AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
Press Association.—Electric TeleKrapu.-Copyrl/shl GREAT HEAT IN NEW SOUTH
WALES.
Sydney, January 6. From 95 degrees registered in the cit; yesterday the thermometer to-day rose to 105'2, which is the highest rocord since 1880, when a similar reading was reported. The heat of the sun's rays is accompanied by a hot wind, like the breath of a furnace. The records from the country give several readings above 100, while Wilcannia topped the list with 117.
A strong, cool, southerly breeze sprang up to-night.
A DISASTROUS HURRICANE.
Brisbane, January 6.
A disastrous hurricane is reported from St. George, where fifty houses were unroofed and many levelled to the ground. A number of people were injured by falling debris, but none seriously.
WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS. Perth, January 6.
An important discovory of quicksilver has been made near the Great Boulder mine.
A nugget of gold containing 110 ounces has been found near Kalgoorlio,
RICH GOLD FIND.
Sydney, January 6. Two prospector, who obtained assistance from the Labour Bureau, struck rich gold at Barraba. The crushing of 17 tons of &tone yielded £5500 worth of cold. The lucky pair have been offered £1500 for their Claim.
DEATHS FROM SUNSTROKE.
Ferth, January 6.
The heab at Coolgardio is intense. On Saturday it registered 112 in the shade, and five deaths from sunstroke have bean recorded, with the same number of partial cases.
The theatre had to be closed owing to till heat.
THE FEDERATION MOVEMENT.
Sydney, January 6. The Premier states that there it little chance of anything definite being done in rogard to holding the Federation Conference, till after the Queensland olections in April. He considers it is of great importance that Queensland should be included in tin federal scheme, and he has great hopes cl the elections in that colony resulting in tha return of a strong party of Federations^
DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRES.. Sydney, January 6. Destructive bush fires are raging in many parts of the colony. Large areas of crops and grass have been destroyed.
THE CASE OF SHERIDAN.
Sydney, January 6.
A large deputation of members of Parliament waited on the Premier this afternoon and asked for a reprieve for Sheridan, on the ground thab ho did nob intend to kill the woman, and at the worst) ib was a cm of manslaughter, New South Wales was the only plaoa where a man would be executed for such an offence. The. Premior said '" an illegal operation was regarded as murder, under the .Criminal Act, and the. Government must carry out the law, especially in the present case. He pointed out that Sheridan had no sooner been released after serving sentence for performing an illegal operation than he began the practice again! % Subso.quently a protracted meeting of the Cabinet was held, when 'it was '. 'decided, : thab there \ were nob sufficient grounds to ro-open the case,' and the law , musb , take : its '' oourse.' Sheridan will therefore be hanged in thfi I morning, •' '•
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10021, 7 January 1896, Page 5
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