AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2398, 13 September 1892, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne. Sept. 7. Hatton, a Williamstown auctioneer,has absconded, leaving debts amounting to upwards of £20,000. The Treasurer’s receipts for the first two months of the current financial year decreased by £lBl,lOO, compared with the corresponding period in 1891. Brisbane, Sept. 0. Owing to a difficulty whereby certain judges are debarred from hearing an appeal case, a short Bill has passed all stages in the Legislative Assembly to permit a Judge of a neighbouring colony to sit on the Bench. The measure is framed in a Federal spirit, and is of general application, so that any Australian Judgo may act. Sir S. Griffiths, Premier, in supporting the Bill, expressed a wish that other colonies would legislate in a similar direction. Sydney, Sept. 11, The Ten Mile Amateur Bicycling Chamnionship was won by Hodgkinson, with Kerr second. Time—29miu 12sec., which is a record in New South Wales. The One Mile Championship was won by McKinney, in 2min 58ppo.

Sir H, Parkos declines to accept tlio apology made by the Evening News for stating that he had offered to return from, politics for a consideration, believed that he will claim £1.0,05) images and give everytirpig j\e may get to charities,

Perth, Aug. 11. With regard to the London cablegram stating that the crew of the barque Windermere, hound from Glasgow to Froemanile, bad broken out in mutiny and murdered the captain, the vessel has now arrived at Freomantle, It appears that the captain died on the voyage, and the fact was signalled to a passing Italian vessel, which, it is misread the signals,