AUSTRALIAN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12508, 21 October 1904, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

* United Press Association—Per.Electric . Telegraph—Copyright. Received 10.45 p:m.i' October 20th. OUT OF WORK. BRISBANE, October 20. As a result of the fire at Charters Towers 1000 men are. temporarily idle. I ISLAND NEWS. - • The .German steamer. Prinz Sigismund broughtthe missing boat's crew of the ship Digburtli. They landed on an island 13 days after the wreck? were, kindly treated by the natives, and subsequently went t<s Mundock Island where the Chinese- at-s tended.to their wants until they were sent to Frederick Wilhelmshaven. ••: News was also, received that all the murderers ofmfssioiiaries except one man, "ia'd been captured aiid punished. .

.<i!.-,i-wi-'. ACQUITTED, -ic M- ■■■■' SYDNEY 1 October 20. '■ Piper, accused of tlie murder of his wif* near Bathurst, was acquitted,.

THE LOOM*ANA. ."• HOBART, October 20. The Loougana, the Union Company's new" turbine steamer, made her maiden, voyage from Melbourne to Launces'tou in tea hours liom heads to heads, . ".and.. 15£ hours for the whole journey. . '. She averaged 19.6 knots, despite a nasty- sea. ISLAND POLITICS?

SUYA, October 20. ■ of the new constitution shows that-ij; .abrogates the original constitution The new Legislative Cotincii js/io consist of the Gdvernor and 18 rn.embers; The franchise qualifications 'aj?"g property rated at £2O per annum or an fhe Cdß.icil are to be selected by, the Governori "/Jfo civil servant is to have votes.