INTERCOLONIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 9542, 13 November 1894, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

[By Electhio Tklkuraph..t^Copybiobt.] l-'Mh. (-"Rim* AMSiO<»ATioW.j _ SYDNEY, November 13. (Kecei ved November 13.1894,' af. 10.60 a.m.) Very hot weather has been experienced throughout the colony, and there have been severe atmospheric disturbances, with rapid changes. The thermometer fell 25deg in Sydney in four hours yesterday, and the barometer rose half an inch, being the most rapid rise ever recorded here. The storm centre passed to the southward, in the direction of New Zealand. MELBOURNE, November 13. At the sale of blood stock Mr D. O'Brien bought the Carbine colt Cartridge for 308 guineas. Taranaki was passed in at 850 guineas, Loyalty at 375 guineas, and Philson at 180 guineas. Doyle has broken the Australian high jump record by clearing sft 9in. An important decision has been given by the Full Court. The question was whether calls on shares in the estates of deceased persons that might become due should be regarded as debts and be exempt from probate duty. The Court held that shares and deposit receipts should be taken at their market value and not on their face values, and that calls payable should be treated as debts. Judgment was therefore entered up in favor of the executors. SYDNEY, November 13. Two persons who have returned from the New Australia settlement state that the married people are in terrible straits. They are unable to return, and can hardly exist where they are. A sensational suicide occurred at the Oxford Hotel, Sydney, yesterday. Two brothers, Julius and Max Monck, believed to be strangers to the town, left letters saying they intended to die together. Julius shot himself dead, and then Max, using the same revolver, fell dead across his brother's body. The cause is at present unknown. The Moncks had only recently opened in business here as skin merchants. In their letters they make vague allusions to a conspiracy against them by certain people, and also that they had been robbed by clients. The letters are dated a fortnight back, and enclosed was a cheque to cover the funeral expenses. Their conduct at several other houses where they stayed had been eccentric. Some of the officers of H.M.S. Dart ascended the volcano on Ambyrm Island. The crater is a mile wide and I,oooft deep. The stream of lava extends to Dip Point, and the columns of steam rise to a height of 4,500 ft. A violent submarine disturbance was experienced, while smoke and fire rose near the south mission station. Frequent earthquakes are felt, and as far as Matenula the island is covered with dust. Six Natives were killed by the falling stones. PERTH, November 13. A constitutional difficulty has arisen between the Legislative Council and the Assembly over the former's amendments in the Municipal Bill. The Colonial Secretary upholds the Council's right, declaring that both Houses are practically Houses of Commons.