AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1721, 7 April 1888, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, April 4,

His Excellency the Governor was accidentally ridden down and thrown at the review on Monday. It w»s at first supposed that he was not seriously hurt, but u has since bepo discovered that o rib was broken, It will bs a fortnight before he will be able to get shout. A parly of five men left Melbourne on Friday on a fishing excursion. The body of one has been found drowned, bat nothing has been seen of the rest. An Imperial despatch offer? the services of Sir Evelyn Wood to inspect, the colonial forces, if expends be guaranteed. Mr' Giilies hesitates as to accepting the offei' since Sir Henry Parkes refused. April 5.

Mr.« Rose, wife of Dr ftos<», M. 8., M.L.A., for North Melbourne, has instituted proceedings in the Divorce Court against her husband, alleging adultery o.i the part of Dr Rose with a Mrs Weeding, and a girl belonging ?o ibe church ivhere Dr RO6G preached. The iatter w'os corespondent in the ; .1 • i.ioo, Weeding versus Weeding, some time eg", In that case the jury returned s verdict in favor of the petitioner, but fhe judge refused to gfiint a decree, on the ground that by cruelty he had driven his wife to misconduct with the corespondent.

'JYie Farmers' Protection Association demand that they should be placed on an equal footing with trade and industrial associations. A series of resole'ions were parsed, favoring single electorates ; bounty on wheat exports ; that 25 per cent, duty should he imposed on imported grain ; protection aKainsi: adulteration and imitation ; and that 25 per cent, should be imposed on all imported stock.

The Austrian authorities send an exr>ert to the Melbourne Exhibition to report on the education court and the education system adopted by Victoria, Efforts will be made to gat other nations to follow the example.

The night watchman &t the Princess Theatre last night discovers > a burglar at the door of the strong room, lie fired on the man, but missed him, and burglar escaped, The safe conained s large sum of money, .Numerous bur glaries have been reported lately ; they are apparently the work of an organised

Arrived—H.M.S. Thalia, with relief crews tor the Australian squadron, Sydney, April 4, Arrived—Wakatipu, from We.lington.

Arrived —PuM.S. Alameda, from Auckland,

Fire trains are now running daily to the Barrier, uear the Broken Hill mines. Labor is unprocurable there, and it is suggested that the Government should send the unemployed from the National Park to Broken Bill. The outcome of the threatened reduction of masons' wages 13 » victory for the workmen, the employers having given way.

April 5. Sailed—Te Anau, for Auckland. Arrived—Syren, brig, from Auckland. The Government deny that there is any truth in the statement made by the Daily Telegraph this morning to the effect that Sir S«ul Samuel h»d resigned the Agent-Generalship. April 6, In the Assembly last night, the Lund Bill pabsed its second reading by 56 to 33. .Adelaide, April 5. Major-General JJownes has sent u report to Government on the defences of the colony. (1« st;< ; es that Adelaide is tiie only vulnerable point in Australia. The iH'fonees of Victoria he mentions iu'i; particularly ;ff cw've. BiusBANE: April 5. Pntii:!!ti.-tit. is iii%feo Vvtii. I'he eliCtiiiin take place between May 5-1) and •25th. A vigorous Anti-Chinese crusiide is going ou.