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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 19 July 1890, Page 2

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Sydney, July ; 17. Eight million aoreß of leasehold areas, formerly devoted to, pastoral purposes, which have fallen in, have been offered for selection." ■ Tho rush of applicants was so great as to necessitate balloting in nearly every case. ■ ~ Newcastle, July 17. A clerli named Heaton was knocked down by a coal tram to-day, and cut to pieces, dying almost immediately.: Sydsey, July 18.

. The illness of Mr. T. \V, Best, the organist, has delayed the official opening of the grand organ of the; Centennial Hall. The ceremony will probably take place during- the second week in August. Several sailing vessels from New Zealand, to Sydney are reported as overdue. ' ■ • .

Brisbane, July 18. In the House of Assembly the Bill introduced by a private member providing for triennial Parliaments has been read a second time. • ; • The captain of the barque Zodiac, bis wife andtwo daughters, Miss Brown (a passenger) and six of the ill-fated vessel's crew, have landed here from tho rescuing steamer. The captain reports that the Zodiac had a terrible passage and states that there was nine feet of water in the hold when the vessel was abandoned, notwithstanding that the crew were pumping for 24 hours. On the night before she commenced to 'settle

lown she was running before a heavy jale and Camden Haven hove. in

sight at daylight. The. deok cargo wa3 jettisoned and the: - decks swept of everything before, the. vessel was abandoned,

■'Adelaide, July 18. The outcome of the agitation of the Ministers' Association for rights of citizenship has been that a motion was carried in the House of Assembly allowing ministers of religion to hold seats on municipal Councils. The proposal to allow women to become members of the same bodies wag* rejected, . .. : Melbourne, July 18. Pierre Dourre, a French conviot undergoing solitary confinement ■ in Pentridge, became despondent and hanged himself iii a cell.