AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 231, 23 November 1894, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Per Press Association. Received 9.30 a.m. Purchased by Japan. Sydney, This Day. The steamer Port Hunter, which had completed her loading for London, has been purchased by the Japanese Government, and her cargo has been traushipped to another steamer. The Port Hunter sails for Yokohama on Saturday. A Punitive Visit. Sydney, This Day. IT.M.S. Karrakatta visited Tanna and inflicted punishment on natives for recent outrages on traders there. No-Confidence Motion. Melbourne, This Day. In the Legislative Assembly Mr M. Mackenzie, member for Anglesey, has given notice of motion that the financial proposals of the Government are unsatisfactory. The Premier asked Sir J. B. Patterson if the motion lmd his concur rente and the latter replied in the affirmative. The House then adjourned until Tuesday iu order to allow the Government to consider tho position. The Premier views the situation with equanimity and expects that lm will be able to defeat the motion though by only i a small majority. The country party, j from which it is supposed the motion I ern in ites, eay Mr M icke is i • was not j authorised by them to take the action lie j lias, yet it is thought that the party will support the motion, which took the House j completely by surprise. Miserable Melbourne. Melbourne, This Day. Statistics show that there aro over 10,000 tenantless houses within the metropolitan area. Received 10.15 a.in. A Cool Demand. Melbourne, This Day. Some commotion has been caused in commercial circles through the Tasmanian Government issuing forms olaiming an income tax on goods disposed of in Tasmania retrospectively. The prevailing disposition is to ignore the demand. Tho point is being raised whether the Tasmanian Government can sue in Melbourne under a retrospective measure. Received 10.35 a.m. A Rich Find. Perth, This Day. A rich find of gold in the Quamiong mine, 60 miles from Kurnalpie, is said to exceed speciffiens from tho Londonderry. Opposition to the Chairman. Brisbane, This Day. Owing to the opposition of the laber members to Mr Stephens taking tho chair the r.iunl Bill was seriously obstructed iu,l the Government threaten to withdraw the measure.