AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3102, 2 June 1892, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

_$.—_ (l!Y EI.KCriUC TKLKGK.U'H.— COI'YKIGHT.) SyiJNKY. May :Jl. Tim steamer Archer, which has just arrived from the islands, reports that two Belgians belonging to :i trading schooner at Poi, mutinied and shot the captain and supercargo, and poisoned other members of the crew. They seized tho vessel, altered her n:i.mc, anil sailed about among tho islands. At Panape, a half-e:istc gave infurniiitiou to the Governor, and the schooner was seized, and thv Belgiatis were arrested at the point of tho bayonet, after a violent resistance. They were imprisoned, and eventually sent away, henvily chained, in a Spanish man-of-war to Manilla for trial. I\lbli;oui!\k, ilay 31. A fire broke out on tl e premises of Messrs James Service and 1!o., general merchants, of Collius-street. The. top ttoor was gutted. ;in<i the rest of the building was damaged, principally by water. The total damage is estimated at i'.JJ.OOO. The "linn is insured for £j(5,000, including the National and PhuMiix offices, £:J!)()0 each; N<:\v Zealand, £iOOO; Month British, £I.JOO. An urgent ap]i"al is b i>lll4 matle to the public to relieve distress in tlte city. In the Legislative Assembly tomorrow tlio Preiiiier will make a statement relative to tho amount of poverty existing in the city and suburbs. BiusisAXE, Juno 1. A French Tileat Preserving Company in Goinen, New C.iledonia, is imtiorting a large quantify of cattle from Queensland. Tin. , coinpiuiy has received largo contracts for tinned meats for the Froneli army, and tiiere is not sufficient cattle in Xew Caledonia to keep pace with the demand.