AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.
Melbourne, June 7. In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Gillies has given notice of his intention to take a debate on Federation resolutions on Tuesday next. Sydney, June 7. The captain of a trading vessel which has arrived here from the Caroline Islands reports that the natives on the islands arc showing a very hostile attitude towards the Spanish residents, and an outbreak is feared. The natives assert that they are treated like slaves by the colonists, and informed the captain they wanted British or American protection. The Darling river and its tributaries are again flooding above Bourke. The recent flood has reached Wentworth, a town on the banks of the Darling, near its confluence with the Murray, and a repetition of the Bourke disaster is feared.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8799, 7 June 1890, Page 2
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128AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8799, 7 June 1890, Page 2
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