INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 10 April 1901, Page 13

INTERCOLONIAL.

MELBOURNE, April 8.

The police have leceived information from Fiji of the anust at Suva of J. H. Grey, the mif-ing (ieelong solicitor. 'Ihe mail stunner Prince Regent Luitpold signalled Wilson's Promontory that her port shaft was bioken, and that she required a tug. 'Ihe steamer is' in v; aid bound from Sydney.

Ihe Prince Regent Luitpold has- arrived heie. Being a twin-sciew steamer, she reached port on a single propeller without assistance.

SYDNEY, April 2.

Baker, who was sentenced to death for the attempted murde* of Detective Toom^y during the Commonwealth inauguration ceremonies, has had his- sentence commuted to imprisonment for life.

At the agricultural show Mr Thomas Parker, of Dunedin, obtained second prize for the Ayrshire bull Baden-Powell, and Mr J. Lawson first prize for the heavy draught stallion Brilliant Boy, bred in Otago.

April 4.

Two fresh cases of smallpox have occurred at the quarantine station. The patients are sisters of the man Thynne, attacked last month. xhey were quarantined as contacts.

April 6. Lillywhite has sailed for London by the Norfolk Castle.

April 8

Mr See is having some trouble in reforming the State Ministry. It is rumoured that he made overtures to certain Freetraders and to the leader of the Labour party. There is a possibility of a coalition Government being formed.

ADELAIDE, April 6,

The ketch Elsie, insured for £600 in the National of New Zealand, was wrecked at Koorong Beach.

April 7,

A fire at Martin and Company's large drapery establishment caused great destruction of stock, valued at £100,000. Every insurance compar.y in the city is involved. The loss and amount of damage are not yet assessed.

Martin and Co.'s building and stock were valued at £115,000. The damage is estimated at between £70,000 and £80,000. No details have b,een. received.

The whole western wing of Martin and Co.'s large three-storey "building was gutted. Great damage was done by water and smoke. The eastern wing is still smouldering in the basement. Some 130 employees and a number of customers were inside at the time of the outbreak. The male employees lined up the main entrance, and assisted all the- females to escape before they themselves attempted to leave.

April 8

The fire at Martin's drapery establishment started in a device in a window that was intended to symbolise the Easter season. The insurances include the National of New Zealand £2000, the New Zealand £3000, the Standard of New Zealand £1500, the North British £2000.

Mr John Cresswell, of the National Insurance Company of New Zealand, states Miat since the beginning of the year the insurance offices have lost nearly £350,000 in Australia and New Zealand. BRISBANE, April 4. A Chinaman entered the Bank of New South Wales at Toow nomba flourishing a tomahruk. Be *eyed £30 in coin and bolted." but was *y}y-< que»'J' captured aiKr Inn ling his tomahawk at the coiis^ >b!e. Apul 5. There was glorious weather for the holiday. Fifty thousand persons attended the. agricultural show. PERTH, Apr'l 2. The schooner Alto has arrived at Rroome with 121 s-lupwiecLed people aboaid. These aie the passengers and crew of the steamer Karrakatta, bound from Fremantle to Singapore. The steamer struck an unknown rock off Cape Swan on the night of March 26, and commenced to sink at onco. On ing to the coolne-o of the officer^ all hands were safely ttiin^ferred to the boats. The Litter hung by the s*nkin~ steamer till daylight, and then landed on N"undy (?) Island. The vessel is a total wreck. April 5. Further details regarding the Karrakatta wreck show that the Malay sailers acted in a cowaidly manner. After the boats were lowered they rushed them. In one instance passengers attempted to get into a boat, when a Malay sailor drew his knife and cut the boat adrift. The vessel is fast breaking up.

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