AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9831, 28 May 1895, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Prens Association.— Electric Telegraph. —Copyright

THE PACIFIC CABLE.

Melbourne, May 27. Premier Turner has received a favourable reply from the New Zealand Government to the suggestion that the Agents-General should be instructed to urge the Pacific Cable question on the Imperial authorities.

VICTORIAN PROTECTION. Melbourne, May 27. A Conference between the Protectionist Association and representatives of local industries has affirmed the principles of a minimum wage and eight hours as the duration of a day's labour in order to insure the full benefits of protection.

THE LEGALITY OF THE PAYMENT

OF MEMBERS.

Sydney, May 27.

Argument before the Full Court on the question of the legality of payment of members of the i egislative Assembly has commenced. The point set up was that the Legislative Assembly was not a continuous body, and payment merely referred to the Assembly which passed the Bill. So far the trend of the Judges' remarks has been in the direction that the Assembly is a continuous institution, although its personnel may change. Argument is proceeding.

LONG-DISTANCE TELEGRAPHING. Brisbane, May 27.

The long-distance telegraph record wag broken yesterday when greetings were exchanged between Derby, Perth, and Cape York, a distance of 7350 miles. This is claimed to be the greatest stretch ever covered on land by telegraph.

THE BOOT STRIKE. Brisbane, May 27. The boob strike continues, and all the principal factories are practically closed.

A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

Adelaide, May 27. William Lyon was engaged grubbing stumps in the East Wellington district, when his wife remonstrated with him for working on Sunday. The man flew into a fib of anger, and backed the woman to death with an axe. The daughter attempted to secure the axe, bub the father inflicted a severe wound on her neck. Lyon is supposed to be insane.

JUDGE MOLES WORTH.

Melbourne, May 27.

Judge Molesworth has addressed another letter to the Secretary of the Crown Law Department with reference to the J. B. Davies' case. Presuming that the recent censure emanated from the Attorney-General, be says the only excuse for such an offensive and insulting letter—many conclusions in which are entirely false—is that the writer did nob know the facts. His Honor con. tends that the person by whose authority the letter was written exceeded all bounds of decency unless be was in a position to refute all he (Judge Molesworth) maintains ; or his (Judge Molesworth's) conduct was such that ho should be dismissed from office. He claims that he had no intention to asperse Parliament or the Government, and his action was the outcome of the growing dissatisfaction among county court judges as a body.