AUSTRALIAN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6061, 21 September 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

PBE BIBOTBIO TILBGEAPH— COPYRIGHT. [Pbe Pbbsb absooiahok.] Keceived noon, September 20th. AN ART NOTE. Sydney, September 20. The National Art Gallery has purchased a Sower painting by Miss Stoddart, a New Zealand artist. CANDIDATES' DEPOSITS. The Legislative Assembly has agreed to a motion iv favour of amending the Electoral Act by reinstating the provision for a £40 deposit from candidates seeking Parliamentary honours. ANOTHEL GOLD FIND. A pood alluvial gold discovery is re* ported 50 miles from Wyalong. The stone is mingled with nuggets. Tin oroj yielding 85 per cent of pure tin, haa also been discovered. THE PORT MELBOURNE. Arrived — Port Melbourne, steamer, from Lyttelton, en route to India. ROUGH WEATHER. Mblboubwb, September 20. The Natal Queen, which has arrived from the Thames, bad a most tempestuous voyage, and was Under water nearly the whole way across. A FLOOD. There is a great flood m the Hopetowu district, and large area of crops are under water. THE VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. An analysis of the candidates for the general election ahows that there are 92 \ who favour tariff reform, and 30 m favour

of revision of the tariff, while 63 support high tariff.

SEPARATION.

Brisbane, September 20. A despatch has been received from the Secretary of State for the colonies m connection with separation. The Government states that m view of the commercial and financial position of the colony the time is inopportune for division. Received 7..T0 p.m., September 20th.

FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION, i

Stonby, September 20. A serious raiiway collision occurred between Waratah and Islington, on the northern line, to-day. A goods train ran into another composed of empty cattle trucks. Robertson, the fireman on the former, was killed inßtantly; the driver, Cousins, is m a critical condition. The guard and assistant were badly injured. The Btock train was stationary at the time and the driver was busy oiling the locomotive. The guard seeing the other train approaching ran to give warning, bat was too late. The goods train coming on at the rate of fifteen miles an hour dashed into the rear of the truoks, and besides the loss of life a large amount of damage was inflicted on the rolling stock. It ib alleged that the cause of the accident was a disregard of signals.