AUSTRALIAN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5258, 14 May 1895, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

— -. f Special to Fbvsb Association.]

BEOKEN HILL. I . SYDNEY, Mat 13.

The local shareholders in the Broken Hill Central mine have passed a resolution against the sale of the mine. FEDERATION. SYDNEY, Mat 14. Speaking at a lecture on Fedaration,the Premier Bsid that, at che Conference of Premiers, he announced that he could not place Federation in the forefront of his programme, because he had given a distinct pledge to deal with other pressing matters. When these were disposed of, it waa fully intended to tackle Federation. A NEW TRIAL. MELBOURNE, Mat 13. I The full Court has ordered a new trial in the case Kilpatrick v. Huddart, Parker i and Co., in which the plaintiff obtained > ' damages for the drowning of her husband ! in the wreck of the Alert. j THE VICTORIAN TARIFF. MELBOURNE* Mat 14. » I The Trades Hall Couacil passed a re- j * solution strongly condemning the Tariff j > Board's proposals as likely to destroy imx portant industries which have grown up ! under protection, throw thousands of j j ' workers out of employment, and, render a I 1 large amonnt of expended capital unproc ' ductive. s NEW AUSTRALIANS. - NEWCASTLE, Mat 14. [" Several returned "New Australians" J have reached here in an entirely destitute , condition, and funds are being raised to I. send them to their homes. They confirm i the statements that the settlement is in a L- ! very bad state, and that the settlers are y J suffering great hardships. They complain ie j that they could not get any refund of the : money paid to the Association to assist m them in their return. a THE LONDONDERRY MINE. • r PERTH, Mat 14. iB . Splendid battery stone has been Btrnck in J s ' the Londonderry mine at the 100 ft level, r>3 ' and it ia rumoured that the famous shoot ac firat struck haa been picked up. Shares fco roae, and large sales have taken place. £? The stone, though good, is not of sensaSf # tional value. ■

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