Australian News.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 367, 28 January 1890, Page 2

Australian News.

Melbourne, January 24. A little girl named Grace Lloyd aged 11 years, was outraged and murdered by a farm laborer, named Larober, at Greta. The murderer afterwards committed suicide. Tlie heat during the paet ten davs has beeu unprecedented, the thermometer being higher than for 15 years. Stdnev, January 24 Moneignor Vidal, of Fyi, is appeal, ing for funds in England in aid of Roman Catholic mission* in islands, and is credited with etatinr that the Wesleyan body send large sume annually to Fyi, and aleo dis patched a great many missionaries to the Islands, but more as traders than Muuetrs of God. Tbs Weelevan Conference warmly combatted this stat. man’, and resolved to aak Monsignor Vidal whether it i« true that he made such an assert ion. Owing to the good season, several rebels are loading wheat for England it is expected that further extensive shipments will come forward The Minister for Lands next session to introduce new iegiaL turn on the rabbit question. It is net. anowu whit form such legislation veui

■»'. • tl.r i!mi«t«r it personally in h l»; r • I tile tiic.-uragem- nt of pe»'. :■ V»t r*e; wir*-pr«x I fencing. i t> v<raniMi u! New ( aledoina i.tvt »enl an officer to Sydney mud Melbourne to cjj leevour to arrange fur the formation of o syndicate to ; f (nu<lnKt a dock ml Noumea and lay a cable between New Caledonia and A uatrail a. Amuujds. January 23. Ilaavv rains har* destroyed great qiauulie* fo cut wheat.