AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4772, 23 November 1886, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

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Sydney, November 18.

The defence of the Government has been entrusted to Mr Dibbs, who has addressed meetings at Queanbeyan and Cooma. Referring to tho agitation for a dissolution, he admitted the Governor had power to dissolve, but referred to tho petitioners as a small and insignificant section of the community. Generally his defence of the Government was not so strong. A terrible tragedy was enacted at Newtown on the night of the 15th. A young man, 2t years old, named Arthur Blythe, teacher of mathematics in Newington College, deliberately cut tho throat of his wife and then his own. Both died almost instantaneously. No direct cause is assigned, but it is stated they had lived unhappily for some time. The weather continues favorable, and a good season is anticipated. The unemployed are now mostly provided for. Brisbane. In Queensland it is reported that tho death of Mr Andrew Goldie, the New Guinea explorer, is untruo. Attention has been called in the Assembly to the lack of administration in regard to New Guinea, and tho recent atrocities committed on the coast and adjacent Islands. Mr Dickson, on behalf of the Government, stated the Government were in no wise to blamo for tho delay which had occurred. Ho stated urgent and repeated representations had been made for tho settlement of New Guinea, and a pressing request was also made by the Admiral of the Australian station to take action on the arrival of the steamship Corea from the Now Hebrides. It is stated tho Corea visited the Port Sandwich Islands of Malicolo, and Havannah Harbor in Island of Sandwich, in each of which places French military stations have been established, with a force at each place numbering about 100 men. Any idea of leaving tho Now Hebrides is regarded by the Frenchmen with amusement and laughter. Captain City, of Melbourne, with the Hon. H. Lyttelton, claim to have discovered Captain Cook's cairn, erected during his visit to the Endeavor river. The cairn was found on a hill 1000 feet above the sea level.