AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5617, 19 September 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Z * ~ '-' [Br T%_____t___ [Per as. Waihora, at the Bluff."} MELBOURNE, September 11. The end of November is tiie time fixed to holding the Federal Convention. Representatives from the whole of the colonies - wiU meet in Sydney to discuss the ques- .' ttoas bearing directly on federation and the annexation of New Guinea and other Pacific isles. The number of delegates is not yet fixed. Victoria, New South Wales n_d Queensland are favorable to sending four each, whilst New Zealand, Tasmania and South Australia are disposed to limit "~ 4_e number to two. a Fiji has been invited - to jam the Convention, and Western Aus--1 truia wiU send one delegate. ~ Mr A. M. Garland, President of the Natfcffl-l Woolgrowers* Asßociation in they -y United States, is now on a visit to New , Sooth Wales, with the view of establishing suae intimate business relations in the " colony for the society he represents. A curious case is reported. A man . named Ernest Wood was found in a helphas state at the corner of Campbell street. - He states he was kicked by a man un- . - known in toe stomach, and knocked down, - and a Squid was poured into his mouth and eyes, depriving him of his senses. TTip body shows marks of violence, and he has - IK- yet recovered speech. V A boiler explosion took place at Moon's - sawmills on Monday morning. Two men were killed, and the boiler was carriedfifty yards.

SYDNEY. New has been received that the French - w*r*Bte___* Bruat has recovered the remama of the wreck ef the Le Pe- _ rinse expedition. The Bruat brought to JbottSa three canons and three anchors. A public demonstration ' took place at *"" t-e"weeption of the relics, which wUl.be sent&Jxsneei ''- _ M __J_ t _. ma^ ier ~ ai rf____ra, repeal- being a witheSof a curious s Y-atmospheric phenomenon oh - the. SO—i. ' * 'The weather was thick and dirty, when a [YcV- -sight Ught burst forth and iUuminated ' sky for some seconds. "After disaps ,-;. gearing the sky became red, and continued &,» for ten minutes.

The Australian Steam Navigation Co.'s ,-,._ ;stnxc_-on a rock in the River : '-'• /IKtrioy, and knocked a hole in herfore- .' JI?? 1 ?!*' The water ignited a quantity of " "■* nine,but the fire' was extinguished. The <?. -T vessel has since been beached. ADELAIDE, September 11. At a public -meeting in connection with YYdfla __Mr question, it was resolved to ask _ x tiie Treasurer to increase the duties on "-"tresis'the* can be manufactured in the . imd.to reduce them on goods tlat ~ Q-SftOfiT _ The" Directors of the Adelaide Tramway Company report that over two millions and -a half of people travelled on their lines Y-4mringtoe past year. Robinson, speaking in Ade- . !___ on Friday, referred to the annexation said, if the Home Government 4i& not immediately approve the action of .-. .the octanes, the latter ought not to take __?"2^__^ ie Government must consider , taemtereais of the empire as a whole. Knerj-Ogto federation, he said he was a wof|!|Wsfceof the movement,bnt con,*!»s*d they should not try for too much. ~ Dot advocate the complete - feuo-t&m of the colonies, similar toCanads. necessary for the good of the «tMaeß that their individuality should be awtauyed. He wanted to see the colonies ..mute in joint action, enabling them to 2 e *V_i l . authority when making known t_mrfee_ngß upon such questions as fedentwn.

J^Y- 1 BRISBANE, lne latest returns from eight electorates »!SB«ae the majority of tho Opposition. It anew believed that Mr Griffiths wDI have v f:*B'*d'*ork_ig majority. - -Per %s. Wohrarapa, at Auckland..} _?-,__' 1 MELBOURNE, September 13. fire occurred in a wooden >__? ** Vorro, occupied by Wm, **»*"• A squatter and five chUdren were *__-* to death in half an hour. The whole 'pJaee was reduced to ashes. named Mary O'Mara, ,*»» amteßfeusry disappeared. ran <* of the house in Her nightdress, and has -**____ been heard of. J^^ffif Bo j*mi»l diatfllers are raising strong * «9nUuj_p.to Mr Miram's proposal emtoAedm the draft tariff report. __\__% w buildihg for the English and " v*_lf§« Ba * k » ab °ut *» oe erected in at a cost of 430,000. -' **M said that the office of Inspector of S to 1* offered to Captain Maaesvßle, who wUI shortly be reUeved of his ■^position. y- i_u2^_l_^ °* *h e Educotion Commis-~-'2fj 18a&r Bhoiira a decrease ±a the '^S :daacfrof chUdren of over eight thou- % 5 81 .* 8 compared with the previous year. _gfq a a .reasons are assigned, including ™"«w stefcness and a greater with- "" ' __sH£* Rowan Cotholic chUdren to their . SYDNEY, September 13. *Je Minister of Works, with a view of impetus to coloniol industries, SLzf?* 6 " to tor. tenders in the 1600tonsof costings reg™*«nthe construction of ironroUway _£j"gf and hifluential deputation of the «w«a__s. «annm_ity, accompanied by ■»*«■ of Porlioment, urged "'wlaa*. Government the incre-w of J?*?*!® accommodation and to extend into the city. The scheme I ™ B * oo the proposed -t_SLw nonno,lßtfa * t^he Premiered ' .-V?* Tery c_reful consia_rati_n. -• 2Z^ T ' I^ ased in favor of L "* V> September 13. -*-YS--." l^ ______\___s* 3L >»?» «Augu^ % waded aome iriandei»7and . ** mi dtj C_pt_in Smith irtTfi

ashore, and was attacked by the no! iris. The second mate, a seaman, and the Go~ agent Were terribly mutilated, wn* "iraa-and W© islanders were also j killed. The remainder saved themselvesby swimming half a mile to the vessel. <