AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 7314, 8 March 1892, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(per pkSss association.) [by plbotbic telegraph.— copykight.l (Received March,7, afc 1 a m.) Melbourne, March 6. The victim of the Windaor tragedy is believed t) be a woman named Williams. Among the passengers by the last trip_of the Kaiser Wllheim were a Mr and Mrs Williams, and fellow passengers stale that, Williams ireated lm wife in a brutal' manner, also that he insulted her on every possible occasion and paid mirked attention in another women aboard |he ( ship-' The police hs*ve succeeded irf tracteg' these people from -the steamer to the house where the tragedy occurred. The assets of the Mercantile Bank,

which suspended payment, when realised will pay 26a in the £. - ■ Brisbane, March b. The blacks attacked Creaawell station, on the Queensland border with South Auatraila, and murdered Messrs Clarke and Delvette. The police formed an avenging party, and overtaking the offenders a fight reaultad, in which Beveral of the blacks were killed. The whites are still in pursuit. (Received, March 7, at 11 45 a m ) Sydney, M"»rch 7. The members of the ' Chinese secret society have been quiet since the frustration of the plot to attack their opponents, and the peace party are endeavoring to effect a reconciliation. The police seized a quantity of weapons belonging to the society on Friday night. Obituary.— Rev Father Jolly, Director of the . Marißt BrotherB 1 Mission in the South Seas. Melbourne, March 7. The Government are discussing the possibility of efLctiDg retrenchment in the Publio Service. It is considered likely that the Government will take advantage of the first opportunity to place an instalment of a bix million loan on the market rather than float more Treasury bills. Two passengers by the a a Katoer Wilhelm on her last trip to the colony have Identified the remains of the Windaor victim as those of Mrs Williams. The huaband is deacribed ai a native of Lancashire, about 35 yeara of ape. (Received, March 8, at 1 a m) Sydney, March 7. The police assert that it is only a matter of a few days and the arrest of Williams, the alleged perpetrator of the Windsor crime, will be in their hands. They say that they have taken every precaution against his leaving the colony and that he has been traced to within a few days ago.