AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 12, 12 June 1885, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

■ ,*<>.*;* • (perß-8. Huuroto.)' •■.,&* v ,y. jppfjjj.j.jji) *RE.*i ABSOO' ATIQN.V *■"•'."' ' ■; Sydney, Juno 4. •"• Wag gB— on* of c " ""Iii»* finest oratorical "■efforts! The thoin« was mostly on the X -■übjecfc<>f -the C6ntni»eht. He said if i 'necessary" the Col >iy could put two *'> : thlousahdnieu 'in the l field. . It is just probable the Government F.ix-willbjSfdre long float a Jar^a loan for purposes of water cot««rvation. • „are>- being made for *ft suitable welcome to l«le Contingent.. ; ' Tjie ©utries for theUreat Mitrojiolitan '']' ■how s falliug off m uumt>er. Among [''■< ,tnd h^ses are Welcome Jack and other ,' $ew.2'ealau<l .biyd hows. *_„ , .Ai'BHlj'-ucoliiuitiiiK the {employment •,i of barm«ids m publics houses, will be >*;> ajpiin-i^vniiUedto ' ih<> : Legislative Coaii* j cil this Si.ssion. A man engaged on the scaffolding on c ithftPoet wfn.o towi-r fell a distance of .UdfVetjaud was killed on the spot. * r . ; Brisbane. I". .;, A Verdict of £5000 has been gi veu "... ftganistlhe Cuninissioiiers of the rail- ; Miay. iv Collosidft'rt uusu. .■; A;r«AiiriV'hns been" issued sliowinjr y!1.E2,000 t«»ns of Bii^:»r maiihfactiir«d m : ■ Quesrisland •■ during tho year ending <> -M inch 31 ; 4000 tons less ih.au the pre'"'.viotiryiiaiv. '\'^ "'__'. ''.■ .'. ■- '. „ -,.: ,'■' ... ■...■' : . ■ MELBOUnFE. : '1A. 1 litfle girl named Kato Crosby, tv»bl*« ; years of niie, wli« was ■ lost m 'the'ttKßh m tiippsland district three \. week* ago, was found alive Unt inucu i:.'.ein*ciatedl' Sh« said she liv«d on green i iv leaves anil wat«r the whole timo. ' i -"iiJAlffed RrailshaAv, accountant m thY -'••IMipniil Bank,' "'Simpson Vroad, stalt-u u ' Wifct'lve and the'inanager of* the V branch *' ©niered the building by the back door, closed after, them. ■ TMy pushed open the door leading to tHe msinage^s room, where they were noised upon -by theee stalwart men } [ .^^jiJg.crapo over their faces. The men '/,,^^'OTed* the ; manager a»d accoiintftiit 5- w&J»"J i e«"l Vti ra. ami Mircr-d thfrii to llie ■ "iflopti'i '"•••>' took a lead, d revolver from f the^tnanaz "', and B«ar«:bpd tooth their - pcfejk«ts, ■'" '■•< -iviuk found the kiy» thtiy " teoTktheni 1 v Jiaviiig.first ga-«g«'d bcth ci 6fißlßere and .'aid tlVf m oil. the floor. 'Th«-y -'thetileftby thp'back door.; It, ia BiipL tl^ey eto':t-<l ai> entrance by an 5^ f upßtair wihdo .v. >y s Uicsli had. been left u«>'faitenfd. The. accountant, managed I boDnchas he waß, to get to the door, and ./waa there unbound. . ' : •:-■'•."•■ , I'M- i^*.h«J.i _^^,^^,^i— —^,>i ■ ■■ '. ■