AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 376, 19 July 1897, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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GENERAL ITEMS. J f I'er Press Association.—< Hjup i'iht., Sydney, This day. A horse harnessed to a buggy bolted in the main street of Newcastle and killed a youngladv named Claxion and seriously injured three boys. The overdue s.s. Aorangi has arrived. The delay was clue to a derangement of the forced draught fans. The mishap occurred on the up trip and there being no opportunity of repairing the damage at Vancouver tlr- steamer had to make the return voyage at reduced speed under natural draught. There is still no news of the Tanais. A second warship has been sent from Noumea in search. It is supposed her engines have broken down and she has probably put back to Noumea. Melbourne, This Day. Despite extraordinary precautions by the authorities, who had 100 police t specially detailed for duty, the annual Orange demonstration was again marked by disgraceful proceeding-:. The processionists were attacked at several points by organised bodies of roughs. Sticks, stones and other missies were freely used. The police were compelled to make several charges to beat off the assailants. Eleven arrests were made. There was a determined attempt to rescue the prisoners but the attackers fared badly at the hands of police. A number had to be treated at the hospital. Brisbane, This day. Obituary—The Rev. Isaac Harding, the oldest Wesleyan minister in Australia and formerly of New Zealand. Adelaide, This Day. The funeral of the lost explorers, Wells and .Jones, was the largest ever seen in the city. It is estimated that 50,000 people witnessed tho procession, which was over a miie long. The pall bearers were the members of the Calvert exploring expedition.