites at Mount Margaret. The accused men have confessed.