AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Issue 2690, 2 September 1887, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Three young men, of the larrikin .type, brutally.outraged a/.women said, to be of loose character; named Longbridge.-fj at Port Melbourne.- .The tmfferer, who was found lying;unconscious, is in a ctiti«4.st#'. Three arrests have beea madeV'' .', !'•>■.>}• >* ■ ■" • . ,; At? ;Außtraliatfßepublican.t)nion has beeii' foriued in Sydney, haviug for its objoctß'. the abolftiOn. of all titular distinctions among;, Colonists, which have the effect of establishing' tij£>tious standards, of merit, and toenifirage Australian talent, and build t|r » fojEirated Australian republic. l .';' , • TKe conflict between the SheaVer's .. Union and the aju'ittera in New South Wales continues." It is,considered' in ,some, quarters that! tho action,of the ■ shearers'will ultimately result in their ' owaiufilijy.aodlosß., as a great many learners are finding places; and stronubus efforts will be made- to get':.Wol- . Bely's Blkep shearing, macbioo, into general use by next season.... A miner uauiedMill has beenfouud ' drowned iu a shaft at Congo* Now 1 South Wales, with a bag of stones '-. foiuid attached to bis neck,' He .left 1 a uote saying bo was summoned; for usiug obscene language, and 'could npft ■ bring himself to ..appear, \"3P ' An old . woman named Bridget 1 Lynch, a resident of Carlton, Mel- ' bourne, died from injuries which she ' stated were inflicted by her nephew, 1 aged 29, who was exasperated at her 1 ■tedisai'to give him money with 5 to buy drink.' ;. m' 1 ','.PrSteevons,' : of Greetan, has oeen ' arrested for manslaughter./ A bailiff 1 went with the.doctor'a landlord to levy for rent due, and it is alleged that the J medico rode'over the bailiff, breaking his leg and causing other injuries, s which proved'fatal, At the inquest 1 the jury found'that the injurioß were ! accidentally received, but notwithstandj ing this the doctor was arrested. ■ •'. Tbemarket gardeners of Moorabin--0 ahire, Victoria,.at a public meeting, attended by 500 people, passed a reifolutioti to the effect that the Chinese poll-tax should he increased to £IOO . per head,, with an additional, tax-iof r £lO a year;' Tho Rev Mr Caflynmade a proposal, which would have the efl6c|j 1 of boycottiug the Chinese, aud th® y suggestion met with great favour. .