AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8174, 4 May 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received May 3, at 11.25 a.m. Melbourne, May 2. Tho Argas pays that tho opinion hold In town is that tho resumption of borrowing, except for conversion purposes, is undesirable. It is quito truo that tho British investor is becoming far 7ess suspicious, and truer still tho public credit of tho colonies has been admirably uphold throughout tho timo of depression and trial ; but unless money is wantod for investment in roily a profit-making enterprise it should not be borrowed. A return to the days when loins' wero launched because boomers wore compoting with binka in wanting to keep things going ought not to be possible. Tho colony, the artiole proceeds, which ahstains from borrowing in tho present highly favorable season will benefit most in (he long run from tho improvement of its credit.

Sydney, May 2. Tho Sydney Morning Herald strongly oondomns tho notion of tho Labor party with regard to tho voto on tho Local Government) Pill, and comraondi the Government fur taking a Gnu stand And not allowing themselves to be driven by bucli a pitiful Alliance aa that of tho Labor pirly wibh tho Opposition. The writor adds : <4 By this playing at politics the prospect of obtaining local govern* ment, which novor eoemed near, has been destroy© I for tho present." The Telegraph says tho Labor party have been ignominiously trapped by tho Opposition. If tlioy are not ineincero they are inexcusably reckless, and In either case aro equal y blamable. In Iha Assembly, good progress was made in Co nraittea on the Mining on Privito Lands Bill. Consequent on tho abandonment of tho Local Government Bill, tho Budget, will not be brought down until Thursday next. News per the steamer Chang Sha repots the plague of cholera to have reappeared in Canton and Hongkong. Smallpax is raging in Cabutta, and the epidemic has reached alarming dimensions. Two hundred and thirty-threo deaths were reported in one week, and the death rate has reaohed 08 per thousand.

Adelaide, May 2. Mr Parsons, an ex-Minister of thB Orovrn, sued Mr Price (a Labor member) and Mr Booyihon (proprietor of the Advertiser) tor L5OOO damtges for libel. Price, in hia speeoh, stated that Parsons had reoaived money from certain Undowners in order to sUnder their politioil opponents, and the Advertiser published a report of the tpeeoh. The otse against the piper oollapaed on a legal point that Ib w»8 not proved tlut Bonython was the proprietor, A verdiob for LlOO wai returned Against Prioo. Subsequently an order was m«de to stay proooedings to ncrraibofnn appeal agsinit thcdoolilon i rtspiob to Bonython.

_ , MsLiOUftNB, Ml? 3. During the Uit thru ronoktaq 80,000 tonj of whut h»ft urtvfd from th»

ago was declare I to be uninhahiublp. The railways derive a revenue of L 60.000 from this trade.

Received M»y 3* »fc 11.30 a.m. Sydney* Why 3. Tho Primate, referring to tho tugged ed union botwem the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, denied that the tendoiicy «f 'ho Church of England wai Romowards.

Melbourne, Mny 3. Tho C ibinet has for warded a letter to Judge Molesworth exprtming surprise at tho language usod hy him in IheJ. B. Davips ciBc, and asking for n written ex* planailon. TUo Postal Department will save L3OOO per annum by reducing tho commission on the ealo of ss r amp« from 4d to 6d in the £.

Received May 3, at 0 30 p.m. Syonby, M*y 3. The HerAld strongly condemns tho action of tho Labor party with regard to tho voto on tho L cal Government rSill, and nay>s tli*»b no weight can bo attached to tho complaints against party Government when they coma from the members of ft party which, being only a small saction of tho House, aspires to control tho proceeding*, and Brat purchases a larger party, buying support in return for concessions, and ends by selling itsolf without a prico to a party tint wants tools fitted for cwylng out its own purposes. Tho irritdr commends^ he Government for taking a firm stand and not allowing itsolf to be driven from its intention by such a pitiful alliance, and adds thit by this playing afa politics the prospect of obtaining loctl government, which never seomod nearer, has been destroyed for tho present. The Telegraph says that the firsb attempt at taxation on unimproved land valupß, in favor of which the people declared bo emphatically, Ins been defeated through tho special cr»esnoss of that section of tho Labor members known as the solid party. They went on in blind recklessness afior their political shadow until they found themselves Ignominiously tiapped by the Opposition, and upon them lies the responsibility for tho disruption of reform. The Telegraph says that \f they are nob insincere they aro inexcusably reokloss, and in cither cisc are equa'ly blamable. The strike of tho coolies at Hong Kong has collapsed.

Received May 3, at 10.50 p.m. Sydney, May 3. Id tho Assembly tho Geraderio Berrl« Ran Railway Bill passed through Committeo etige. This ia the first of a series of light line? iutendod to lap agricultural diatriots, L>a's sentence has been confirmed by tho Admiral. Had the doctor remained in tho service ho would huvo beon entitlod to a retiring a'lowance of Ll2OO. Tho Daily Telegraph hotly denounces tho proceeding* and the finding of the Court. Never h*s thoro beon a case pre« aenting 6uch estraordinnry featuros, and demanding euch thorough invoatigatlon. The result lua caused groak indignntion throughout tho fleet, and efforts will bs made to induce the colonial G )vernmonts to send representations to tho Imperial authorities.

Brisbane, May 3. The South Australian Commission is now engaged enquiring into tho oolored labor question, with tho Introducing of colored labor into the Northern Territory, Perth, May 3. A now alluvial rush has taken plac« four miloi from Hannan's field. A limited bub splendid return is beiag ob< tamed. Melbourne, May 3. The Protection Association ii protostIng against tho reduction of the tariff as rcc inunendtd by the recent Commission on tho ground Hut suoh action would kill native induHtries.

Received May 3, at 11 30 a.m. Adelaide:, May 3. An interesting operation under hypnotism, which turned out euooewfully, was porfurmod by a local doctor. A lady suffering from a canfteroua tumor in tha breast refused to be placed undor the Influence of anrejthetios, but cou«ontocl to bo hypnotised. For some weeks previous to the operation she was ropeateiUy hypnotised. The operation took 35 minutes, and the tumor was remored without %ny sign of pain or trouble. Towards the oloso tho woman laughed a,b aorao romark made by tho doctor. When dotnosmerisod sho displayed great curiopity an to what had bsen done, and could hardly beliovo that tho cause of pain had boon removed. Sho walked out of tho house unasa stud and in excellent spirits.

Melbourne, May 3. At the oponing of tho A.nglic»n Assomt bly, Billarat, Bishop Thornton s*id that ho belioved ho was voicing tho sentiment of tho wliolo of the members when ho said that while they hailed with joy the reunion at hntro that was uniting, with tho original Eogli«h Church, non-pupal ot Protestant Christian bodies they would consider a union with Rorao, which would in effoot placo tho Church of Eng« on co naoro undsr tho authority of » Bishop of Rome, to bo abaolutoly ob* jectionablo, as it was hopelessly imnrao* tickle.