AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5204, 26 April 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[pee press -association.—coraßHJHT.] (Received April 25, 10.20 p.m.) N.Z. INSURANCES. Sydnky. April 25. Tho risks held by Now Zealand offices on the premises and stock of Messrs Barlow Bros., which were seriously damaged by firo last night are—New Zealand office, £1700 ; South British, £1000. The official statements show the extent of damage to be £7500. ATTEMPTED STRANGULATION. Smith, the princip.il witness in tho Mount liomsio outrage, while in Bathurst gaol awaiting sentonco on a charge of arson of which ho had been convicted, came face to with Donellan, a youth concerned in the Rennie outrage, but- who.se sentence of death had been commuted. The latter rushed Smith and attempted to strangle him. The gaol warders overpowered Donellan, and removed Smith to a placo of safety. • NORFOLK ISLAND. His Excellency the Governor Lord! Carrington, accompanied by Lady Car- w rington, loft to-day in H.H.S. Nelson on J an official visit to Norfolk Island. HisExcellency will return in about three weeks CONDEMNED AMMUNITION. A large proportion of the ammunition imported from England for use in tho heavy guns placed in the batteries at the heads has been condemned by the Military Board. ' A BIG NUGGET. Melbourne, April >m A miner fossicking at Wedderburn," a mimng town situated on Korong creek Ufi miles north-west of here, unearthed a nireet weighing 54 ounces. "fcfaec STORMY MEETING. At a stormy meeting of tho.Secularists* Association Mr Joseph Symes reproached in dynuuuto. purcaa&eSEVERE DROUGHT. . Adelaide, Auril *»ff ■msmm POOR SUGAR YIELD. T , BniSBANK, April 25