AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1989, 22 October 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

UNPARLIAMENTARY LANGUAGE,

THE MUNICIPAL JUBILEE,

NATIVE OUTRAGE AT NEW GUINEA.

(Per Steamer at the B *ff.) (Per United Press Association ) Sydney, Oct 14

Sir Henry Parkes’ want of confidence motion, after a two ni^lit’a debate, was defeated by 5S to 31. An amendment had been move 1 by Mr Abbot in favor of a judicious system of retrenchment in public expenditure and further taxation. This was agreed to. The debate generally was well sustained, but one episode occurred which led to a scene, Burke, one of the members for l-amworth, stated tlf »t some remark of M r Abigails was » damned lie. and in making an apology re ? peated the obnoxious epithet, but subsequently made an ample apology. The prorogation takes place next week with a view to early reasembiing, A large number of guests are now in Sydney for the municipid jubilee gatlier : ing. At the reoep.ion >t the T >wn Hall, one of the best speeches was male by the Mayor of We lington, The Mayor of Auckland also spoke. Yesterday tqe guests were taken round the harbor, and afterwards entertained at a bmquet at Cabarita, on the Paramatta River 1 . The Mayor of Wellington was amo ig those who responded, News has been receive! at Cooktown of an outrage by the New Guinea natives ou the steamboat Koredo. Four persons wero killed and two wounded. Whilst lying in one of the New Guinea harb rs tho ve*. was surrounded by native boats. The natives without warning, seized the captain and speare l him, an l some othere. The boatowaja'wlio was** armed' made‘a gallant resistance, and killed one ilativd and wounded two other*. The rest then fled.