INTERCOLONIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 7360, 4 November 1887, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

[By Electric Telbabaph—Copyrioht.] [RkOTKB's TBLEfllttWS.] THE COLLISION AT WILLIAMSTOWN. MELBOURNE, November 3. (Revived November 3,1887, at 10 25 p.m.)' The occupant of the steam launch injured yesterday in the collision of Williamstown has succumbed to the injuries received.

PROTECTION TO FARMERS. MELBOURNE', November 3. (Uoceived November 4,1887, atl.2po'm.) ' A deputation from the Farmers' Oonfcreuoe watted on the Premier (Mr (fillies) to-day relative to protecting the agricultural stock-raising interests of Victoria. Mr Gillies informed the deputation that he would lay the matter before his colleagues, but feared »ome of the proposals could not be entertained. MINISTERIAL DIFFERENCES. SYDNEY, November 4. (Received November i, IM, at 1,?0 p.m.) Serious differences are reported to'have arisen fretween Premier F>rkes and Mr Sutherland, Minister tf regarding tfte construction of locomotives, jfche Premier fyeipg in favor of the work being done ou£B j(Je qf jihp Goyepipent workshops. the new south" Wales railway commissioners. SYDNEY, November 4. Mr C. A. Ooodchap will probably be appointed ehiei of $ 3 Commissioners for New South Wales. AN ALL-NIGHT SITTING, BRISBANE, November 4. There was an all - night sitting of the Assembly fast night owing to the stonewalling tactics of. tije ftpgoejfjpn. MORE PROTECTION WANTEp. MELBOURNE, November 4. (Received November 4,1887, at 2.30 p.m )

A deputation from the Farmers' Conference waited on Premier Gpljes yesterday, and asked that a duty of 25 per cent, be imposed upon all stock imported into the Colony; that 3s duty be put upon all imported barley, wheat, oats, peas, and lb on butter, pheese, and hams. Premier Gillies, in promising to lay the views of the Conference before his colleagues, eaid that Government had already promised to submit to Parliament next session a proposal for a revision of the existing Tariff by which the .hjttereots of the farmers would receive serious cous'ieratiofl. ' ' POSTAL CONFERENCE, MELBOURNE, November 4. There is every probability of the Conference to be held in London on Wednesday between the Agents-General and the Chancellor of the Exchequer and PostmasterGeneral resulting in ft final settlement of the dispute.