AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5173, 19 March 1888, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

♦ [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] ' (Received February 19, 2.10 p.m.). WHAT HAS BECOME OF IT ? Sydney, This day. Nothing has yet been heard of tho fate of ' Sir Alfred Stephens's Divorce Exteusion | Bill, which was sent Home for the Queen's 1 approval many months ago. The Telograph says underhand influences aro at work to 1 shelve it, and accuses the Church of Eng--1 land and the Legislative Council minority with attempting to excite the feeling of the 1 Home authorities against it. I CHINESE QUESTION. Melbourne, This day. The Premier is about to ask the other ■ colouios to combine to draw up a report on Chinese legislation for the benefit of Lord Salisbury. ■ QICTORIAN RAILWAYS. ". Mr Speight, in his report on the railways : of the colony, says they are worth more than the amount of the Victorian dobt, and that, } despite the damages incurred by the 4 Windsor accident, the next balance-sheet . will be a satisfactory one. * NEW STEAMER. " Tho Messageries Maritimes Company are • building a large steamer for tho Australian trade. Tho vessel will steam eighteen knots, and her tonnage will be 8500.

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