AUSTRALIAN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9126, 10 June 1895, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SHEEP SHOW. Sydney, June 8 A large number of entries have been received by the Sheepbreeders' Association for the first show, opening on June 29th. They include all the chief New Zealand breeders, who will be strongly represented in the longwool classes. MR EDDY. The Premier hag received a communication from Mr Eddy requesting him not to bring, the question of salary before Parliament. Mr Reid supposes this to indicate that Mr Eddy will not accept a re-engage-ment. SILVER OUTPUT. The output from the Proprietary Mine last week was Oyer 200,0000_ of silver. POISONING ABORIGINALS. Three more of the aboriginals at Mount Fern, who drank a decoction supplied to them by a man named Kelly in mistake for rum have succumbed, making five victims in all. At the inquest Kelly gave evidence that he obtained the bottle from a certain shop, was intoxicated at the time, and believing the contents to be rum drank some himself, and gave the blacks a drink. He himself suffered severely from what he had drunk.

A FURIOUS GALE. . Brisbants, June 8. The warship Dart met with a furious gale on the way from Sydney to Brisbane. Captain Hewing was thrown across the de-_ and had two of his ribs broken, and one of the crew was seriously injured. CHINAMEN ATTACKED BY BLACKS. A band of blacks attacked a camp of Chinese miners in the Maytown district, and killed one and dangerously wounded another.