AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2945, 30 May 1891, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(rv Kt,iiCTfUi,"riii,!:i;!: M'.'t—c:)i'i'!iii:uT). Sviinr.v. May -SA .MAN' named Austin was murdered 1 y a m i<lm ui linn' 1 kmn ji, near Walgett. Kemp was afterwards shot dead by Murray, an adjoining settler. Uioken I Till Proprietary, €10 IS* ; Uiitiah, .£2 17) 11 1; C' itrai, 1!>*: South. C,"> mm ; Block 11. Lli 19s ; P.lock 10, £1 1 l.i-* : .Junctions, t/i 10i li'l. 11l till! lI'JHSO last night, Sir Henry I'arkcs saiil lit: proposed to proceed with the 1 Jill for the abolition of plural voting before dealing wtli the Federation proposals, and several member* of the Opposition, who supported him in the latter question, deelarcd that they were disgusted with him because of his action. The feeling in political circles is that the fate of the Ministry is scaled. The no-confidence debate is still proceeding, but it is likely to come to an end to-night, There has been an output ot exceedingly rich ore nt the Broken Hill Consols initio, exceeding anything ever known in the past, between last Saturday afternoon and Monday morning one ton of solitl native silver was unearthed. Thiis believed to be the richest lind ever known, May £!). The Te Kapo fioni Wellington arrived In the Harbour late last night, and anchored oil' tin; quarantine station. She had One case of measles on board but was released after being confined for two hours at the quarantine ground. The want of confidence debate was somewhat dramatically brought to a close at midnight. On a division being taken the ayes were Go and the noes 133 and the Speaker giving his casting vote in favour of the Government, declared Mr Dibbs' vote of censure lost. The House adjourned until Tuesday. Melbourne, May 2S, Mr 0. S. Dully, Postmaster-General, has decided that it is undesirable to establish a penny postage for Victoria. It is stated that New Zealand favours an intercolonial penny postage. Though the statement lacks official confirmation, it is said the Admiralty upholds Hear Admiral Lord Charles Scott's contention that under the title of " His Kxeellency " he takes precedence of the Governors of Australian colonics, except the Governor of the colony in which he happens to be. May "-'J. The nautical enquiry into the circumRtances connected with the loss of the ship Craigburn lias been concluded. The Court found that the disaster was due to the captain and mate being incapable through liquor. The pilot was exonerated from all blame. Adelaide, May *2S. Th n executive have decided that the head of the Government shall in future be known as the Prime Minister. This is the result of a decision arrived at at the conference of Premiers ol the respective colonies held in Sydney during the sitting of the I'Yderal Convention.