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AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VICTORIA, Melbourne; September 13... The end of .November is fixed for the hold; ingot the Federal Convention. The. repre-. .sentativea of the whole of the colonies will meet at Sydney and discuss questions bearing directly pn federation- annexation: of New Guinea and other Pacific Islands.* The number of delegate* is not yet fixed, Victoria, New South' Wales, and Queensland are favourable to sending four each:; whilst New Zealand., Tasmania, and South Australia are disposed to limit the number to two* Fiji has been invited to join the convention, Western Australia, will fend one delegate. Mr. A. Jt. Garland, President of the National Wool Growers' Association* United States,, i? now on a vj-at to New Sonth Wales, with a view of establishing mors in<timate business relations between the colony and the firms he represents.

A CDrious case is reported. A mnn named Erneet Wood was found in a helpless state at. the corner of Campb-11-sUeet. He states he was kicked by an unknown man ia the stomach, knocked down, aruj liquid poured in his mouth and eyesj, d>-priving him of bis senses. Bis body Btrowa marks of violence, at;d hfi has not yet recovered speech. A tnijt-r explosion f'ok place at Moon's Sawmills on Monday mornmg. Two men were killed. The boil, r was. carried fifty yards.

The colonial distillers are raising strong objections to the proposal of Mr. Mirarns, embodied in the dfaft tariff report, to in* crease the excise duty on spirits, which they eay will close their distilleries. The Bishop of Melbourne has been making a tour of all the Sunday-schools around Melbourne, satisfying himself as to the mode of conducting them, and comparing the various systeme. Arrangements have been made for shipping earaples of the next wheat harvest to Calcutta in January next. They will be exchanged for Indian products iikejy to be of value to Victorian agriculturists, Mr. Service, at the request of the Chamber of Manufactures; intends to: take the earliest opportunity of communicating with the Agent-General as to the expediting of the transmission from London to Melbourne of specifications of patents registered in Great Britain,

■: ■' NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, September 13, A second expedition by the French war steamer Bruat has resulted in complete success in recovering from the island of Vanikoro the remaips Of the wreck of the celebrated La PeroUse. The Bruat has brought to Noumea three cannon, three anchors, (one of which was broken in halves by the dynamite required to release it from incrustations of coral during several generations), some sheets of tin, and some tubes of a pump. A public demonstration for the reception of. tbeso interesting relics was organised at Noumea and attended by every service, military, naval, and civil. Two salutes of 21 cannons were fired on their landing, and at the conclusion a stirring address was made by the Governor, who was surrounded by bis staff and all the high officials in Noumea. It wae solemn and impressive. The relics will be eent to France.

The master of the brig Fawn, from Timaru, reports having witnessed a eurieus atmospheric phenomepon on the 30th. The weatber was thick and dirty, when a bright light burst forth, illuminating the sky for some eeconds. After disappearing, the sky became red, and continued so tea minutes.

•J- . The ■ Australian Steam Navigation Company's steamer Raunjeagh struck a rock in the river at Fitzroy, and knocked a hole in her 1 forehold. The water ignited a quantity of lime, but the fire was extinguished, The vessel has since been beached.

'v- A deputatiun representing the Wharfage Improvement Association, and the mercantile aiid shipping interests was introduced to the Colonial Secretary yesterday by Mr. George Merrimap, M.L.A., for the purpose of placing before the Minister their views with regard to the improvement of the wharfage accommodation, of the city, and the extension of the railways into the city. Mr.... Stuart admitted the v.astness and importance of the scheme submitted, and the necessity for an improvement of the present wharfage accommodation of Sydney. 3He promised tp. give the matter his careful consideration.

The Minister for Works, with the view of giving an. impetus to colonial industries, has decided to call for tenders in the colony for 15.00 or 1600 tons of castings, which will be required in the construction of iron bridges op, the line of railways ■ from Home bush to Waratah. ; SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, September 13. A public meeting, in connection with the labour question, resolved to ask the Treasurer to increase the duties on goods that can be manufactured in the colony, .und to reduce them on those that cannot. - The directors of the Adelaide Tramway Company report that over two millions and a-half of people travelled on their lines durthe past year. Sir William liobinaon, speaking in Adelaide, on Friday,, referred to the annexation questiob, and said if the Home Government did not immediately approve of the action of the colonies, the latter ought not to take umbrage. The Government must consider the interests of the Empire as a whole. Referring to federation, he said he was a warm advocate of the movement, but he considered they should not try for too mucih. He would not advocate complete federation of the colonies, similar to Canada. It was not n'ecessarv for the good of the colonies that their individuality should he destroyed. QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, September 13. ■: The latest returns from eight electorates show an insreased majority for the Opposition. It is now believed that Mr. Griffiths will have a good working majority. A serious fire occurred at Tewantin, Wide Bay, on Tuesday morning When Pillow's Club Hotel was burned to the ground. The loss sustained by the proprietor will be over £2000. The premises were insured in the South British Insurance Company for £800, and in the New Zealand Company fOr £700. ' A schooner arrived at Cape Moreton yesterday afternoon, bringing the shipwrecked crew of the labour vessel Stanley, which was recently lost in the. South Seas.

,'-. Two fresh cases of smallpox have broken but aboard the steamer Duke of Westminster at the quarantine ground; the additional patients being the chief officer and a secondclass passeDger named Miss. Reid. Both have been removed to Bird Island. Previous to this unexpected outbreak, the patients were reported doing well, and it was intended to land all the other passengers who had remained aboard when the immigrants were landed, on Peel Island, in order that the ■veese! might be released from quarantine a3 soon as possible. ■

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6814, 19 September 1883, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6814, 19 September 1883, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6814, 19 September 1883, Page 5