AUSTRALIAN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8341, 2 December 1893, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

(By Elecfcrio Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per United Pwm Association.) Askdusb, December 1. The United Labor party has decided that M Mr Woods' pledges to the party are not interfered with by the charge of bigamy brought against him, the matter is one for his constituents rather than the Labor party. Thubsbat Isiairo, December 2. The barque, Gazelle, bound from Rocky Islet, Gulf of Carpentaria, to New Zealand passed here yesterday. Mbxboubkb, December 1. It haa been ascertained that the statement published of the impending collapse of the London butter market, was circulated by a ring of English importers and local exporters to frighten the producers into accepting tho buyers' terms. Mentz, one of the defendants recently committed for trial in connection with the Mercantile Bank charges, has been declared insolvent, with a deficiency of £34,000. One of the causes is attributed to tbe cost of defending tho prosecutions. At tbo inquest on the body of Glasgow, who died after taking part in a fight, a verdict of manslaughter was returned •gainst one of the four men who were ■netted. The woman Xnork went into the witness box yesterday to affirm her innocence. She acenstd the man Thompson of strangling the baby girl and burying it. She admitted the had buried two children in tho backyard. Her evidence created quite a sensation is Court. The competitor* at the recent meeting of . thoßifie Association paid a high compliment to the quality of the colonial ammunition, which was used exclusively throughout the meeting, excepting in the Federal Match. Never before were such excellent results attained, although the weather was not favourable for good shooting. A fearful explosion occurred in the Defiance mine at Ballarat. The magazine exploded and blew » miner named Burke to atoms. An Adelaide cyclist has lowered the record for the journey between Adelaide - and Melbourne. He covered the distance in ninety-six hours.