AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 6, Issue 8, 25 January 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

GOVERNORSHIP OF VICTORIA, Melbourne, January 22. . Although it has been officially announced that Lord Brassey will succeed Lord Hopetoun as Governor of Victoria there is some doubt whether he will accept the position owing to the action of the Legislative Assembly in reducing the salary of the office to /5000 per annum. A cable message of a confidential nature has been received from Home through the Governor. Its contents have not been allowed to transpire, but the Premier will ask the House to re-considerits decision, significantly remarking that unless this is done he fears that the Imperial Government will have some difficulty in getting a suitable man for the office. STARVATION IMMINENT. Sydney, January 22. In connection with the recent hurricane at Fiji, a private letter states that the most dreadful thing of all is still to come in the shape of starvation. How the unfortunate people who lost everything by the hurricane are to keep body and soul together is a mystery. Hundreds are now eating food unfit for human consumption, so that an epidemic of dysantry may be expected to make its appearance. LABOUR TROUBLES. Adelaide, January 22. Owing to the masters notifying a reduction in wages, there is likely to be a lock-out of brickmakers. Later. Two firms of brickmakers have locked out their men. DROWNING FATALITY. Sydney, January 22. The Marrabeen fatality was the result of bathing, not boating as at first reported. A heavy breaker came on the men unawares and swept two of them to sea. The third man was rescued, and recovered. Parkes was only recently married. TERRIFIC GALE. Sydney, January 23. The steamer Upolu encountered terrific weather in an attempt to reach Newcastle. A tremendous sea disarranged the water ballast system, and the vessel was compelled to return to Sydney. MURDER OF NATIVES. Adelaide, January 23. Informatian is to hand that five natives have been murdered by whites at Mount Margaret. The accused men have confessed. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. Sydney, January 23. At the inquest on the body of the girl Turner, who was killed by Mrs Gray at Adamstown, a verdict of manslaughter was returned.