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Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3102, 21 July 1894, Page 3

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SYDNEY, Yesterday A hundred shearers at Wagga have refused to sign the now agreement and have formed a camp. The reuseabouts at Coonarnble have refused to work for less tbau 35j per week. The shearers are working under the old agreement. Lees, in his speech from the scaffold, declared that Cummings waa innocent, and he denied that he himself was guilty of murder. Cummings was practically dead before tho bolt was drawn.'

The Agricultural Department has received a communication from tho Government of Cape Colony with reference to the prospects of tho hulter trade with that colony, to the effect that the recent shipment of Australian butter to the Cape had been highly appreciated, and that a demand for the article had set in. BRISBANE, Yesterday

While tho roll was being callod at the Wellehot elation a shearer named Ashton drew a revolver while another shearer was going to sign the agreement. Sub In spector Carr, thinking that Ashton was about to shoot, fired, wounding Ashton, and it is believed fatally. Carr has been arrested.

(Received noon.) SYDNEY, This day Tho return of Sir J. P. Abbott, tlie Spoakor, is practically assured. A few returns from his district have still to come in. In the course ot an interview he said that tho new Parliament was the best that had been elected for many years. If Sir Henry Parkes is called upon to form a Ministry he will make Federation the fi«tl main question. An analysis of the voting shows that in 1891 the Labor vote numbered 103,000 against 49,000 this week The confession left by Lee 3, the Barraba murderer, previous to execution, is published. He adheres to his original statement that Mr M‘Kay was shot accidentally in the struggle. It has been snowing continually for tho past six days. At Oberon in tho Hills west of Sydney, the country is completely covered and tho stock is likely to perish for want of food unless a change occurs shortly. At Kiandra tho snow reached the housetops and the townspeople are indulging in exercise on mow shoes from the roof of the Kiandra Hotel. Although tho weather is bitterly cold in Sydney no rain has fallen for many weeks. A force of police has been despatched to Bourke, in anticipation of difficulties v-ith the shearers. Fears aro entertained for tho safety of the steamer Duckei field from Napier, and tho steamer Phoebe has been sent in search of her.

NEWCASTLE This day Sailed—Natal Queen, for Auckland.