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Melbourne, July 9. A deputation representing the unemployed waited on the Acting-Premier (Mr Isaacs) and told a terrible tale of the distress in this city. They said hundreds were sleeping out, and were glad to get cabbage water and other refuse from the restaurants. One man, his wife, and three children have lived on bits of cabbage for months. July 10. A meeting of the creditors of the English and Australasian Mortgage Bank adopted the scheme for the formation of an Assets Realisation Company, July 12. Major Wardill has received a cable from Mr Stoddart statiEg that Prince Ranjitsinjhi has definitely promised to join the team which visits Australia at the end of this year. Sydney, July 6. A conference of representatives from commercial associations adopted a proposal that the Eddy memorial should take~the form of an orphanage for railway employees' children. The National Shipwreck Relief Society awarded Captain George, of the ketch Bellbird, recently wrecked at Cape Hawk, & gold medal for bravery in rescuing two of the crew. The Minister for Mines opened the large weir constructed in the Darling River, near Bourke, at a cost of L 21.000. It renders the river navigable a long distance without interfering with the natural flow, and conserves an enormous quantity of water for irrigation purposes. It is the first of a series of weirs to be constructed. A conference of freezing companies will !e held to-day to discuss Mr Hooley's iheme. July 7. The conference of representatives of the meat freezing companies to discuss Mr Hooley's scheme was held with closed doors. The meeting appointed a committee to confer with the solicitors representing Mr Hooley, and to report to a further meeting to be held on Thursday. The Legislative Assembly, by a large majority, negatived a bill proposing to confer the franchise on members of the military and naval services not resident in barracks. July 8. The German warships Falke and Bussard have been recommissioned for a further term on the Pacific station, Private information has been received in this city that a vessel, supposed to be the Weslojan Mission schooner Meda, is ashore and a total wreck on the East Cane o£ New

] Guinea. The passengers, including a number of missionaries, and the crew are supposed to be safe. The Meda and her cargo were insured in the New Zealand office. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have leased their large Bridge street stores and taken larger premises at Pyrmont to accommodate their growing business. July 10. A large and demonstrative meeting held ia the Town Hall, the mayor (Alderman Ives) presiding, carried a resolution protesting against the taking of a portion of Hyde Park for the purpose of a city railway. July 12. By a oollapse of stone at the Broken Hill ' Proprietary mine four men were buried. With great difficulty they managed to escape to an old working. There are signs of an extensive subsidence of the mine. Three brothers named Spradbrow robbad a store at Mundooran, in the Bathurst district. The police pursued them, and called ' upon them to surrender. Two ran away, • and the police fired and shot one of them, Robert, through the abdomen, death resulting almost immediately. ! News has been received of the death of Sir Patrick Jennings in the Brisbane Hos- ! pital from syncope. He was for 'many years i a prominent figure in New South Waleß i politics, and was largely interested in .pasi toral property in the colony. [Sir P. A. Jennings was born in Newry. Ireland, in 1831, and after some mercantile experience in Exeter (England) he arrived in Victoria in 1852, and was fairly successful on the goldfields. In 1855 he settled at St Arnaud, where he introduced elaborate quartz-crushing machinery. He remained in Victoria until 1863, when he changed both his colony and his course of life, and having secured a pastoral Btation at Warbreccan, he henceforth followed the life of a squatter in the '' Rivetina district ot the mother colony, taking a 1 leading part in the agitation which then sprang up for the separation of Riverina from New South Walps and its constitution into a distinct colony. In 1867 he was called to the Legislative Council of New South Wales, but lie resigned two years later and was elected to the popular Chamber in 1869. He was defeated iv 1874, but was rej elected in 1880. Two years previously he ] agreed to accept offics under Sir John Robertson as Vice-president of the Executive Council and Leader of the Upper House, but the Ministry not being installed the appointment lapsed. In 1879, in which year he was created C.M.G., he was appointed Executive Commissioner for the first ' International Exhibition of Australia, held in • Sydney in September The enterprise proved a great success, and Mr Jennings Avas created I K.C.M.G. in 1880. From January to July, 1883, ■ he was Vice-president of the Executive Council in the Stuart Ministry, and was Colonial Treasurer in that of Mr (now Sir) George Dibbs from October to December, 18S5. In February, 18S6, he became Premier of New South Wales, with the office of Colonial Ti easurer, but resigned in January of the next year, and was one of the representatives of his colony at the Colonial Conference held in London iv 1887. He was called to the Legislative Council in 1890, and was one of the New South Wales delegates at the Federation Convention held in Sydney in March, 1891. He was a prominent member of the Roman Catholic denomination, and was the recipient of distinctions at the hands of two Popes.] Peeth, July 6. The Department oi Agriculture reports that the colony is losing a large amount owing to the shortness of weight of tinned foodß. The loss from this source for butter alone for the last two years is over L 55.000. The last gold escort from Coolgardie took 17,0000z, the largest on record. July 9. The find at the Green Mount mine, Southern Cross, is declared by the warden to be wonderfully rich. Two prospectors at Siberia picked up two nuggets of 1690z and 7Ooz in weight respectively. Parliament meets on August 23 to consider the Federation Bill. July 12. A large number of men are leaving for the new alluvial rush at Balagundi, Hampton Plains (near Kalgoorlie). It is reported that fair gold, but nothing sensational, is being obi^ined. An Orange procession at Coolgardie was attacked, and a number were severely b oaten. Several Orangemen who were carrying swords defended themselves. The police ultimately dispersed the mob by a liberal use of their batons. Brisbane, July 7. Adair, late teller in the Bank of Australasia at Cbartars Towers, was sentenced to two years for embezzling the bank's funds. It is stated that the embezzlements totalled over L3OOO. July 8. In the Assembly Mr Glassey moved the second reading of the Electoral Amendment Bill, providing for one man one vote. The Acting- Premier carried an amendment that it would not be expedient to adopt the oneman system unless the bill also embodied the principle of equality of voting. July 9. Depositors in the Queensland National Bank have selected Messrs A. J. Oallan, j James Munro, and John Cameron as their directors. In consequence of Queensland joining with the other colonies in an arrangement with the Eastern Extension Cable Company the rates between Queensland and London have been reduced to 53 Id, but the colony does not commit herself to a subsidy for a duplicate cable or the payment of arrears due under agreement between the company and other colonies. Adelaide, July 11. Beard, the Streaky Bay murderer, has been executed. Death was instantaneous. Hobaet, July 9. In a drunken fight amongst the crew of the barque G-lenmark a seaman named Omahon was shot dead by another seaman , named Lane. j

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