AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5225, 21 May 1888, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

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(Received May 21, 1.10 p.m.) . SHIPPING. Newcastle, This day. Saiiul—Schooner Look-ont for Auokland. Melbourne, This day. Arrival—Barque Pet from the Bl iff ; sc'nooner St. KilUa from Greymouth. CHINESE QUESTION. The Executive Council have agreed that i. by reason of the influx* of Chinese tho lumbers inciraso too rapidly in particular dslricts thcGovornor-itt-Council may order thir removal to other parts of the colony. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Ayouth named William O'Brien has been sen tucod to death for robbing and wounding the .lato Collector at Oakleigh. BRITALAND COWARDLY MURDER. A «wardly murder was perpetrated near Ingleood on Saturday. It appears that a numbt of men were proceeding along the t° k M ' en a known criminal named John lillon jumped out of the scrub, and struck me Coghill a terrific blow on the head, tilling hj m on the spot. Dillon immedfcely mado off into the scrub again, but wasubsequently caught and arrested. MINING FRAUD. Adelaide, This day. A frauhas been discovered in connection with thoiouth Australian Central Broken Hill Silvt Mining Company. The promoter of , c company stated that tho reef to be opcted on was twenty feet thick, but upon tamination of tho reef by tho directors th discovered there was not tho slightest tra. 0 f silver iv the reef. Monies alreadyppaino n &0-) win be reU , rn ed. Iho shnrchcers and promoter will probably be proved'for fraud.