Australian.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3161, 23 March 1889, Page 2

Australian.

Melbourne March 21,

Mr E. Withell, of Brookside, Canterbury, has been awarded second prize for his patent improved differential churns exhibited at the Exhibition. March 22. Messrs H. Davies (Speaker), J. L. Dow (Minister of Agriculture), H. J. Wrixon (Attorney-General), and Sir B, O'Loghlen, have been returned unopposed.' Altogether 230 candidates, have been nominated, of which 180 are in favor of the Government. 140 have declare! themselves opposed to an increase of the stock tax. Sir William Clarke was last night instilled as grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victorian Masons. The ceremony was a most imposing spectacle. Three thousand members of tho fraternity were present, inoluding repressntatives from New Zealand. Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales, officiated as Installing Master. Sydney, March 21. A man named Bullern, a lodging-house-keeper, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of criminally outraging a female boarder. The latter, in effecting her escape from the'man, fell sixteen feet from window, but was not seriously injured. The details of the oase are of a most revolting nature,

_ Bush firea are again raging in different parts of the colony, and considerable damage is reported in several districts. ' _ March 22, Owing to depression in the copper industry, the Burroga mines have had to discharge 100 men. Hong Kong, files received by the mail give details of the wreck of tho steamer Remus. She struck on a rook two days 1 sail from Manilla, and floated off and foundered in deep water. Of 169 souls on board 42 were drowned,