AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

North Otago Times, 12 January 1906, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Electric Tclcgrapb.-Copyrlghk)

(Per Press Association.)

Received Jan. 11, at 9.54 a.m...•' Adelaide, Jan. 11. A train between Port Pirie ami Adelaide caught fire. Three trucKs containing nitrate of soda were burned. ' Detective Northridgo had desperate encounter with an escaped criminal lunatto named George Brown, who was ilso wanted for burglary.'and shooting a man. Nortbridge-met) Brown: in the street and covered : him with his revolver. Brown grajjbpd the revolver In bis hand and tried' to turn Itonthedctcttive! During the struggle six shots were fired harmlessly. Northridge then snatched a second revolver out of BrownV pocket, .the;latter clutched -the.revolver and, further fierce: struggling ensued, ; and five more shots were "fired,: iioine. taking effect. ..Eventual-:, ly the detective "though badly cut; {and imiisetl secured the prisoner. Drown "Is•ft.notorious'criminal, with along list;. of ■convictions,- including one for rnanslaugli-jcr.;£■;:;;;:'.-v'^;;■;.':■) .'-:; ; '-;>,\,: Received M, 11, at 10.9 <i.m.:;.' ■ ■. <■ : v .; - "Sydney,. Jan.. .t].. SThe^werfui;:with' Admiral Sir* H. ■fevkes/'aboard, 'and three vessels pi. M-sbuadron,-ihave sailed fbr'-Hobirt;,. :• Some Britislufarmers; who: are arriving to t«.kc upland" at Myall'-Creek displayed.'

great;apprchrasions' regardiug'jtlie.blacks and bushrangers.: : .; : ;^?-yty, : : -/ ":■':' ■-.. ;Frcmantlc;;Jan. 11. ' Thb-Frencli ste'aiuer.-Ncrai.iwMch\'arriv. k .via! Sydney' and other ports, ; has a caso of" supposed plague aboard. * ■. r.-,: '" •■■/: ;'■:' Melbourne, Jam.ll, Archbishop Clarke and his wife are passcngoi's'by the Malicrro : on a holiday, visit to' New ■Zealand; / :•'■/. Sir. John Forest is visiting England on C'oiutnottwcal th; busiuess. Hobail Jauv 11. '' Owing to the unsatisfactory seasbii,thcro will iiii no export of fat lamhs td'.Englieceivcd January-11, at 11.15 p.m ; ;V • ....-, , Sydney, Jam 11. In the conspiracy. case the evidence tor. the defence has commenced.'Camper, ' &■ law clerk in Burchcr's office, deposed that; he prepaid, all the docuiiKals iu the oasb under Bnrcber'K instructions. .There was

not'a '.word'in the deed to show that any, thing was wrong in Limitors' will llocliester's only connection with the case was raising moucy for the passages to New; 'Zealand.' ..Butcher ; made a lengthy statement Mailing his legal connection yrith the case, ami the steps taken in New lw\ land to prove, :■ what trouble arose, over l the expenses of witnesses, Burchcr -told,; Wilson he would have nothing lo do Willi the case where witnesses were paid to give cyidcncc. Ho denied ever siiggesM«g "to iicinicr. to commit perjury.. It was never suggested tohim, nor did he susi pect that the will .was a forgery,- His' whole attention-was directed to the fact,, not whether signed the will, hub whctlici' the two witnesses were-present when he did it. Ucimcr, told lvirn'she did! I not- want to give : evidence in New Zcai

land because she did- riot ■■desire to be examined as to her relations with Limlforsi Received January 12, .at 1 a.nW Sydney, January 11. 'After Burchcr's evidence llurchcr, RoChester, White, and Cato- were committed for trial. Burcber. was allowed ;liail bu his own recognisances of £75,' and the others 1 'each in'£lso and sureties to a similar amount. • Ueeeived January 12, at 1.1. a.m. Sydney, January 11. The week's sales closed firm, and with active competition. Greasy touched is Id, and scoured (whereof the Jnpnncso were large purchasers) 24J. Summer lambs' wool made a record of Ml . Melbourne, January 11. Hides have advanced a farthing, with small supplies offering. Tallow.-No re- ■ Hobart, 'January 11. 'Arrived—Turakina.