AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8123, 7 November 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received November G, at 10.4.3 a.m. Adelaide, Novomber 6, The first innings of the Gawler team closed for 153, and in their second egsaj they have lost fivo wickets for 22.

Received November 6, at 10.4i5 a.m. Newcastle, November 0. Tho Cardiff colliery is idle owing to tho men refining a reduction in the hewing tato from 2s B<l to 2s Gel per ton.

Mulhourne, November 6. The conforonco of pastonliats and agrU culfcuribta hus decided to form a frozen meat tiust, nnd proposed to levy a rate to provide interest on » 10-»n of L 145.000 noci'ssary to c»rry out the woiks. It ia intended to ask the Government to guaran'oo thoir debentures. An important gold discovery has been mudo in now country near Wodderburn, one roof giving 3ox and another averag-. ing .*>ooz to tho ton. The Hon. G. Turner (Promier), lion, J. A. I^aaoa (Attorney-General), Hon. J. M. D»vios, M.L.0., Sir J. B. Patterson, and Mr A. Deaktn h»ve been appointed to represent the colony in the Federal Council. It has beon decided to reduco tho honorarium of mombon from L 270 to L2OO, Speaker to LKXM), Chairman of Committees to L5OO, President of tho Logifjlativo Council to L 750, and Chair-* man of Committees in that branch of tho loghlaturo to L4OO, It is also intended to reduce tho salaries of future Judgoi b« L3OO. Hollis atid Co., gunmakers, of London, have begun an action against Abraham and Co., doalors m guns, claiming LlOOO and au injunc'ion to restrain them from selling alleged inferior guns with tho namo of Hollin stamped thereon. Arrived— Tarawori, from tho Bluft.

Received November 0, at 0.30 p.m. Sydney, November 6. Arrived — W,ubow, from Auckland } W t \k.»fcipu, from Wellington.