AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2492, 16 March 1881, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Telegraph.] [Per Wakatipu at Wellington.] NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney. March 10. On Saturday night the mutilated remains of ii' young woman were found on the suburban line near Eedmyre. Absolute identification is impossible, but from the clothing they are supposed to be those of Charlotte F. Bray, aged 17, daughter of Thomas Bray, of Barwood. A travelling crane working at the top of St. Mary’s Cathedral, in placing a heavy stone in position gave way this evening, and feel to the ground, killing one man and badly injuring another. Mr John Woods (the contractor) sold out of the “ Bulletin” as one of the proprietors two days after the verdict ot £IOOO damages for libel was returned. Hailstones, weighing three-quarters of an ounce, fell in Sydney on Tuesda} 7 . A child was swept into a sewer and drowned. Attention has been called to the packing of the police bench. VICTOEIA. During a discussion in the Assembly on Wednesday, the 9th iust., on the question that 125 miles should be the maximum distance charged by the Victorian railways for the conveyance of all descriptions of farm produce in Victoria, the Minister of Eaihvays pointed out that last year the receipts were £106,000 short of the interest. Mr F. E. Paynter, of Castlemaioe,

Victoria, on old and well-known goldfields’ solicitor, died suddenly on Feb. 25.

An action has been commenced in the Supremo-Court by Sir Charles McMahon against Highett, the teller of the Melbourne Banking Company, to recover £5600 damages for the vyrongful detention of a deposit receipt for that amount.

The Banks have restricted the maximum rate of interest on deposits to 3 per cent for twelve months and for six months.

An extensive and flourishing sheepstealing trade has been carried on at Yea for some time past. Robert B. Wylie, a fisherman has been arrested.

George Williams, a photographer tumbled otf the rails of the pleasure steamer Golden Crown, and reappeared on the other side of the paddle undamaged, and was rescued. He could not swim a stroke. Dodds owner of the Werribce flour mills has been killed, by the bursting of his boiler.

A Melbourne miller named Webb has had to pay £250, for injuries caused to a child through an escape of steam and scalding water into the street channel.