AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12120, 14 February 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

• ', n » - ["Bt Electric TjhiEQiufh— Copyright.] '(Per PbeS3 Ab.-ocjatios.) Melboubnb, February 13. Tho proposed agreement betwen fe'oath Australia and Now Zealand is not regarded favorably by local viguerona who request Ibe Government, if possible to .taka step: to place them on an equal fooling. Bbigdakb, February 18. ' Tbe ITon. Mr Brraes has roiurned and declares that he was eadly disappointed at much which ho had hoard of the prosperity in Now Zealand. Ho stat9o ho found that colony was Buffering liko Australia from low pricoa of products and there aesrnod to bo eomo anxiety for tbo future. In connection with th.9 wreck of tho Sarah 8. Eidgway it is stated that Schroedor, who was wißbo'J overboard managed to eeoure a epai to wbiih ho lashed himsolf. It is theroforo prohiblo he would Ibat about for days atd cither porish from thirst or exhaustion or be eaten by tharks. Beciprooifcy has boon established bativoen Q,uccnßl«nd and Now Bo_uth Watae regarcling tho ndraissiin cf solicitors toprncticoin the yupromo Court. Adelaide, Forbuary 18. Princo Jo:ophof Battonburg, has armed hero. Ho goea on to Sydney and thonco to New Zealand. Sidkey, Fobriißrv 13, The Bishop of Rivcrina will probably be conaectatod in England. The Primate is stroDgly in favour of local consecration,' but under the dood .'of settlement fcho ceremony requires to be peiforined by tiie Archbißhop of Canterbury. , Tho Bcv. Dr Davioj, an old Samoan missionary, ozprasses tho opinion that as fortl.jn inflaonce has eo altored Samoa nothing bnt foreign influence will put the leland3 ri^ht. Tho action of the Powers interested must, ho eaye, bo more decieivo than hitborto, and ho fenn the tripartito control will never bo a BU'casa.