AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received August 5, at 11.20 a.m.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8252, 6 August 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received August 5, at 11 .20 a.m.

Stdniy, August 5. The captain of the barque ExcelsioC reports a terrific passage. He nevec exyepfced to reach port. The deck cargo was thrown overboard to lighten the vessel, which put into Norfolk Jsland for provisions. She encountered a terrible gale after leaving* there. The veasel strained so heavily that the crew took to the pumps all the tiine to keep the water out. Itichird^ store at Narrandera has been burned. The damage is estimated at LIO.OOOi The statement of the mate of tho Elizabeth is that the galley must have been full of gaseous vapors from a little forehatch. which was uncovered, and ignition followed the cook's entry with; the lamp. One poor fellow was nearly naked, and his shirt was on fire. The cook was lifted out of the coals where he had fallen after being shot a great height. His clothes were on fire, and he was in great agony. A waterman who brooghb off one of the crew was also on fire and was very severely burned. The vessel looks like a punt in o which coala hare been dumped.

Received August 5, at 11.45 a.m. Melbourne, August 5. It took nearly six hours to completely decipher the messages scratched on the cans of the El Dorado victims. All the men as welt as Dawkins wrote brief pathetic messages.

Brisbane, August 5. Mr Davit fc, speaking at Rockbampton, promised the support of the Irish members for the objects of the Queansland

Reparation League. Adelaide, August 5. Lyon, the \Velliogton murderer, - baa died in the lunatic asyluto. * ■' Hobart, August 5. The Devonport was re fitted, and Will leave for Newcas le and load coal for Auckland.

Thursday Island. August 5, There is an agitation amongst the Japanese resideots'agMnsfc a further influx of their own countrymen. They consiaer' that the result will be a reduction of the wages of those already in the country, besides increasing the antagonism of Europeans against the Japanese.

' Received August 5, at 10.30 p.m. M^DBOLKJsr^, §. It Is suggested that »hp misafhg $fyip Stoneleighc might h-vo been wreaked ne*r Auckland Islands, in New Zealand. The U. Vt-rnmeut will pmb»bly be com" mumcited with on the subject. At a meeiing of the Commercial Bank the report waa'adopbed.

Adelaide, August 6. A aeriooß labor difficulty has arisen at Port Adelaide. The lumpers engaged in the intercolonial steam trade hxve struck against the attempt to «»her the rate of wages paid for tyro hours' work on Saturday. They hitherto received 3s, which is as much ns for 2$ hours on ordinary days. The owners seek to make S*fcm--d*y a quarter day of 2£ hours. The strike will only affect Saturd -y work, and is not like'y to affect week days, but meanwhile, the refusal to work steamers on Saturday is causing serious delay.