AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2936, 9 May 1891, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(BY KI.IXTtIK' TKI.KIiUAI'II. —COI'VIHCHT.) MKi.iioru.ve, May 7. Tjik Hon, (ii-.o.'iiiK MoLi.a.v (chairman of the Union Steamship ('ouipauy) had tin interview with Mr J. if. L)ully, Fostma-ster-Ueneral of Victoria, yesterday, with reference to the .San Francisco mail service. The latter promised to give moral support to a protest riL'-'iin-t the existing sahemc of payment of the Anic-rican .subsidy, by v. hieh lint New ZcMawl were pi.teed in a worst; position than tin: American vessels who wove enipU"d in Tip' service. to tin; state til the public finances, -Mr Ihilly said li' 1 could not recommend the Oovern inont to yriint, a snL-idy to the line or service, The Presbyterian assembly has adopted a scheme for uniting the churches of Vietoria, Tasmania and South Australia to be called the South'-ru United <Jtturoil. The scheme i» to be su' iniUed to the various presbyteries interes ed for consideration. .Sydney, May 7. By the bursting of an ammonia cylinder lit the icewor six nan were sarioilsiy injured by the fume-, and one, named Clarke, is supposed to be tlyint;. Four horses were killed The railway icvi nm-shows a net gain of £118.(100 for the halt year. The K'uluay Conuio.-sioiiers are about to make a thoiouuh li.-t t.f airbrakes, ami only iiwail the in rival el Mr U.ith'-ram, the Loco. Sep', or ,Vw Zeal ..ml lailuaywho is expeeti d t o-duy News hy the I.»» >v.-k i'rnin Apia co-.-firms the liiatii or tlx* >an)uuu vx Kinji . Clark,who \> >.:. tpj :i ■ ' by the of an a• iilll •nt.i c> !in-;- r y.-it.-ul-iv. buccmnbed la-" mghl. the O'.lu.a ate recover iu^'. A|ii.i..\i|ii .''.'ay 7. The r It do :;■ i.■■■ > e cone- the demands o! the men out on til ike owieg to a split in i In ;r I aid..--. Hut-- i:A.m., Mav 7. it is understood that the Covernmcn' have isiiO'd orih rs lor the sltikri'o euepto be di-j. sj- il iitiiiii diately. it i J oxpculal Ihsit only a p:is-:ve rcji-lauco will be oll'eretl to this -lep by the men. It is probable that a new loan of aioul two and a-half millions « ill be placed on the market on the llih in..lint. Hoe iI.T, .May 7. Al a mei.Lii..j of the shareholders nl the Tasmaii'L.'! ritenni Xavigali' n Com~ jifiny, the proposal lor tin: salt of the company's business to the Union Steam .ship Company of New Zealand wa i adopted, Much regret, v. as expressed at the absorption of the Old company, and several sban holdeis were inclined lo form a new company.