INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 26

INTERCOLONIAL.

MELBOURNE, August 10. The Murray River is again flooded, and there has been considerable damage to crops. Numbers of sheep have been drowned. In the House of Representatives, in reply to a question, Mr Groom stated that the Navigation Bill contained a clause compelling vessels to carry a wireless installation for tbe purpose of giving early notice of mishaps.

August 11. A question in the Senate elicited the information that no further communication had been received or sent to Britain or Canada in connection with the "All Red " route, and that no proposals for the improvement of the Vancouver mail service were under consideration at present.

SYDNEY, August 12. The net value of the estate of the late Sir John Hay was sworn for probate at £129,000. Deceased's half-brother, Alexander Hay, gets £50,000, and bis halfsisters £10,000 each, with equal shares in the ultimate residue of the estate after all other claims are satisfied. The bequests include £1000 each to the Children's Hospital and St. Andrew's College, and £500 each to the Presbyterian Churches at Berry and North Sydney. Owing to a family bereavement the Chinese Consul-general left for China on a brief visit by tha Japanese mail steamer. The Chinees residents here were so indignant over his travelling in a Japanese vessel that they refused to see him off.

In pursuit of a policy of the concentration of criminals, 24 gaols in this State will be closed on August 16, and the buildings henceforth used as lockups.

August 13. A fall of rock at Bulahdelah killed two miners named Keel and Crockford, and injured a third.

August 14

The Government proposes to increase the endowment for the university from £10,000 to £20,000 provided the Senate establishes Schools of Agriculture and Veterinary Science.

ADELAIDE, August 11. After an all-night sitting the want-of-confidence motion was negatived by 20 votes to 19. There were only * two absentees, who paired.

BRISBANE, August 10

A fire at Barcaldine destroyed a whole block of buildings in the main street, comprising four hotels and 12 shops.

Exciting scenes were witnessed, fome of the residents escaping in their night clothes. The damage is estimated at £14,000.

August 14

A tram which was proceeding to K«am Grove missed the points and left the rails near the bottom of a somewhat steep hill. The car dashc-d away for 50 yards, and was brought up at the edge of an embankment by a telegraph pole. The car was wrecked, 'nnd a woman named Stephen* had her leg broken. Three other passengers were injured.

.August 16

An action has been commenced by Mr Unitt. engineer. against the Union Company, claimiiig £5000 damages for injuiies sustained by j-pars mpportina; ;in awning falling oh him while he was travelling by the iLnukp from BiL-bane to Canada. The company denie< allegations of negligence.

PERTH. August 12. Tbe tn-jueet on the bodies of three children nnmed Morris that were recently exhumed is exciting much interest. The children died in July, 1907. and October. 1908. The medical evidence s-ay.s that there are signs of irritant poison. Two biother? allege that a woman named Rendell, who was livin? with tham. gave spirits of salt to their dead brother to gargle his throat.

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