AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Samoa Weekly Herald, Volume 1, Issue 3, 10 December 1892, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, Nov. A man named Peter rentier was a charge of stabbing' his wife,, and nw|n queutly admitted to bail. He followed to Rutherglen, entered the house, her and a man named Howrig*n. Tims were dangerously wounded, their escape. Pender removed ami then set tire to the home. arrested. Domestic infelicity is tho cause of tbe trouble. ' : ''' r^9B THE SYDNEY INrANTtCTDS t'AfiJSS, HB : SYDKKT>.NoV.'af^S«| The evidence in the ;(tf4|Hn»H concluded, and the inquest has■■ "^yyJ^^Mjj at Macdonaldtown returned * manslaughter against Mr. and Mrs; 'jfjfl A pathetic scene occurred in Court the day. Mrs. Makin, after exhorting children not to cry, and imploring Go justice, fell prostrate on the floor. The in* M quest ou the bodies found at Bedfern opens H on Wednesday. These are the cases in H which it is believed the children were mur- Hi dered by puncturing their hearts. ' ,',>|l UHASTLY DISOOVEKY IN MKLBOr/RNZ. ,^ll Melbourne-, Nov. 25. ;->iffi Two human legs have been found in ft bag>/<J at Hawthorne, asuburb of Melbourne. The bag was branded "Lot I, J. Ripper." police think the legs are those of a woman, y but the medical men believe they belong to f a man. :J; Medical men are of the opinion that the; human legs found at Hawthorne were cut '•-' from the body shortly after death, and »p- -.' pear to have been hacked off below tbe knee ' .'* by some unscientilic person. The police are . not certain whether or not the a (fair is tjjM&l hoax of a medical student. u3 Nov. 2S!"'y. The police are of opinion that the Haw ' thorn mystery is something more the* a: practical joke. Medical men are of that the legs were cut off while the bodjH;j was warm. -'il "^ Nov. 3tt Twoaniw, which had been jysJwsK. ,'L the elbow, have been found te.Msl9ssott m park* wrapped up The>, GvMVu'tly, osio«b to Wj^J 1 ??? : *"°^f.raj j from which tho tegs cecentl. M ■ They present tho appearand i^ Tfal *' °»**> •< : unscientifically haoked off, and > fflT^° nai< fcr» M ' ably wounded, giving the impress^** o ** ;;£ they had been forcibly torn away. The'W»'; r &' of the hands show that the victim befaJg ■''-§* to a laboring class. The police are still with • out a clue. :'.*' Dec. I, Professor Allen has examined the human limbs found at Hawthorne. He declares they Wlonged to a person of fifty years of age, who had frequently suffered from gout, also that the limbs were cut off after death' % . by persons who did not possess special know* ledge of anatomy. Death, he believes, oc* .." p cm-rod about eight days ago. ATTEMPT TO WKH'K A TRAIN. Melbourne, Dec. 1. An unsuccessful attempt was made,to -*j wreck the Adelaide express train by placing 1 a trolly on the line. This is the second at- -.J tempt near the samo spot. MKIWANTII.B HANK o» AUSTRALIA. ) Melbourne, Dec 1. ; -.^B/ Investigation into the affairs of the Mer- > cantile Bank of Australia will, it Is expected, j|Kj )kj completed this week. If there are suf* ■/ ticient grounds for prosecution, information ' m will Ir- laid against tho directors, and ths | ] (Government will be called upon to carry on the prosecution. ACCIDENT TO SIR WILLIAM JBRVOtS, Adelaide, Deo* 1. . Sir William Jervois has been removed to a privutu hospital in town. The result of his recent accident Is that ho has temporarily; lost the use of his right arm, ►'ATAI. AIX'IUEXT TO A rVCLIHT. . MsM«triitK, Dec. 9. I Kingntoti, a well-known New Zealand (' champion cyclist, died to-day from injuriwi |i | received through a fall by a dog coltMiug S | with his bicycle. fjfi Tilt TUtALIMATUM AND hWkHI'M, '...§j Sydney, Dec % ' 1 In tho Legislative Assembly, a private Bill ,- lias been Introduced to legalise the totalis*. > tor. It also empowtre tho i*i>*tftUtfter>G*&< 1 *rsl to prevent tho promotion of swovpo I through the medium of the pom -uUivr, TttstTAtMAniuy Loan, Hoimlit, Dvo, ft | 'lite Legislative Assembly has tsuictkjbott the Increase of the proposed lean from i fl.fittO.OOO to £MOO,OOOI |t t, expected j to) be placed on toe markot tarly In the year, proltaUy below par. ntorosKp rKcnuL ARSEKAU i M ataxic Ua, Dec ft Tlk (lovermttenl will sbortly inquire Into ths feasibility of establishing a Federal »r j setiitl (or the ftMnufaotur* of all muniUent of < war. r « • ' '" THAIOA I ■» Mil i-.u ,^ Mti.tuvttKß, Dee. ft In the fomtftut departments of bwtnsss t«r ?fn.i«ii nf trails was gWMral I N ~-■!<... Im' i1....-U t«loiML4 K «ii«M»p*r*a | - " ;■ the «anie tiHHilh ■■* last year.