AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 8987, 21 January 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Adelaide, January 20. The experts appointed by the Government to enquire into the merits of the various patterns of railway brakes, recommend the adoption of the Westinghouse quick-acting automatic brake. Melbodene, January 19. A libel action claiming £25,000 damages, has been instituted against Mr James Cosmo dewberry, C.M.S. analyst, of the Department of Mines, by Mr Pound, a mining manager, for alleged libel contained in his report on mining property. Melbourne, Janury 20. An Employers' Mutual Defence Fund has been started in the hope of raising £100,000 for the purpose of forming a fund from which to indemnify members for loss by strikes. Sydney, January 19. The Hunter River miners are unable to render any financial assistance to the miners in Hew Zealand, as they have to support thousands .of their own members. ' Sydnet, January 20. Arrived : Te Anau. The barque Elder, from Kaipara, had to jettison her cargo owing to springing a leak. The floods have done great damage at Gundagai. Several thousand sheep, and a large number of cattle were drowned. Brisbane, January 19. News received from New Guinea states that a miner at Sudest was killed and partially eaten by Papuans. A force of miners and friendly natives captured three of the murderers, and handed them over to Sir W. Macgregor, the British Administrator.