The Victorian divorce Bill.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5700, 21 February 1890, Page 3

The Victorian divorce Bill.

By Electric Teleg raph.— Copyright — Per Press As BOdatiOfl.— Received February 20, 7.80 p.m. London, Feb. 19. Lord Knutsford congratulated Mr W. Shiels, member for Normanby in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, on the ability displayed in promoting the Divorce Hill passea by the Victorian Parliament, He also referred to the extreme courtesy of the honorable gentleman and the assistance he had received by his mission. Lord Katitsford stated that all statesmen who had been consulted on the question Admitted that the autonomy granted to Australia , carried right to . legislation .divorce matters. Both the English and it'olonial' churches were not making strpng> efforts Tto prevent the Queen's assefct being given. The Bishop of Reading (?) asserted' that the whole Christian cbmmunft-y of Victoria was adverse to the . „ - Latbe. TheGabinefc advise Her, Majesty to give hst.as&eatto the 35i11. ■ . A man named. James Hutcbins is ** wanted" from Woodvillefor absconding . with ljs0 t ,funds of the Foresters' Lodge. The Influx of country visitors to the «1 races at Dunedin caused the Exhibition to \ !>e well attended, the turnstile registering S9OB admissions, of which number the paid " ' I "jOTnliBBlonBn'BJjl:«jaßiiw>U DC>&\r. '' It is stated that 350,000 miners in Eng,laiid will go^out on strike on the 15th March unless their, demand for a rise of ■JO percent in their wages is complied prim- ■ The Canterbury Times states that large J quiiitities of wool are being sent to town * by vaaA instead of by rail, and owners l&laim that they are effecting a great sav■irig. Much of the grain grown in the and Oourtenay districts will be naoved in the same fashion. It is a pity : i£he Oommmissioners cannot be brought to 'realise the amount of traffic they are los,ing« *. . CSuristopher Legrand, carpenter, died in a eftß while being conveyed to the DunecUn Hospital, from heart disease. ; The Otago Daily Times a few days ago published under the title ' a curiosity in bankruptcy,' that somewhere or othor a Kfirsfc and final ' dividend of l-65th of a penny in the £ had been declared. Mr S. Slesainger writes to the Dunedin Herald that he can cap that by a Dunedin case- — in-'Vhick a man owed L6O, the .AflSigneQ obtained L4O, and no dividend a^au has been declared. :|f A^ criokeSb match South Canterbury v. |$te?New South Wales team was played at The home team went in first «nd made 89 runs. New South Wales apored only 75. South Canterbury in fcheir second innings only pub together 551 Hew South Wales requiring 70 to win went in. for their second innings, and Iwurecl tlje required number with the loss VdjE;only one wicket/ therefore winning the Viiaiicti by nine wickets. Stra»geb ! visiting Gisborne and desiring : to ]kuow t]ae \M£b establiahmeht in which to pnroh«se Wafcches r docks or Jewellery will r? -•' pleafenotathat S,McLornon offers special adV".V4«»tages.- H^fanpoEtedirecfc and buys for -.■;--' cash from the leading inanufacti^rers, conse- {/. -qftently he claims toibb' ih" the best possible -^aWISePL -to.- serve the public, well. One it i^fetfg trtel given Watch repaired ft WShilj^,': & ««>fc , money re-