AUSTEALIAN.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8359, 19 December 1892, Page 5

AUSTEALIAN.

PregeAeaoolaUoa—Eloatrio Telosraph—Copyrisfa* THE BROKEN HILL UNEMPOYED. Sydney, December 17.

Sir J, W. Downer has protested against the importation of the unemployed trom Broken Hill, characterising the action of the New Soutb Wales Government as unfriendly and unprecedented. Sir George Dibba reminded Sir J. W. Downer of the vast benefits the Broken Hill mines were to South Australia, and also pointed out that many men employed there came from that colony. Hβ said that up to the present about; 300 men had been seat from Broken Hill.

THE SCAB.

Owing to the existence of scab in New Zealand and Western Auatralla-a proclamation has been issued prohibiting the importation of stock and fodder from those colonies for twelve months.

THE CBISIS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sir G. R. Dibbs states that if the Government are defeated he will aab for a dissolution. DEATH OF A PUGILIST. Stewart, pugilist, died almost immfr diately after a prize fight in which he had beeu taking part, Hia opponent Boss, has been arrested. A BRAVE BOY. Melboubne, December 17. A passenger train from Bendigo to Melbourne broke away from the engine. A boy bravely crawled along the footboard and applied the brakes in the van, thus bringing the train to a standstill.