AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 130, 1 May 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

[Pec s.s. Rotomahana at tha Blufß]

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' MELBOURNE, April 24.. , A bazaar, which lias been held for the benefit of the Austin Hospital for Incurables, realised over £2000 clear. Professor Miller and DonuM Dinniei wrestled at the .Exhibition on Saturday night, and during the struggle Miller broke his ankle. Another railway accident, which mijght have been attended with serious consequences, took place on Monday evening' close to Spencer-street station; A. passenger train was • ieavirig the station for Williamstbwn, and when crossing ; over -at the points was run into by the incoming train,-the engine of which nrsU-took away; the sU\o pf one carriage and then crashed into the i»e\t one, which was forcunately empty. The passengers m both trains were seriously alarmed, but' fortunately no one injured. TJtfi driver.being suspended, stated that * he disregarded the danger signal. Captain Smith and John McLean/ the ftrst engineer of the .s s. Battman, have fa«en chargeil before the Sceam Navigation Board with drunkenness during ib« voyage from England. .The captain's certificate was suspended for ! two years and the engineer's for one . month. Mr Glover states that 30,000 persons have taken the blue Ribbon m Victoria. The Govarninent intend introducing a new Licensed Victuallers' Bill. ...... .j At a meeting of the Trades' Congress, Mr Set vice impressed the necessity of resisting the influx of breach, convicts and the establishmenjfc of a federal Executive, as recommended by the Sydney Convention. .< - No match has yet been made between Hanlon and Beach, as the former requires thatf Mr Hunt should first pay the forfeit fov %he Nepean mach. So far matters remain m abeyance. ; • Sydney, April 24. Messrs Mort and Co., are , about to erect new wool warehouses at Cirv eular-quay. The floor space mil amount to four acres, i Mr A, G" Taylor has been suspended from sitting m the Assembly for a week, m consequence of his obstructive tactics; He has issued a writ for £1000 against the Sergeant-at; Arms m order to test thecase; ''i Drought is still prevalent, and stock are dying 1 by wholesale m the back districts from lackjjof feed and >y,iiter. O ' . TBrisbanf, April 24.-* The sleamer Victory has returfaed. -from the search for the .missing schoonsr Mary King, from New Zealand, i; and reports that no trace has been discovered' of the vessel. ; : " Hobart, Apiil 24. Uis considered that the direct service between Hobart and London may fall through, as it has trauspired that .the Orient Company, do not intend to., send direct from London, but qnly lo allow tire steamers to call on their way from Sydney. j