AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3187, 26 November 1892, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

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Sydney, November 'lb. For riotous behaviour at Broken Hill, during the recent strike. Eowan was sentenced to 18 months, McLennan to 12 months, Scroppings and Thomas to six months, Maloney to three months, and Jones and Johnson to one month, all with hard labour.

The whole of the crew of the ship, Port Glasgow, with the exception of the first mate, have been arrested for disobeying the captain's orders on the high seas. The crew have laid a serious charge against the captain before the Marine Board, but the nature of the accusation has not been allowed to transpire. Melbourne, November lb.

Iu the Legislative Assembly Sir Graham Berry announced that the deficit for the year would bo a little less than one million owing to the payments in the months of July and August b;?ing much less than was anticipated. Two human legs have been found in a bag at Hawthorne, a suburb of Melbourne. The bag was branded " Lot No. 11, J. Kipper." The police think the legs are those of a woman, but medical men believe they belong to a man. Holtind. late accountant of the 1 ore Melbourne Branch of the National Bank of Australasia, has been in-rested on a charge of embelezzluig the funds of the institution. Notice of motion has been given in the Legislative Assembly calling on the Government to investigate the recent financial trnnsaelions of Company.,) who have suspended payment Adelaide, November 26. A Bill to increase the amount of Income-tax has passed, the Low<>r House.