INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2735, 15 August 1906, Page 24

INTERCOLONIAL.

MELBOURNE, August 7. In anticipation of a possible increase yi duty on tobacco, heavy clearances are being effected. One company paid £46,000 in duty yesterday. August 8. The debate on the Budget is pioceeding iv the Federal House of Representatives. Sir Watson objected to the Commonwealth throwing away £300,000 annually by introducing penny pobtage. Mr Cook (New South Wales) doubted whether the Post-master-gene2-al had any right k> deprive

I Mr John' Stevens, of Bulls, the member) for Manawatu, has a high opinion of Rhepmo. R«ad what he writes : — " I had a severe attack of rheumatism, and was advised to try )v Rheuuo. I did so, with most satisfactory results. After taking two bottles it praotk cally cured me. I have no hesitation hi saying that your remedy is the best I havtf used." Try Rhecjco yourself. If given at fair trial it will quickly cnre rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, and kindicd dis« «ases. All chemists and storekeepers sell it at 2s Gd uvl it 6d £ boltlo.

new mail service will piocced on to New Zealand. August 10. The Assembly tixed the .-alary of the Chief Commissioner of Railways at £5000, »nd that of ihe assistants at £1500 each. Tke hearing of the charge against W. N. Willis, W. P. Crick and Chailes Bath of having, on or about April 11, 1901, conspired amongst themselves and with Peter Collineon Close to corruptly and extorsively receive and take large sums of money from, dirers persons who were Applicant* for land under the Crown Lands 'Acts is proceeding." The -evidence so iar j

deals with tin* ni<ju<-\» paid to Willis to ic-cuio leases. August 13. The Chief Justice (Sir Fr- d< lick Matthew Darley), in paying Ins usual -week-end visit to his mountain home, was tnnvlling alone 1.1 a resei-M'd lailway compartment. Jt i* reported tnat when betw*^n Springwuo.l and Law son. as he* was looking out of tho caniafze window, a bullet crashed through, the glass, narrowly missing him. 11. v police have failed to discover the bullet. and so far their investigations throw no light on the incident. Ibis morning a horse with a blood-

stained buggy was found wandering in North" Adelaide, in the vicinity of Torrens Lake. While the police were inquiring into the matter, an Afghan named Natella Habibulla arrived at the watohhouse and reported that his horse had bolted. Tho Afghan was arrested on suspicion, and a visit to his house disclosed evidences of a shocking tragedy. Bloodstains were found all over the building and the yard, but there were no signs of a body. The police then proceeded to Torrens Lak«?. and. after dragging it, secured a sack containing- a woman's lower limbs. It is believed that Natella Habibulla muidered his wife during last night, and had nit up and was disposing ot h-er remains when his horse bolted. The muidered woman was a European named Nellie Manson. who was married to Natella a few months since. The sack contained the whole of the body of Natella Habibulla's wife, dismembered and horribly mutilated. Though the scene of the crime was in a thicklypopulated neighbourhood no quairelling or other sound was heaid, and Nat-ella was apparently on good terms with his wife. PERTH. August 7. The Italian barque Stephano Razato. bound from Liverpool to the Bluff, hus drifted into Geographe Bay. She lost most of her sails in severe weather 800 miles south-west of Cape Leeuwin, and. then drifted along the coot of West Australia. Fortunately the wind carried her past danger, and to -within a mile of Busselton jetty, where she anchored safely. August 10." A Royal Commission will be appointed to inquire into the. gold-stealing charges. BRISBANE, August 11. At the National show there was great competition in the Hereford class. Last year's champion Mountford, selected in New Zealand, where be took first prize, ■ was beaten by Field Marshal, also bred in New Zealand, and the winner of the champion prize at last year's Melbourne show. THURSDAY ISLAND, August 7. The pearling lugger Vivian capsized on. Saturday night. Four Japanese and three Papuans wer-e aboard, of whom four were saved and tlrree are missing.