AUSTRALIAN

West Coast Times, Issue 10538, 23 July 1897, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN

SXONEY, July $2. In the Council the Attorney-General vigorously denounced the Federation Bill. He said Fad-eration would be a better name than Federation. If the Colopjes ' lost the protection of the Mother Coun? try and were threatened .with outside danger, it would be time enough to thin^ of union. Until that contingency. New Sou t;k Wales ought not to be called^upon

to make larger sacrifices than [the qther colonies on merely sentimental grounds. Ths N.S.W. Rugby Union banquets N.Z team on the night of the 31st in&t, also pays all expenses incurred in bringing over Roberts to take Duncan's place. The Union agreed tq alter the 4ate qf tb,e Armidale match to July 27th, and pay the Armidale branch to the Union £20 a? compensation. Melbourne, July 22. During the seven months the credit fonoier scheme has been operating 'over £286,000 have been advanced to 584 farmers. " With the view of retainiqw the worl?, a. great part of which now goes to Sydney in consequence of the lower scale qf charges there, the Victorian Government considerably reduced the graving dock dues. Lady Brassey met with a serious acci- . dent when driving in Elizabeth street today accompanied by the Hon. Dorothy B.rand, daughter of Lord Hampden, Governor of New South Wales. The hqrse . ran away and at last the vehicle violently collided with a carriage. Miss Brand #aa thrown out and escaped' with a shaking. Lady Brassey received the full force of' the impact 'on her right side, She was removed to Government Houao and. it was found two iibs were broken, one badly. The doctor fears the lungs mayito some extent be affected but no serious present danger was apprehended.