AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 179, 25 July 1894, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Put Prebb Association)

New South Wales Politics.

Sydney, July 21

The return of Sir J. P. Abbott, Speaker of the last Legislative Assembly, is practically assured. A few returns from his district have still to eome. In the course of an interview he said the new Parliament was the best elected for many years. If Sir Henry Parkes is called on to form a Ministry, he will make Federation the first main question. An analysis of the voting shows that in 1891 the Labour vote numbered 103,000, against 49,000 this week.

Received 1.30 a.m. Sydney, July 24. Mr Cook, leader of the late Labor party, who still commands a few followers, has declared for Mr G. Reid, leader of the Opposition. The Freetraders, from a minority of nine in the old House, attained a majority of 54 in the new Chamber. Received 11.50 a.m. Vacancy Filled. Milbolrnk, Thi» day. The vacancy for tha Portland aaat In ,h* Legislative Assembly cauaad by tha resignation of Mr Wrixan haa baaa filled by uu alee Visa of Mr MeLaod. A Cool Criminal. IfnLnoußßß, Tbit day. Whan tha dataativai lafaratad ldta Naadla that tliay had diacovarad paiaan la tha badiac of her huaband and ahildran •ha replj.d, “ A faw more of my friend* died lately, 1 can give you their names ; the information will be uaaful if you want to dig them up.