AUSTRALIA.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE WEATHER. SYDNEY, September 1. General rain has fallen. All the colonies have participated, and the crop prospects are highly promising. There is a rough sea on the coast, necessitating the shipping seeking shelter. THE GREATER BRITAIN EXHIBITION. MELBOURNE, September 1. The Premier has advised the AgentGeneral to secure 25,000 feet of space at the Greater Britain Exhibition. SUPPOSED MURDER. The body of a well-dressed man, covered with blankets, has been found in the bush near Bendigo. He had been dead several months. A number of heavy tin slugs were embedded in the head, and similar slugs were found surrounding the trees. There were indications that he was shot while sleeping. MURDER AND SUICIDE. PERTH, September 1. A Japanese kitcuen-man, at Kanowna, shot and killed a country-woman, and then blew out his brains. The woman had refused to accompany him to Kalgoorlie. Jealousy is supposed to be the cause.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 10131, 2 September 1898, Page 5
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