AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5906, 27 October 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

» [Per Press Association.] (By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.) (Received Ocb, 27, 1 p.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 26. Mr A. S. Taylor has been elected for West Sydney in tho place of a Protectionist and supporter of Unionism. Oct. 27. Two large fires occurred (it Newcastle yesterday, a. sawmill and a block of ten brick houses being destroyed. The damage is estimated at L7OOO. BRISBANE, Oct. 27. In the Legislative Assembly Sir S. Griffiths brought down a statement dealing fully with the proposals for giving partial autonomy to the northern and central parts of Queensland. The statement declares that while Mr Macrossan's | proposal that territorial separation of fche northern portion of the colony is desirable and would have been accepted three years : ago, but it is now too late as the northern part of the colony is determined to have total separation. At present it is uncertain whether the question will be further debated this session. MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. The sterner Age, bound from Adelaide, broke her shaft during a gala and rapidly diifted past the Heads and Wilson's Promontory towards the eastward. Ten of her crew in one of the ship's boats readied the shore with difficulty in order to get astancc for tho disabled steamer. Throe men were drowned in Hudson's Bay yesterday by the capsizing of a boat in a gale. ADELAIDE, Oct. 27. In reply to a joint communication from the Postmasters-General of the various colonies, asking whether a system of differential cable rates is practicable in view of the refusal of tho Imperial Government to contribute to the subsidy, Sir John Pender says such a system is impracticable under the resolutions arrived at at the Intercolonial Telegraph Convention, held recently at Adelaide. Ho also says that the telegraph companies will be no party to the adoption of retaliatory measures, as the Imperial Government is on friendly relations with them, and are favorably disposed to grant concessions to them. The Governments of other colonies have not yet replied whether they are prepared to make up the loss sustained by South Australia on the overland route. ALBANY, Oct. 27. Arrived : Parramatta from Plymouth. Passengers fov New Zealand : — Mr Frier and Miss Itenwick.

A French medical man of some standing is making a careful examination of the baths at Rotorua, and says he regards the Priest's Bath as the most remarkable and valuable one in tha world. He has been indebted to Mr Malfroy, who is a Frenchman himself, for a great deal of information as ho does not speak English. 'JL'he Rotorua correspondent of the