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Kumara Times, Issue 2377, 10 April 1884, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. WAIRARAPA AND ADELAIDE COLLISION INQUIRY. DECISION OF THE VICTORIAN NAVIGATION BOARD. THE ADELAIDE CAPTAIN’S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED. CENSURE AND CAUTION TO BOTH CAPTAINS. PROTEST AGAINST THE FINDING OF THE BOARD. (Received April 9, 8.30 p.m.) Melbourne, April 9. The Navigation Board concluded its inquiry into the Adelaide-Wairarapa collision to-day, and delivered its decision. The Board found that the Adelaide, being the over-taking vessel, was bound by the regulations to keep out of the way of the Wairarapa, and that Captain Locbyer was therefore responsible for the casualty. Taking into consideration the darkness and danger of the channel, the Board considered it highly reprehensible to proceed at such a high rate of speed, a vessel being in dangerous proximity. The Board suspended the certificate of Captain Lockyer for two months, and severely censured both masters, and cautioned them as to the future. Captain Derlin, Nautical Assessor, entered a protest against the finding of the Board, being of opinion that both masters were responsible for the collision, TAWHIAO, THE MAORI KING, IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ADDITIONAL DEGREES BILL. ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL STEAMER ROME. SMALL-POX ON BOARD. STRANGE PROCEEDING OF A CORONER. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY IN MELBOURNE. THE DROUGHT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. HANLAN ON SYDNEY WATERS. (Received April 9, 8.30 p.m.) Sydney, April 9. Sailed, this afternoon, the Union steamship Hauroto, for Wellington. Tawhiao visited the Government offices to-day and received attention from the Ministers who were present. (Received April 10, 1 a.m.) In the Legislative Assembly to-night, a bill empowering the Univordtv Senate to grant additional degrees, and also to confer degrees upon women, .was agreed to. (Received April 9, 8.30 p.m.) Melbourne, April 9. Preparations are being made here to quarantine the passengers by the P. and O. • steamship winch has arrived at Albany with small-pox on board. Albany, April 9. Arrived, at King George’s Sound,

this morning, the P. and O. steamship Rome, with the inward mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated March 7. One of the passengers is suffering from smallpox. (Received April 10, 12.15 p.m.) Later. The case of small-pox which occurred on board the P. and O. steamship Rome, from London, was of a mild character, and the patient is now convalescent. [Per s.s. Waihora, at the Bluff.] Melbourne, April 1. William Hawthorn, who was shot at Brighton recently, died yesterday. Deceased had his arm amputated at the shoulder joint. The Coroner insisted on taking his depositions in spite of the protests of ten medical men, and the examination lasted an hour and three-quarters, during which time deceased was confronted with hia brother, who is under arrest for the crime. Dr. Oitara, one of the medical attendants, has written to the papers stating that the excitement of the examination undoubtedly hastened his death, if it did not cause it.

A daring robbery was committed early on Friday morning. Mr J. Belt, a visitor from Tasmania, after leaving a Masonic Ball in the Town Hall, got into a cab to go to an hotel, was driven into the back slums, and the cabman, with the assistance of three other men, forcibly took possession of his watch, rings, studs, eke., to the value of £250. The police arrested a mau on suspicion of complicity.

Sydney, April 1. Gloomy reports continue to be received from the country districts concerning the drought. On one station in the Forbes district, out of 120,000 sheep only 9000 are left. . On another run in the same locality 80,000 sheep died.

Hanlan gave an exhibiton of rowing on Saturday at Manly, and showed a number of tricks, such as standing on the rowlocks and rocking the boat from side to side, palling a straight course with one scull and steering with the other. He has signed an agreement to row Beach or Trickett on the Nepean River, on the 22nd May, for the championship and £SOO a-side.