AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received February 23, at noon.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7907, 24 February 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received February 23, at noon.

Sydney, February 23. Two scenes occurred in tho Legislative Assembly last night. During a discussion on the unemployed question, Mr Rao doficd the Chairman of Committees, and was ordered to be removed from the Chamber. Mr Cook, taking exception to what ho thought was a sneer at his religious beliefs by tho Premier, called the latter a " foulnjouthod blackguard, but subsequently withdrew tho words and apologised. Melbourne, February 23 Arrived, last night — Wairarap*, from she Bluff. During the voyago a seaman named Willstcd fell overboard when engaged cleaning tho ship's side, and was never seen again. Mr Robb, tho well-known railway contractor, is bankrupt. His liabilities amount to L 623,000 and his assets to L 582.000. Brisbane, February 23. A young man in the Treasury Department has invented % system whioh renders great Mcurity to puper, money agaitub

manipulation, and the Government aro bo impressed with the discovery that they ar« Bonding the inventor to the various colonies to lay his idea before tho several Governments; He will also visit London on a nimilav mission.

Receivod February 23, at 0.20 a.m. Melbourne, February 23. No gallops of any importance were executed this morning. Broken Hill and Principal havo arrived from Adelaide. Whakawatoa shows signs of hardening in the Newmarket Handicap, for which event Fortunatus is supported at 100 to 7. Lady Nelson won the Sandown Park Handicap yesterday easily, with Bst SUb,**-, up, in lmiu 48i?ecB, ~ Bossie M'Carthy, vrho experienced a. slight accident recently, is recovering rapidly. (