AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2862, 15 November 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.)

Melbourne, November 13. Bet lying to the Government of New Zealand Mr Munro, Premier, asks Sir H. Atkinson to state what time would be most convenient to his Government for holding the Federal Convention. Mr Munro suggests March. Sydney, November 13. The following are the current quotations for the principal silver mining sharesßroken Hill Proprietary, £14; British, £3 9s; Central, £7 10s; North, £1 7s; South, £5 17s; Block XIV., £7 7s; Block X., £14 10s, Junctions, £4 4s. The medical supervisors have warned Ibbott, the Swedish faster, of the consequences of his experiment, and if he prolongs the fast ho does so without their concurrence. November 14. Tho Hetfald says that warned by the effeot produced in London by the taxation «,f companies' dividends, proposed by Queensland, the Government should feel it expoiient to eliminite from their financial programme any allusion to such a thing as a tax ou Government bond - holders, which would be suicidal to the interests of the colony. Tho Herald also condemns the proposal to reduce tho aumber of Ministers. Hoii.virr, November 13. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's E.M.s. lonic arrived here at eleven o'clock last night from Plymouth via Teneriffe and tho Cape. She sailed at three o'clock this afternoon for New Zealand. She brought 45 passengers for Australia and has 128 for Ne<v Zealand, One passenger, Mrs Young, died on the voyage out from inflammation of the lungs. ' November 14. Tho Payment of Members Bill passed through the Legislative Council by a majority of one. Under tho Bill members must attend twenty full sittings during the session to entitle them to payment. Adelaide, November 13. Queensland declines to become a party to the cable guarantee, and no reply has yet been received from Western Australia, It now remains for New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia to decide whether they will bear the additional cost.

A ballot among the members of several unions shewed that a large majority of the members were in favour of returning to work, and they also declared in favour of freedom of contract.