AUSTRALIAN

West Coast Times, Issue 10559, 13 July 1897, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN

SYDNEY, July 12.

News has been received of the death of Sir P. Jennings in the Brisbane hospital from syncopp. He was for many years a prominent figure in New South Wales £olit)ps and Ht one tjrae Premier afld member of several ministries, b'c was largely interested in pastoral property;!'

By a collapse at Broken Hill Proprietary mine four men were buried. With great difficulty they managed to escape to the old workings. There are signs of extensive subsidence of the mine,

Tjhree brothers Spraddrow 'robbed a store at Muadooran,' m the Bathurst district. The police pursued and called^upon them to surrender. Two ran away. The ,police fired and shot one of them, Robert through the abdomen, death resulting almost immediately.

Melbourne, July 12. Major Wardell received a cable frpm $959r fc gating R,angitsin,gb.i 'has defini- < tely decided to join the team- visiting Australia at the end of this year. Perth, July 12. ' H. Marohaut, the well-known cricketer

suicided by taking poison. He had been brooding over his sweetheart breaking off . an engagement. A large number of men are leaving for the new alluvial rush at Balagundi, Hampton Plains, near Kalgoorlie. It is reported there is fair gold but nothing sensational has been obtained. The Orange procession at Coolgardie was attacked and a number severely beaten. Several Orangemen, carrying swords, defended themselves. The police ultimately dispersed the mob by a liberal use of batons.