AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7666, 30 June 1896, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Presta Assooiatioa— Electric Telegraph — Ooprcl gh SYDNEY, June 29. ■ The decision of the Land Board in the fourteen remaining cases of alleged dummyism in connection with the Mercadool block has been given. The Board found the dummyism proved in each case and recommended the forfeit of the whole of the selections, including that of Wilson, whose case was heard some time ago. The defend»n'<appeal against the decision. News from the Islands states that tribal fighting is rampant at Malayta, in the Solomon Group. In revenge for a pig stealing expedition a body of natives attacked a village and killed a dozen of the inhabitants. Since then the whole district has been engaged in retaliatory head hunting expeditions. MELBOURNE, June 29. A reward of £100 is offered for information leading to the arrest of Geake, the absconding solioitor, from Dayle'sford. He is believed to have left for America. The time in which to appeal in connection with the proposed amendment of patent for the cyanide process having expired without appeal being made, the public has been relieved of the 10 per cent, royalty previously demanded for the use of the process. The effect is apparent in a rush for sand tailings, which were previously considered useless. PERTH, June 29. A Swede named Anderson attempted to murder a young woman named Watson to-night by shooting her. He fired two shots from a revolver, both of which took effect, but, fortunately, a vital spot was not struck, and there is every chance of the girl recovering, though the wounds are severe; Anderson, after, as he supposed, despatching his victim, turned the weapon upon himself, and the missile passing through his heart death was almost instantaneous. No cause can be assigned for the tragedy.