Australian News.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 5, Issue 412, 15 July 1890, Page 3

Australian News.

TIIE IIIiOKKN CABLES. Aiiklaidk, July 12. Mr Todd, Superintendent of Telegraphs, t» of opinion that the rabies have all br. .ken simultaneously near Banjuewangie, owing to i.ilcani" eruption ill the deep gut separating the bank from tho soundings oil the Australian side. Mki.BOUK.nc, July Id. Tii, Defence authorities are on tiie alert in consequence of the cable interruptions. 1 he Cerberus iis- been ordered to proceed to the Heads, and the torpedo boats are in readme**. No alarm is felt, but tins arlion it, taken merely at a precautionary measure combined with drill. TU BTORM king. i’KKTH, July T2. The Storm King, the little boat in which Captain Jorgenson is linking a tour ot the world, has sailed lor Adelaide. Previous to leaving tho Mayor presented the nditenturoue traveller with a purse of sovereigns, publicly subscribed. THE UNEMPLOYED. Mr.i.Boi-RNE, July 18. The Premier having refused an interview the the unemployed, a crowd proceeded to tho railway station and interviewed Mr Ihrhard S(>eiglit, Chairman of the liailway Hoard, who promised to submit their representations to the Chief Secretary. Subsequently the unemployed held an indignation meeting, at which re-.'humus were carried censuring the Minister* for unconstitutional treatment, an 1 declaring the estabhsment of relief works necceeaary. DEATH OK THE HON. JAMES WHITE. Stosky. July 18. The Hon fames White, the well-known sp- rtsinan and Squire of Kirktiam, died this afternoon from heart disease. He had been suffering fur some considerable time. THE SHEARERS' UNION. Sydney, July 18. The Shearers’ Union has notified the squatters that they have arranged with all the waterside unions to combine to prevent the shipment of wool shorn by non-union labour.