AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[By Electric Telekbaph—Copyright.!. Mklbouhnk, November 1. DamAf;ks have been awarded —£150 and costs—in the case Ah Foy against the Collector of Customs. At the Conference of Chambers of Commerce held in this city, resolutions were passed in favour of intercolonial free trade. The basis proposed is that of a Customs Union with uniform tariff. November 2. Messrs I'etsch, Dochling and Co., who were prosecuted for undervaluing a shipment of pianos, were acquitted. Sydney, November 1. The Bank of New South Wales lias declared a dividend of 15 per cent. In addition a bonus of 2A per cent is declared. The sentence of death passed upon the man Harris, for murdering his infant child, has been commuted to six months' imprisonment. It appears that the prisoner killed the child ill order to savo the life of the mother, who had been contiued in the bush. September 2. Arrived, Wailiora from Wellington. Sailed from Newcastle, JanetNicol, for Lyttelton. Adelaide, November ]. The South Australian Legislative Assembly has re-inserted in the Chinese Restriction Bill the 500-ton limitation. Brisbane, November 1. Tho Queensland Legislative Council have passed the Chinese Restriction Bill.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2546, 3 November 1888, Page 2
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188AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2546, 3 November 1888, Page 2
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