AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3495, 17 November 1894, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

♦ (by electric telegraph-copyrigkt), Melbourne, November 15, Mr J. P. Maxwell, one of the late. Eailway Commissioners in New Zea» land, is to be invited to act as president of the Board of Inquiry into the working of the Victorian railways. The Premier has informed the Premier of South Australia that hedeclines to recognise that the latter colony has any legal or moral claim to the disputed territory, and if the South Australian Government is still determined to test the question, hemust allow them to proceed with theirlegal action. November 16. It is unlikely that s Warrall, Bruce and Trumble will be able to take part in the match against the English team, which begins to-day. Sydney, November 15. Mr Eeid, the Premier, in reply to an appeal for assistance, said that the Government could not see its way at present to grant, aid to the 70 Nbtt Australia immigrants to return to th& colony. ■ At a meeting of the Dairy Farmers* Association the report showed a heavy deficiency on the year's transactions. Practically, it was decided to windnjk. November 16. Mr Varney Parkes has resigned thechairmanship of the Public Works Committee of the House of Assembly, alleging that most of the members of the committee were only bent on th&salvation of the interests of the official, heads of departments instead of thesalvation of the public funds. He declares he had either to wink at what was wrong or resign. Owen, the accountant of the Joint. Stock Bank at Sunuycorner, who shammed unconsciousness and declared the bank had- been robbed, has been couimitteed for trial on a charge of: stealing £872, monies of the bank, Brisbane, November 15. The Government proposes to intKK duce measures providing for the reduction in the number of railway commissioners from three to one, and also for investment of funds now lying in the Governmeut Savings Bank. Hobart, November 15. The Exhibition was opened to-day with great ceremony. A procession, numbering 10,000, marched through the streets to the building, where theGovernor formally declared it open. He hoped that the Exhibition would' lead to closer commercial relations by a full and free interchange of the products ani nunfactures of Australia. November 16. A somewhat extraordinary sceneoccurred just prior to the opening of the Exhibition, The choir, consistingof 350 voices, protested that flags used for the decorations almost obscured the siugers, who clamoured for their removal and were supported by the audience. - The executive refused to grant the request, but as His Excellency entered the building the' structure holding the flags was pulled down under instructions from one or two members of the executive. The various courts are in a pretty forward state. Perth, November 16. Further complications have arisen between the House and the Council* owing to the latter amending the loan, estimates by striking out one item,' The Colonial Secretary has now gone back on his former assertion that the Council possessed similar privileges to the popular Chamber.