Late Australian New.

Hastings Standard, Issue 130, 25 September 1896, Page 4

Late Australian New.

The Emperor William of Germany has "donated ■IOO marks, or about £2O, to the new Lutheran Church at South Brisbane. A country correspondent of a Melbourne paper states that Mr G. K. Bond, who committed suicide at Masterton, resided in Ballarat for several years. He was manager for the late Mf W. Piper, architect. The body of a man has been found in the Gwydir river Moree. The body had a bag, containing 201b of stone, tied to its neck. The weight was sufficient to sink the corpse to the bottom of the river. The hands had been left free. There was nothing to show whether death was by suicide or by foul play. Some few days ago Mr Geo. W. Selby took a radiograph for a gentleman in Melbourne, who has for a long time suffered severely from the presence of dead bone in the shin, due from the effect of a kick from a horse. The result was entirely satisfactory. The piece of bone, upon extraction by Drs Moore and Sandford, corresponded exactly in position, size, and shape with the marking shown on the negative. It is believed this is the first operation for removal of dead bone shown by the Rontgen process that has taken place in the colony. In stating that the report of the Tick Conference would soon be circulated and every proof given of the thoroughness of the work for prevention of the plague, the Victorian Minister met with rather rude treatment at the hands of a Labor member. A promise had been given, said the Minister, by Mr Tozer, Colonial Secretary of Queensland, that the adjoining colonies should be promptly informed if any fresh outbreak of the pest should bo discovered. "We know what that means," exclaimed Mr Prendergast, " ' Tozer ' is equivalent to /liar' in Queensland." For some years what was supposed to be a native dog has been a terror to sheepowners between Guming and Gtmdaroo, New South Wales. Drives were organised for his capture in vain, although he*was several times sighted, and rewards were offered for his scalp. At last Mr Cunningham, of Gundaroo, while out shooting killed the brute. It appears to be a wolf rather than a dingo. The carcase weighed 681b. The animal had grey hair, and was evidently very old. The remains of a lamb were found in his stomach. Mr Cunningham intends presenting the bodv to the Goulbourn Museum.

At the Newstead Police Court, Victoria, a shocking case of immorality were brought to light, where a miner named William Wisher, aged 26 years, was charged with carnally knowing Mary Jane Davie?, tinder 16 years of age. The girl stated that she was a consenting party, and had cohabited with many men during the past six months. She had told the prisoner that she was over 18 years old, and she had solicited prostitution. Her certificate of birth proved that she would be 16 years old on the 28th of this month. Notwithstanding the evidence, the Bench committed the accused for trial at Bendigo under the Act controlling the age of consent. Inquiries made into the condition of the clothing trade in Sydney by representatives of the Daily Telegraph show that sweating is extensively carried on by some of the employers at that city. Colonial tweed trousers are now made for 4|d per pair, and even lower, at which rates unfortunate women and girls, by working night and day, only manage to eke out a miserable existence. According to one authority, uniform suits for State employees are made for 2 7d each ; another instance of prices being reduced to such a low ebb as to render the circumstances of the unfortunate employees most deplorable.