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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 22, 11 April 1890, Page 3

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London, April 6. In the course of a speech, Sir T. Esmonde, one of the Irish delegates to the colonies, said that the Melbourne Argus and Age were the only two papers in Australia opposed to Home Rule for Ireland. In his letter to the Morning Post on the Irish Land Purchase Bill, Lord Randolph Churchill declares that if it passes into law it will involve a loss of £20,000,000, while the loss entailed under the Ashbourne Holding Act, 1888, would be only £9,000,000. He considers the security to be given unworthy of trust, and that the scheme of Mr Gladstone is much superior to the proposal under consideration. Two thousand masters in England have conceded to the bootmakers their demands. Melbourne, April 8. The influenza is making rapid strides through the colony. The Exhibition building was crowded last hear a debate on freetrade and protection between Henry George and W. A. Trenwith, M.L.a. for Richmond. Owing to his being a stranger to this country Mr George was compelled to dwell on general principle, and could not give a local coloring to his arguments, while Mr Trenwith persisted in dealing with local instances. At the conclusion of the debate the opinion of the audience appeared to he eveniy divided. Sydney, April 7.

An extensive hank note forgery plant has been discovered at Waterloo, a suburb of Sydney. A man named Steel has been arrested, and nearly 500 forged notes were found on the premises. The floods at Walgettare the highest since 1864. There are only four houses in town high and dry. The inhabitants are taking refuge in public buildings. April 8.

The township of Bourke, situated on the southern bank of the Darling river, 603 miles N.W. of Sydney is in a dangerous position, owing to heavy floods. It is now an island with miles of water round it.