AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
♦ By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, July 10. Arrived— Tarawera, from Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. The captain of the Tartfwera reports that yesterday morning a steerage passenger nimed lohn Fitzsimmons, who embark -\ at Lyttelton, wng missed All the passengers were mustered, and the sbip searched but no trace of the man could be found. It is presumed he jumped or fell overboard. The Legislative Couucil have passed ihe Divorce Bill, and subsequently two protests, signed ly six members of the Council, were entered on the Journals of the Council, rcflectiea on the action of the Lnutenaut-Goveriior, Sir Alfred Stephen, who was accused of sending a letter from Government House to the members supporting the measure before the finitl stage was reached. A warm debate took piacc •>ver the natter to-night, and ultimately h'« Council by a large majority carried a motion to expunge the protests from the Journals. Hobart, July 10. The E.M.S. Euapehu arrived from Plymouth, via the Cap *, at 5 o'ol ;ck this moroing. She brings 35 passengers for Australian ports and 64 for New Zealand. Tbe Huapehu sailed for Wellington at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 12, 12 July 1890, Page 2
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