Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Saturday 7 September 1895, page 2


INTERCOLONIAL.

I Victoria.

News has been received of the appointment of Baron Ungern Sternberg as Consul for Russia in Melbourne, The Baron recently retired from the Russian Army with the rank of general, and he is expected to arrive in Melbourne at the end of the present month.

The Chief Justice has been called upon at the instance of the Law Institute, to deal with charges of misconduct against solicitors in regard to money matters, His Honor suspended DeCourcy Ireland, of Horsham, for one year, and struck Robert Knox Orme off the roll of solicitors. The third charge was against T. M. B. Phillips, who having paid over money and costs for which he had not accounted, was suspended for three months.

A Supreme Court order has been made up pointing Mr. R E. Jacomb official liquidator of the City of Melbourne Bank.

Judge Molesworth has given judgment in the Insolvency Court on the application of C. B. Fisher for an unconditional discharge, his debts totalling £1,477,915. The Judge said that Mr. Fisher appeared to have been Insolvent for several years past, and he should have tried his schedule when he found he was unable to pay his debts, Instead of carrying on till he had no assets whatever for unsecured creditors. The application was refused.

The revenue of the colony for the last month was £495,400, being £32,992 less than in August last year.

Sir Edward Braddon, Premier of Tasmania, has reported to Mr. Turner, Premier of Victoria, approving of the suggestion that the Victorian Parliament shall take the lead in dealing with the Federal Enabling Bill.

Mr. Kingston, the South Australian Premier, han also replied stating that the South Australian Government did not intend waiting for Victoria, but proposed to push on with its own bill if early action on the part of New South Wales could not be arranged.

New South Wales.

The dispute between the New South Wales Cricket Association and the trustees of the Sydney cricket ground, as to the right of the trustees to let the ground for any sport other than cricket during the shelter season, has been fought out before the Minister of Lands. The trustees, in justification of their attitude, explained that in return for the outlay of £73 000 on the oval, only £4,770 had been received from cricket outside of English matches, the latter having yielded £8,309, while other sports furnished receipts totalling £15,344. The Minister of Lands said the trustees were justified in catering for sports other than cricket, as long as they did not do so to the injury of the Cricket

Association.

The place where the s.s. Catterthun Bank has been located, and the wreck is found to lie in 29 fathoms of water. A diver was sent down 25 fathoms, who reported that he could see the ship, but that it was quite impossible for him to reach it.

Another outrage is reported as having been committed by tribes who inhabit the New Hebrides. The victim this time was Francois Rossi, one of the oldest and most respected French traders, He visited fort

Aubry, Santo, on a trading expedition, and was treacherously shot A number of Rossi's companions were severely injured

The Premier has delivered his budget speech in the Assembly He and the Government intended to adhere in every

detail to their direct taxation in proposals He estimated the surplus revenue for the year 1895 b at £181,000

A large number of proprietors of double event shops have been fined in amounts ranging f i oin £10 to £5 for laying doubles and warned that any repetition of threepence would lead to imprisonment without option

of fine

In the Legislative Council Mr Pigott moved that the statement made by the Premier at a public meeting in July that the Council was a rotten and corrupt House is scandalous and false, and that a copy of the resolution be presented to His I excellency the Governor The motion was carried

The dead body of a country girl, named Jessie Amelia Nicholls, has been found in a decomposed state in a box near Woolloomooloo Bay It is believed that deceased met her death by reason of an illegal operation performed on her by a man named Slieti lan, a " medical specialist ' then ran, and others charged with being accessories after the fact, have been arrested

Mrs Willis, of Alma Plains, aged 25 years, has been found murdered in her house with a large gunshot wound in her neck Samuel Willis, 1 husband of the deceased, a man of 40 years to whom suspicion points as the murderer, and who for two years has shown signs of insanity, has committed suicide by brings g

In the Assembly Six petitions have been preserved in favour of the State Advances

Bill.

The Minister of Agriculture is awaiting, a communication from the Victorian Minister in respect to exhibiting produce in London, and is v Willing to co opera

in debate on the budget Mr Glynn BUgaostcd an increase of duty on remand fractured tobacco from 4s 7d to 2s 9d per lb, which would realise £18 009, and the substitution of an all round increase of land tax to 3d in the £1 for the present pro-presen o system, which would 1 ; and £29,000, and a reduction of the income tax exemptions from £200 to £100 yielding £17,000 he also prop s of the abolition of free education thus a n lug £27,000 making a total of about £87 COO In order to save the Civil Service from re Iuotions, an 1 to provide for quoting the public debt pay most of £00,000 due this year. The debate

was adjourned

Qdllnsi^d

Mr Justice Harding has died at the Supreme Court building

And impressive o scene was enacted when the Judicial Bench and the legal profession met to pay the last solemn duty to his memory The 1 till Court sat in Chamber in mourn

ing and the Judges in lieu of State robes wore white bands Eloquent references were made by the Bench to the memory of

deceased.

It is probable that Mr Justice Cooper will be recalled from the North to fill the place of deceased, and that the North Judgeship will be offered to Sir Jas A Garrick or the Hon. A. J Thynne

A public meeting has declared in favour of holding an International Exhibition at Brisbane next year

At the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Co decree a letter was received from the London Chamber of Commerce, drawing attention to the great depreciation in the v value of In re, the cause being the present system of branding cattle, and ring posting that smaller brands might be placed on a less valuable part of the lads, for a day tractive mark, he made on the horn or hoof

the Chamber of Commerce has passed the following resolution which is to be tendered to the Governor - that the members of the Brisbane Chamber of Com-more sincerely regret to hear of the departure from Queensland of Sir Henry Wylie Norman, and no v record their profound respect for His Excellency as a faithful servant of the Empire, and their warm regard for the Governor as a citizen and

friend

WEST AUSTRALIA.

Chief Justice Onslow, administrator of Government, has received a cable message from Sir William Robinson in London to the effect that he has resigned the position of Governor of the colony

European bush rangers are bohI to be about in the vicinity of Mount Margaret Numerous aboriginals have been massacred. One of the murderers was recognised as "Soldier," formerly resident of Albury

Arrangements have been concluded between

Messrs Huddart, Parker, & Co and the Union Steamship Co for terminating the present ruinous fares and freights.

The half year of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand has closed, and it is stated that as soon as the balance sheet has been arranged negotiations will prob-bly be commenced with the Bank of New Zealand for amalgamation or purchase.

The Banking Bill passed through com-mutton in the House of Representatives after an all night sitting the debate at time!, being exceedingly acrimonious The only material t amendment mob that of words in the clause giving the Bank of New Zealand the right to purchase the business or any other bank The committee deciding that Parliament should but of the right and opportunity of vetoing any such

I arrangement

A new clause was added providing that no directors of the Bank of New Zealand, or member of the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company Board, or of the Realization Board, should be allowed an overdraft. The House carried the third reading by 33

to 21 votes.

The report of the committee appointed to inquire into the Bank of New Zealand Bank Estates Co. and its relation towards New

Zealand has been read in the House of Representatives,

The committee recommends separation of the Bank from the Estates Co., that the New Zealand properties of the company be sold to realise, that a Board has appointed, and that the Board issue bonds for £2,734,000, bearing 3 per cent, interest, that any deficiency on these boards shall be guaranteed by the colony that £500,000 uncalled reserve liability of bank shareholders be called in and that the first charge on annual profits beyond 150,000 by payment of interest on

such call.