AUSTRALIAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 3493, 24 April 1890, Page 2

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[United Press Association,] Sidney, April 22, News has reached here that the Iroquois has arrived safely at Port Townsend, Washington Territory. She was only a few days out when her piston broke. Successive gales drove her 2500 miles to the northward, and her crew suffered great hardships from the intense cold. The damaged maohmery was temporarily repaired, but her coal was exhausted on February 15, The crew were put on short rations'until her arrival on March 11. April 28. It is estimated, that the floods at Bourse will cost the Government alone £IOO,OOO.

Melbourne, April 23. Tho Government finally decided, owing to tho shortness of time for tho collection of exhibits,' that Viotoria will not be represented at the raining exhibition to be held at the Crystal Palace in July next. Hobaot, April 22. A ciise of suspected murder is being investigated here. It appears a_ man named Beswick, and child, died three weeks ago at Campbelltown, ic being supposed from eating tinned fish. It has. now been ascertained that Sirs Beswick, shortly before their death, had purchased a quantity of "Bough on rate," ana an investigation by the pqlice proves {hat tlie''p!u!d died from arsenic poisoning, and the man from some irritant poison, An invest pn the bodies is proceeding.