AUSTRALIAN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13274, 1 May 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

TRAGEDY AT CIRCULAR QUAY.. United Press Association —Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 30. 'A tragedy occurred at. Circular Quay today. A woman named Riley visited the store -\fhe-re her' husband was employed, and shot him in the breast. She then, shot.herself in the head. The man is 'hi. a serious state; the woman, lias since died. Jealousv was the cause of the deed. DIVEIt HUGHES IN SYDNEY. Diver Hughes was welcomed at Sydney by the Lord Mayor and the Premier. THE NEW HEBRIDES. MELBOURNE, April 33. In connection with the statements made that contraband trade on . the part of French residents in the New Hebrides placed British traders' at a. disadvantage, Sir John Forrest says he hopes that matters .will be on a better footing when the Convention is in operation. Tho Commonwealth Governiiient's vote of £SOO foi-\ assistance to British settlers was being used as a bonus oil maize. Wherever the price obtained did' not reach 6s a bonus was given to make up the; difference. So ! far little of £lie money had been -used. FINES ON SHIPMASTER'S. :; . ; Since July last, year forty-two shipuiastera have been fined £IOO -each on charges , of having alio vved prohibited immigrants to -land. \ ,^ - 'THE LATE COLLISION. • ADELAIDE; April 30. At the inquest on the body found in the barque Norma, it was stated 'that the helmsman of tte Arden Craig had cleared out. The captain of the Norma iitated that he thought the lights -he saw before, the squall obliterated them, belonged to | the pilot .boa'L. As the squall cleared, he J saw them again and ordered the lielm up. | The Helmsman started to put it clown, and witness- then gave him a hand to get it- | up, but it was too late. The owners of | the Jesse Darling Jias, issued a writ- for | £5,000 damages against the owners, of. the Ard-sn Craig. - - ' .