INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 13

INTERCOLONIAL.

(Per Press Association.) Melbourne, May 10. The sentence of death on Jones for criminal assault on his daughter has been commuted to imprisonment for 20' years. A 300oz nugget has been found near Wedderburn, on the, Korong creek, 153 miles N.N.W. of this city. The strike at the Phcenix Foundry, BaUarat, has ended, an amicable settlement having been arrived at between masters and workmen. A man named Brooks made a desperate attempt to murder his inamorata, a Mrs Armstrong, at Garltbn, but without success. Having failed in his attempt, Brooks committed suicide. , ' Philip Plaisted, the well-known organist, murdered hi*, wife by cutting her throat. It has been ascertained that he was insane. . Forty-five baskets of New Zealand fish have been condemned as unfit for food. , •The Argus says that a careful investigation of the actual stocks of wheat in the various warehouses leads to the conclusion that unless in the remote contingency of an export trade drawing upon the millers, .there is just about sufficient to supply the requirements of the metropolitan population till next harvest. . May 14. During the passage, of the Oroya, Mr P. S. Smith, a saloon passenger for Auckland, died of phthisis. Wheat is quiet at 5s 7d. Sydney, May 10. ' The Alamante Barrosa, a Brazilian warship, with the Emperor's grandson aboard, has arrived. Bishop Pearson, of Newcastle, has resigned, and Bishop Barry has sailed for .England.* The commission appointed some time ago to inquire into the affairs of the Casual Labour Board have reported grave irregularities in connection with the administration of the board f and 'implicating the chairman, Mr John Davis, 0.M.G., regarding the alleged misappropriation of funds.' ' The grain deliveries for the week include ' 221 tons flour and 1829 tons wheat from New Zealand. Of recent .shipments of wheat about 30,000 bushels have been supplied to farmers in the drought-stricken districts for seed purposes. Wheat is easier. NewlZealandisat 4s4d to 4s 9d; Adelaide, 5s 4d to 5s sd. New Zealand flour, £10 10s to £11; roller-made, £11 5s to £11 15s; j . May 12. Arrived: Eotomahana, from 'Auckland. The shipment of apples by her have'arrived in excellent condition.' ' Sir T. Esmottde and Messrs J. Dillon and D, easy, Irish delegates, arrived here last night and received a great ovation, immense crowds turning out to meet ( them. Trouble is brewing among the coal miners at Newcastle. The. men working in the Waratah mine have passed a resolution demanding an increase of 6d per ton in hewing rates, and as< the proprietors do not feel inclined to agree to the request a strike is feared. , May 14. The Government deny the report telegraphed from London that it is intended shortly to place a loan on the market. Wheat is in fair request at from 4s 6d to 4s 9d. ■ ' The annual report of the Australian Mutual Provident Society shows that the new policies assured during the year amounted' to £3,047,541. The sum of £726,094 is added to accumulated fund,' while it is recommended that the ' sum of £400,893 be distributed as cash bonus. Adelaide, May 14. The Queen has assented to the South, Australian Chinese Bill. < Owing to the fall in the price of copper, the wages of the men working at Moonta Copper Mine, at the head of Yorke Peninsula, have been reduced, and in consequence of this action on- the part of the mine owners the men have threatened to go out on strike. Should they carry put the threat, the strike will involve 1000 men and boys who are working in the mines. Brisbane, May 8. The printers' strike has ended, the men who went out having surrendered unconditionally. May 9. • Government have received a hundred applications from' England for the railway commissionersbip, and thirty from different colonies. May 10. Mr Mathieson, of the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company, has been appointed chief commissioner of Queensland railways. , Mr Gray, under-secretary, and Mr Johnston, engineer of the eastern division of the Great Eastern Railway Company, have received the subordinate places on the board.- , , May 13. The blacks are becoming troublesome again. Mr Watson, a squatter at Cooktown, and Evans, a stockman, were attacked by them. The former was stabbed to death, while Evans was so severely injured that he lies in a critical condition.

At Sandhurst. Mr J. Dillon, the Irish Nationalist envoy, addressed himself at length in reply to the Argus. He denied the accuracy of the Argus cable messages, accepted the challenge of that journal to await the arrival of the mail to test the question, and coupled The Times and the Argus as having reached the pinnacle, of mendacity. He characterised the telegrams as false, malignant, and lying, and said that he would not' believe that his leader \ (Mr Parnell) had sworn >to telling a lie in the , House bf Commons <- ; , A Fair, BSAmmn, Skt*t."— Sulphbline Boap eiref) the natural Mat and peach-like Bloom of a perfect complexion, makes the syn smooth, supple, ■ J healthy, comfortable,— 6d Tabletß, Everywhere I