INTERCOLONIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 7651, 29 June 1888, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

[By Elkoteio Telegraph. Copyriom, [Per Press Association. 1

A FRIENDLY CRITIC. Sydney, June 29, (Received June 29, 1888, at 1 p.m.)

The ' Daily Telegraph ' this morning has a leading article on the Tariff' debate in the New Zealand Parliament. The article states that the Government had to face the thankless task of straightening the finances of the colony, and were entitled to lenient criticism. Protection has been brought in not openly as a change of policy, but as a means of providing revenue, which is the best safeguard against an insidious approach to Protection.

THE LUMPERS SCORE. Sydney, June 29,

The difficulty with the Wharf Laborers' Union, who demand 15d an hour for humping bags of grain, has been settled by the owners of vessels conceding the extra 3d demanded.

OBITUARY. Sydney, June 29. Mr Moore, a member of the Legislative Council, is dead.

A LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK, Sydney, June 29.

A difficulty lias arisen over the Chinese Restriction Bill, the Legislative Council and House being at variance on three material points relating to the exception of naturalised Chinese from mining and license fees. The Council insist on the amendment of these points, and the House is again considering tKe question.

ONE OF THE CENTENARY SHOWS ABANDONED. Melbourne, June 29. In consequence of the lack of support the proposed federal volunteer encampment has been abandoned.

THE REACTION. Adelaide, June 29.

A Bill framed on the resolutions of the recent Conference on the Chinese question has been introduced into the Assembly, but is meeting with strong opposition,

SAFE AND SOUND. Brisbane, June 29,

Dicks, the prospector, who was reported to have been murdered by the blacks at ¥cw Guinea, has turned up safely.

FOUNDERED AT SEA. Hobart, June 29

The lonic, which arrived here yesterday, brings from the Cape news confirming the foundering of a vessel off Gape ' The Drummond Castle remained .by Jier as nearly as possible, but at 3.30 a.m.' on the 4th inst. the disabled vessel suddenly disappeared. No one was seen on the wreck, and it was impossible to lower the Drummond Castle's boats owing to the heavy sea running at the time.