AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 733, 27 April 1894, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

BRISBANE, April 24 Sir C. Lilley, addressing an enormous meeting, said he looked forward to salvation of Australia by women’s influence on Parliamentary morals. He trusted that in near future women of Queensland would remodel Parliament ol Colony as they would eventually do in the rest of what must become great Australian Federation. Fearful hurricane swept Rocky river goldfields, accompanied by tremendous rainfall. Tree fell on three miners, killing two of them. MELBOURNE, April 24 Parliament reassembles 30th May Despatch received stating Queen has approved increase of number of representatives on Federal Council. PERTH (W.A.), April 54 Traffic between Southern Cross and Coolgardie officially suspended, on account of want of water. SYDNEY, April 25 Black moved in the Assembly, last night, adoption of scheme to prevent Legislative Council vetoing the same measure twice in succession. He urged that powers of appeal of House must be amended, or Chamber abolished. Fitzgerald moved amendment declaring Legislative Council hindered the progress of legislation, and ought to be abolished.

Parkes, in strong speech, said abolition of second chamber would foreshadow destruction of freedon, and would mean most awful calamity to the country. Under one chamber tyranny would flourish and no man’s life would be safe.

Debate adjourned till 15th May. Justice, a Socialistic weekly newspaper, in its last issue made terrific onslaught on Slattery, Minister of Justice. Today Slattery instructed Solicitors to institute legal proceedings against Dodds, Socialist leader, and other proprietors. ADELAIDE, April 24

About 150 disgusted miners have returned from Coolgardie rush. One asserts that not one tenth of men on field are making ‘ tucker.’ MELBOURNE, April 24

Value of exports during the March quarter shows decrease of £1,149,01)0 (?). Matter is engaging the serious attention of merchants. Decline is attributed to high wharfage rates, and Primage Tax having effect of making Sydney the pivot of Australian trade.