AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1354, 29 September 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Mklbouknb, September 23

A. deputation from the Victorian shopkespira waited on the Government, and predated a petition containing 3003 signatures, for the repeal of a compulsory olos ng clause in the Factories and Shops Act. §

A fisherman, named J. Loreo, and.two mates, arrived" at Gabo Island in a boat, having been blown away from Morgan Inlet. They had been five days out when they made the lighthouse, and daring that time had existed on oysters. They were mrch exhausted.

I 1 the Assembly a proposal that a newspaper report of a nr eting opoi to the pre?s should be privileged was negatived. Sydney, September 25.

The speeches do ivered at the French Club by the Chief Justice sni Sir Patrick Jennings have caused a gcod deal of commeet on account of the sympathy m nifested by the speakers with the proceedings of the French in the New Hebrides, while at the same time the Agent-General in London is protecting against each action. Sir Patrick, on being questioned in the Assembly, denied that the Government hid ia any way alt rad their policy. The estimates are being passed through the Assembly but slowly, as effuts are being made to effect reductions, and as the money has already been expended, they are considered useless for this year. A Civil Service Amendment Bill has been introduced for the appointment of Royal Commission lo make necessary reduction!'. The Customs BUI passed the Council with very It tie dirsussion. It ia rumored that the Council will relegate the Cry Rail vaya plans to a relest Committee to delay the constiujtion of tho lines for an indefinite period. The Mercantile Marine Conference commenced its sittings in the Town Hall on Tuesday, Mr Storey, Vice-Chairman of the Chamber ©f G mmerce, presiding Mr E; Smith, of Howard, Smith and Sons, opened the proceedings in favor of the shipowners witl an exhaustive speech in which he treated the whole question in an able manner. Mr Burns, of Barns and Philip, Captain Hynes, of the A.S.N. Company, aud Mr Huddart, of Haddart, and Parker, followed in a similar strain. The Conference was adjourned till Monday. Alfred Reynolds the Newtiwn murderer, la to be executed on October Btn. The unemployed are again agitating. The Colonial Secretary has warned them that the Government ecanaot give remunerative work. In the case of Moir v Proctor and another, a suit brought hy the master of the barque Clifton against Proctor, Jones and Co, of Dunedin, an agreement has been arrived at. The Judge said the defendants had in his opinion, dealt moat liberally with the plaint fl Wm. Lipman, abet by Benjamin Joseph in Brisbane street, has died, and David Levy is not expected to recover. Brisbane, September 23, A great fight took place between several hundred kanak h on a plantation near Bandabery on Sunday. Several were shot, but not fatally. Spears were also freely ««ed.