AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 137, 18 April 1894, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric TolegrapU.—Copyright Per Press Association. Received 7.80 a.m. p Results of a Collision. Melbourne, April 17. The steamer Konoowarra which was in the collision off Green Cap y. st rday with the ship Titania, ha. i; reached port safely. Her funnel was guy. din position by li'.ock and tackle. K I'he port side of th vessel from amidships right a complete wreck, tb-iron a tiling, rigg nj, d-okiiuie, and seats l> ing swept away, while th port life-boats w re smashed to matchwood. During the collision one of th. it seamen belonging to the steamei 1 jump d overboard and it was supposed i another wan swept off the deck by th > ship’s rigging, i’ho steamer Glaucus t winch is towing the disabled shi| [ Titania to Sydney has signalled from Jervis Bay that she has two sailors belonging to the Konoowarra on board. lteC' ivcd 1.10 a.m [ The captain of the Konoowarra says p he saw the ship Titania eight miles ,i off after passing Green Cape. lie v called the seoond otlicer’s attention to p ihe vessel when the latter took charge v of the bridge. He then went to tea, a and while he was away the collision u occurred. After getting clear of the } ship he found that several of his men had rushed a boat and launched it. One man got away in her, while the steward jumped on board the ship. Finding the steamer was making no water the captain endeavored to find f the missing boat, but without avail, I and as the Titania held on hei course i he decided to go on to Melbourne. ( Received 11.85 a.m. The Captain of the Konoowarra | 1 states that when he saw the Titania he showed no lights, and although at ihal time a collision was highly improbable he calhd the attention of the second officer to the fact. Later on the second officer suddenly saw the vessel through the darkness bearing right flown on the steamer. A passenger confirms the statement that the Titania had no lights. The Konoowarra was put full steam ahead to clear the ship, but was struck right amidships. A Huge Nugget. A mass of metal forty pounds weight containing 820 ounces of pure gold has been unearthed at Daylesford, 75 miles north from Melbourne. Obituary. r Melbourne, This Day A cable from England announces ) tbe death of Ma lame Daradini. Received 1.10 a.m. Noumea News. r Sydney, April 17. r News from Nonmea states that a t cable has been received announcing f that the French Government had s voted a subsidy of -100,000 francs per • annum for a period of 15 years to the * French-New II brides Company. Received noon. r An Outspoken Judge. Melbourne, This day. ■’ In the Federal bank cases further argument was heard. On the applican tion for the removal of the liquidator ** counsel for the defence said there was 1 nothing in the articles of association *1 to prohibit lending money to the ” directors of the bank, and r, mark d ;t , that the directors came very badly out c ‘ of their transactions. “Yes,” retorted n I the judge, “ but thu people whose le money they took came out worse. I They speculated with other people's ?* money and caused an enormous *' amount of misery. That is the real truth.”