AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 2887, 12 December 1898, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Received December 10th, 9.55 a.m. MURDER BY BLACKS. Port Darwin, Deceember 10. Messrs T. A. Moors and McKenzie, well-known pioneers of the Northern Territory, have been murdered by natives, who stole their weapons and shot the pioneers with their own rifles. THE SALVATION ARMY WORK. Sydney, December 10. Commandant Booth, interviewed on his visit to New Zealand, said he interviewed Mr Seddon m reference to a boys' and girls' reformatory. It is likely that the Army will receive assistance from the New Zealand Government m connection with the work. It is also arranging a new departure m Maori work, m which he is seeking the Government's co-opera-tion. MAYOR OF SYDNEY. Mr Harris has been elected Mayor of Sydney. 1 Received December lltb, 5 p.m. THE MONOWAI. December 11', Sailed — Monowai, yesterday afternoon. WRESTLING. In the wrestling championship contest between Harry Dunn, theNewZea--1 lander, and Lucifer, the American, Dunn secured the three first falls— GraecoRoman, Cumberland and catch-as-catch ; can. Received December 12th, 1.15 a.m. THE SHIP HEREWARD. The ship Hereward, which was stranded on Marouba beach, was floated last night, but the cable parted and a heavy sea threw the vessel on the beach. • She broke, her back and is now a total ! wreck. The men aboard had a narrow escape. Seas broke over them for several » hours before they were rescued by means of life lines. THE TYSON ESTATE. A meeting of Tyson's relatives has been 1 held to take steps to administer the 2 estate. \ Brisbane, December 11. A will has been found amongst the late Mr W.Tyson's papers, but it is not signed. Securities amounting to £8000 were also discovered.