AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2916, 24 March 1891, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(BY ELKCTRIC TELKGRAI'H—COI'VKIUHT.) Mi'.likhjkxj;, March TnE Railway Commissioners have taken a firm stand as to their position, and decline to allow the Government to interfere with their management of the lines, unless they can demonstrate that good results can be achieved. As the Commissioners are acting within their rights, the Government is at a loss what course to pursue. March '-'3. The body of a 111:111 lias lic'ii found lit Wendoui'oe. and it is _ evidently a caso of suicide by drowning. In one the deceased's pockets' was found a note, ..signed, Henry Jjcach, Inuaru, New Zealand. ' AnEi,.ul»B, March 'Jo. The embargo on horses trom est Australia, has been removed. Perth. March 2:;. Sir \Y. Kobioson. Governor. is about to ..visit England on three months" leave. During his absence Sir J. G. Lcst.ru, Speaker, will net iu the capaeitv of Governor. Svunkv, March 2'_\

Joseph. K. I'mdley, defaulting manager of tho Devonshire-street brauch of the English. Scottish mid Australian ('■lisirtered Bank, hits confessed his guilt, and states that he has lost over £14,000 in skating nnk speculations. Joseph "Wat(Thous r \ a-ccouutant u'iho Commercial Bank, has levanted. His defalcations are said to uuiuuut to X 7.000. . . _ , A. mail named Gny. living at Brookstou, near Wullsuud, murdered hits brother-in-law, named Stubbs, hist uight. It appears that had interfered with a domestic dispute in •which .Gay wan engaged, when the latter irew a revolver and t>hot him through the liead, death being instantaneous. .March 2.<. A large .jauntily of wreckage, evidently part of a timber ladeu bai'jue has been "wished ashore at Crescent Heads near Dcniy.sey. in the 31aoLean district. The wri ckuge has not yet been identified.