AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9344, 19 February 1896, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Press Association—By Telejrraph—Copyright. A SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. Sydney, February 18. Some tins of phosphorus at Belubla station became ignited, and a man named Ryan volunteered to enter the store-room and remove them. After throwing out one tin the contents oi the second leaked, and the burning fluid ran over Ryan's arm from the shoulder to the fingers. The bystanders were unable to extinguish the flames, and the man endured fearful agony till the liquid burnt itself out. A STARTLING MURDER. News from Noumea reports a startling murder in the public park. Two Europeans who were apparently asleep at the time, were decapitated with an American axe. The assailant is unknown. THREE SISTERS DROWNED. Three sisters named Ilsley were drowned while bathing at Euston. MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A MOTHER. Melbourne, February 18. On the strength of the medical evidence, the jury found Mrs Moylans (who made a murderous attack on her children, from which one of them died) to be insane, and she has been detained in a Lunatic Asylum. THE DEAN CONSPIRACY CASE. Meagher's appeal in the Dean conspiracy charges will be argued on the 28th inst, ALLISON SMITH-SYME CASE. The argument in the Allison SmithI Syme appeal case is concluded. The ! decision was reserved. HOT WEATHER. Adelaide, February 18. ' Yesterday was the hottest day on i record for February, the thermometer registering 110.9.

DEATH FKOM HEAT APOPLEXY.

Mr Peacock, ex-Mayor, and one of the most influential men in the colony, died of heat apoplexy.

QUEENSLAND CYCLONE AND FLOODS.

Brisbane, February 18.

Many of the vessels which foundered during the cyclone at Townsville have floated, including the steamer Alexander.

The floods at Rockhampton have caused serious damage to the navigable portion of the river. There has been a great erosion of the banks, and the Satellite channel is a third wider than it was before.

DISCOVERY OF TIN.

Hobart, February 18. A rich lode of tin has been discovered at a town called Gould's Country, 172 miles from here.