AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1768, 26 July 1888, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne. July 23. John Her ow attempted to murder his wife by shooting at her, and alter wards suicided. The woman is not seriously injured. It is believed the man was insane at the lime. The English foo'balh-rs met a Ballarat team on Saturday and won the game by five goals to fi .ur, July 24. Two large nuggets have just been found, one at Donnelly’s Creek, North Giposiand, weighing 386 zs, the other at Wedderburn, in The north-west of the colony, weigliit)gpß6ozs, A large number of forged notes cn English, Scottish, and Au-ira'ian banks are in circulation. An Dalian was arrested to-day when attempting to pass one. Mrs Rappiport, on a further charge of larceny, has been acquitted on the ground that she is not responsible for her actions. It has been arranged that a conference of judges from the various co'onies in connection with the exhibition, shall take place on August 3rd. Lord Knutsford has sent a cable message to (he Premier, stating that instructions havo been given to stop Chinese emigrating from Hong-Kong and the Straits Settlement, Sydney. July 23. Slight Races of arsenic have been found in tho body of tho man Andr.ws, ixlmmed for medical examination after the suspicious death of Collins, his wife’s second husband, a fortnight ago. The quantity of arsenic discovered is thought to be insufficient to lean tbe base of a charge of murder against the woman. No trace of arsenic was found in the child’s body, which was also exhumed for examina’ion. There is every reason to bdieve that Newman, Miller, and Keegan, now serving sentences for the Mount .R>nnio outrage, wore in no way connected with the ac ual crime for which they were punished,. Judge Windeyer, who tried the men, is now finally considering the whole case. July 24, The Divorce Extrusion Bill has passed the Legislative Council.

A discovery of kerosene shale has been made at Lithgow, and !ho prospects of a good field of oil are said to be splendid, In the House.of Assembly lust night a lively discussion took place on an alleged scandal recently brought to light, It was stated that the Government had. appointed as lecturer on the colony in England an nnoortificated bankrupt, upon whom the Judge had passed severe strictures. Parliament was prorogued by His Excellency the Governor at noon to-day. The House s&t ail night in order to finish the business. Brisbane, July 23, By a fire nt Mackadiha, a dwelling was destroyed and a man named Howard, the ©coupon!. with his wife and child, perished in the flames. Hobart, July 23. Tito House of Representatives has passed the Tariff Bill by a narrow majority,