MELBOURNE.
(Peb s.s. Albion at the Bitjff.)
The Tictorian Ship Owners Association complain bow very miserable the shipping trade daring the last three years has ieen. The Victorian-owned shipping has decreased eijjht thousand tons, and the balance of the Foreign shipping trade is now in favor of Sydney to tho extent of over 300,000 tons. Thomas Webb, a lad of 15, accidentally hanged himself at Sandhurst while performing gymnasium exercises.
KEW SOUTH WALES. Parliament meets for business on October 28. The Chamber of Commerce will ssked Cr. C. Levy to promote the construction of the" PaciHc cable during bis visit to America. Tho Chief Justice is suffering from heart disease and i 3 scarcely likely to again sit on Cue Bench. While a crane wai lifting timber at .Sydney, a log fell, seriously injuring ifiree mcD, nr.d killing another. |A farmer'at'Tawita reports finding .tUirtmouds worth a fabulous amount.
ffhe Legislative Council rejected a proposal to copiribati j£2,000 towards a Cotonml Museum in London.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3357, 25 September 1879, Page 3
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163MELBOURNE. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3357, 25 September 1879, Page 3
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