LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3152, 10 December 1886, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.-—Copyright. ELECTION OF MAYOR OF SYDNEY. CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL IN AUSTRALIA. VICTORIAN IRRIGATION BILL. DISORDERLY SCENES IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP LIGURIA. (Received December 9, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, December 9. Mr Riley has been elected Mayor of Sydney. The Union Company's s.a. Te Anau sailed this afternoon for Auckland. (Received December 10, 1.30 a.in.) Later, Continued heavy rains are leported to have fallen throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. (Received December 10, 1 p.m.) Melbourne, December 10. The Legistative Assembly was sitting all night discussing Chaffey’s Irrigation Bill. Several disorderly scenes occurred. Adelaide, December 10. Arrived, the Orient steamship Liguria, from Plymouth. THE STEAMBOAT COLLISION OFF TRIAL BAY. NAMES OP THE DROWNED AND SAVED. LATEST PARTICULARS. ADDRESS OP SYMPATHY FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. (Received December 9, 2.40 p.m.) Sydney, December 9. The Keilawarra was bound from this port to Brisbane, and the Helen Nicoll was coming from Grafton to Sydney, The Keilawarra had 25 passengers. The. Helen Nicoll was severely damaged by the Keilawarra, and had to put into Trial Bay. The names of the Keilawarra’s passengers are as follow :—Family of eight, named Scheffers; Mrs Johnston and child; Misses Calder, Gallagher, and Cuifiu ; Messrs Wilson, Copeland, A. James, Scott, Longh, M'Donald, M‘Grade, Nobt, and 11 steerage. The names of the saved are—Preedce, Barlow, Lodge, Greaves, Lough, Copeland, A. James, Connolly, Maher, Corby, Succur, Gray, Young, Nott, besides others unknown. (Received December 9, 10.30 p.m.) The Keila warm's crew numbered 35 all lold. The total loss of life amounts to 43, made up as follows;—2s passengers of the Keilawarra, the captain, 11 of the crew, and six of the dew of the Helen Nico'l. All the mates and engineers of the Keilawarra were saved. Amongst the passengers who were drowned was Mrs Wilson, of Brisbane, daughter of Madame Carandini, the well-known vocalist; and M'Grade, the Victorian jockey, was also drowned. (Received December 10, 1.30 p.m.) It is feared both Mr and Mrs Wilson have perished in the wreck of the Keilawarra steamer. The Australasian is bringing the Helen Nicoll to Sydney. The steamers Lawrence and Gamecock have gone to tm-eb them. It Is expected they will arrive to-morrow morning. (Received December 10, 1 p.m) December 10. Mr John M‘Donald, who was drowned in the Keilawarra, was a brother to M‘Donald, manager of the Union Bank of Austialia, Nelson. Miss Calder was a daughter of Captain

Cnlrler, of the Keilawarra. The Scheffers family, who were all lost, had but rec tuly returned from Germany, and were proceeding to Maiyborongh [ll7 miles north of Brisbane]. The Chamber of Commerce has voted an address of sympathy with the relatives of the deceased. (Received December 10, 2.10 p.m.) Latest. The steamer Helen Nicoll arrived from Trial Bay this morning, with passengers. Great crowds met her at the wharf, and much excitement prevailed. The Keilwarra was struck amidships, close to the engines. The retreat from the saloon was thus cut off. It now appears that the passenger Mrs Wilson, who was drowned, is not the daughter of Madame Carandini as at first said j and the Captain Calder, referred to in last telegram, is the captain of the steamship Victoria, not the Keilawarra.