AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1719, 3 April 1888, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Mblbournb, March 29.

A deputation asked the Premier to reduce graiu freights 50 per cent to temporarily relieve farmers suffering from low prices, The deputation urged

that the estimated loss of £IOO,OOO could be recouped the railways from general revenue. Mr Gillies, in reply to the deputation, said Parliament would have to decide such an important matter,

The estimated outlay in connection with the Exhibition is £217,000, nearly £30,000 being for the electric light. The net proceeds will not exceed £IOO,OOO. A decision delivered by the Appeal Court on the appeal of one of the female teachers, involves that provision most be made by the Education Department to pay from £IO,OOO to £15,000 accumulated increment salaries, principally those due to females.

March 80,

The five men in custody on the charge of taking part in the recent fatal prize fight, pleaded gnilty. The Crown Prosecutor stated that the fight was a fair one, and the Judge released the men on their entering into recognisances to come up for judgment when called upon. The Opera House had a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire last night. The hotel adjoining the theatre caught fire, but fortunately the flames were extinguished before serious damage was done, although it was not without great trouble that the brigade subdued what at one. time looked »s if it would result iu a serious conflagration, March 31.

The revenue fur the quarter ending to-day for the first time in the history of the colony excoads £20,000.000. A large surplus is expected. The Railways, Customs, and Stamps show a large increase.

The Premier is asking the Premiers of the other colonies to join in urging the Imperial Government to conclude with China a similar treaty to that recently announced as having been concluded between the United States and China, and forbidding Chinese laborers in the United States. Sydney. March 29.

Several new lodes have been discovered in Tuena silver district; 500 are now on the ground, and the field is daily increasing in importance.

A deputation from the anti-Chinese meeting h-!d on Tuesday night waited on the Premier yesterday, afternoon, and laid before him the resolutions passed by the meeting. In reply to the deputation, Sir Henry Parkos said the Government aimed at the practical prohibition of Chinese emigration to New South Wales. The whole question, said the Premier, would shortly be submitted to the consideration of Parliament,

March 80.

Sailed—Tarawera, for Auckland. Mr Bernard C. Molloy, M.P. for Berry, King’s County, is a passenger by her. A gatekeeper on the Parramatta Railway line, in attempting to save the life of a little girl who bad wandered on the line, was run over and killed, A serious outbreak of typhoid fever has taken place at the Broken Hill silver mines.

The books and vouchers which were missing from the municipal offices have been discovered in the storeroom of the Town Hall.

March 31. Arrived—H.M.B, Nelson and Opal, from New Zealand, The Minister of Public Worka intends to effect radical reforms in the working of the railway department. Recent investigation ef the working department shows that a great waste of money bad been going on.

April 1.

Some excitement has been caused by the announcement that a case of smallpox had broken out near the city. It appears that a two-year-old child of Mr Allen Lakeman, M.L.A. for Belronald, who resides at Manly, nine miles north of here, has been attacked with the dreadful disease. The case was reported on Saturday' night, and steps were at once taken to have the family removed into quarantine and the house disinfected. The health anthoritieg are, in consequence of the outbreak, refusing to issue clean bills of clearance to vessels leaving the port, Adblaida, March 80.

Owing to the presence ot the Hessian fly in New Zealand, the local Agricultural Society are urging the Government to prohibit the importation of hay from there into this colony. Bbisbake, March 29.

Sir Samuel Griffiths said he would urge the members of bis Government to bring pressure to bear on the Chinese Government to discourage, and if possible, forbid emigration to Australia, The population of tbs colony at tbs time of the last census returns was 867,000,

Hobart, March 31. Arrived—Manapouri, from New Zealand.

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