AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3737, 23 September 1886, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

«. . — (Per s.s. Te Anau at Auckland.) (By Telegraph.) NEW SOUTH WALES. The Assembly are holding a long sitting and pushing through the JRailway Bilh. The House resolved to sit on Mondays, m order to bring the session to a speedy close. Mr Thomas Walker, who died recently, left » million and a quarter. He bequeathed a hundred thousand pounds to the Convuleeeent ■Hospital on the Paramatta river, besides other .charitable bequests. Tho Governor lias visiicd Albury, whero he .met with un enthusiastic reception. The funeral of Mr Shepherd Smith was irerj larS cl 7 utteude*}.

Tho Customs Duties Bill passed itj second wading m the Council by a large majority. The conference with, the Shipowners Association commences on September 21et. The pioneer boat of tho German mail lino left yesterday. She was detained at tlia quarantine ground and thoroughly fumigated. Accounts from Kimberley nre very unsatisfactory. VICTORIA. Tho Assembly have voted £1000 to Mra Marcus Clarke. The ceremony m connection with laying the memorial stone of Parliament House is to be quite of a national character. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Tho South Australian Parliament do not intend to introduce a Federal Council Bill this session. Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt at Gladstone on Monday night. | TASMANIA. i Tho criminal information, lnid by Colonel St. Hill against tho Mayor for detaining his deposit money, lodged at the recent election, was dismissed. Tho defence was that the Returning Officer was served with a notice from the Registrar m bankruptcy.