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MELBOURNE. (No date.) .Amongst the first measures next session will be bills to amend the land laws, and provide further railway extension. Bcntly, late manager, and Hughes, late-accountant of the Bank of New Foutli Wales at Becchwortli, have been committed for trial on several charges of misappropriation of bank money. The police made a raid on the Cairo Hotel, Geelong, at cue o’clock on Sunday morning'', and captured fifteen young men gambling. Eight were lined £5 cadi, and tin; landlord summoned for £2O. W. B. Gresham, ship chandler, Sandridge, left with two men in a skiff to visit a ship in the bay, and have not since been heard of; but the skiff and oars have been washed ashore. Supposed tli at all three are drowned. Joseph Prior, carpenter, Carlton, has been arrested for the murder of his wife by strychnine. A correspondent in the “ Argus ” writes, in reference to a statement made by Mr Angus McDonald, that ho knew three men at Launceston in 185(5 and 18~>7 who were Arthur Orton, Roger Tlchbournc, and the third called .Happy Jack. The Northumberland arrived on the loth. SYDNEY. (No date.) The second reading of the Land Bill was carried by a large ma jority. Tbe King of Tonga intends quarantining all vessels, in consequence of the measles at Fiji. James Rossiter, merchant, lias assigned his estate for £17,000 ; assets, £7,500. The Chcsert sailed from Sydney with New Guinea Scientific Expedition. lullux of Chinese, to Palmer continues. The Premier made a very favourable reply to a deputation, consisting of Dr Lang and others, urging the annexation of New Guinea by the Imperial Government ; and promised to consult his colleagues with a view to representing it to the Home Government. BRISBANE. T. and J. Skinner have failed. Liabilities, £87,000; assets, £IB,OOO. At Maekay, a man returning home found his wife drunk, and boat her till she died. He Hum surrendered to Use police. ADELAIDE. Tailors’ strike si ill continues. Gothenburg fund closed at £O,IOO. "Wheat steady at Is Id.
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Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 13, 26 May 1875, Page 2
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