AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10594, 1 March 1895, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

[Special to Press Association.] NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. SYDNEY. Feb. 28,

The Opposition lays stress on the reengagement of Mr Eddy at a higher salary, which they intend to make one of the points of attack upon the Government It is stated that they have the support of a large section of the Labour party on this question. The Legislative Assembly to-night is discussing Sir G. R. Dibbs’s want-of-confidence motion. THE CANADIAN MAIL SERVICE. Messrs Burns, Philp and Co, have relinquished the agency of the CanadianAustralian line, and will open offices of their own in Sydney. EXCURSIONISTS FOR MELBOURNE. Two express trains crowded with visitors to the races and cricket match at Melbourne left last night. RELEASED. George Samuel Hadfield and Charles Low, who as directors of the Northumberland Building Company, were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, 'have been released after serving three years. COURT MARTIAL. The court martial on Captain Close has concluded. Accused, in his evidence, admitted intimacy with Miss Cumins on several occasions, as he believed her to be a woman of loose morals, Ha had asked her to marry him, but had never promised to do so absolutely. He denied the more serious charges made against him. The court reserved its decision. THE FEDERAL BANKMELBOURNE, Feb. 28. At the adjourned examination into the affairs of the Federal Bank, John Robb, contractor, who had been a director of the bank from the start, was examined at great length. He admitted having paid large amounts to the credit of his account shortly before balancing days and withdrawing them soon after. Subsequent admissions draw a reproof from the Judge, who said that he regarded it ss a case of a director deceiving creditors and shareholders.

RUSSIAN TRADE TO AUSTRALIA

A line of Russian vessels, from Revel, in the Baltic, to Australia, is contemplated. The acting Russian Consul has been appointed agent, WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. ' HOBART, Feb. 28, The combined Victorian and Tasmanian Wesleyan Conference has elected the Esv W. Fitchett president. A QUEENSLAND TRAGEDY. BRISBANE, Feb. 28. Mrs Madden, a resident at Townsville, during delirium induced by fever, murdered her six weeks’ old infant and attempted suicide by cutting her throat. SHOT DEAD. PERTH, Feb. 28, A tragedy is reported from Nannie, where John Sutherland, a well-known mine manager, shot dead a friend of his, named Harry Miicura. The two had business disagreements lately, but the shooting is believed to be purely accidental.