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GENERAL NEWS.
The Government scent farm, 5 miles
from Dunolly, established some ten years
ago, is being abandoned.
Rabbits have been seen in the Lindenow
district, and it is evident that they are
gradually working their way down into
Central Gippsland.
The poultry industry is increasing so
rapidly in New Zealand, that the accom
modation at the Government depots will
be increased.
The Lawrence-Kennedy milking-mach
ines are likely to become very popular in
the Traralgon district, as practically solv
ing the labor question for dairymen.
In sinking a bore at Lake Phillipson,
100 miles north of Tarcoola (S.A.), two
seams of coal were passed through, of
much the same age and quality as tho
Leigh Creek coal.
Mr Murray, Engineer to the Water Sup
ply Department, has been in the Benalla
district obtaining information as to the’
best means of supplying the northern
parts of the shire with water.
The prisoner, Percy ltammage, who has
been causing the gaol authorities a great
amount of trouble, has been re-transferred
to the Melbourne Gaol from the Yarra
Bend Lunatic Asylum.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed
throughout the Stawell district at the ac
tion of the Government in not appointing
a police magistrate during the absence of
Mr Murphy, who is on sick leave.
The Chief Secretary (Mr Trenwith) has
determined, as the result of his late visit
to Gippsland, to abolish the Ramahyuck
aborigines’ station, and send the blacks
that are there to the Lake Tyers station.
A committee has been appointed by the-
Geelong Fire Brigade to strive to raise the
amount which the Country Fire Brigades’
Board repuires from Geelong before it will
proceed with the erection of a fire brigade
station.
At Friday night’s meeting of the coun
cil of the Victorian Rifle Association it
was unanimously decided to nominate
Colonel Templeton as manager of the Aus
tralian team of riflemen that is to com
pete at Bisley in July next.
. Mr Wegener, who had been missing from
his home, was found on Thursday night
near Ratliscar West, about five miles from
Avoca. The old gentleman, who is 86
years of age, was apparently none the
worse for his exposure.
A boy, aged three years, son of J. Don!-
van_, a village settler at Kamarooka, was
accidentally killed on Thursday. He was ■
riding on a load of chaff, his father driv
ing, when the horse swerved and backed
into a dam. The dray was capsized and
fell on the boy, killing him on the spot.
Mrs Jane Parker died in Adelaide on
Thursday morning, aged 85. She arrived
in Sonth Australia in 1839, and next year
married the late Mr Parker, who charter
ed the first vessel to take potatoes from
Hobart to Adelaide.
William O’Hara, jun., and G. Woodhouse
were racing in Stratford on Tuesday, when
the former collided with a tree-guard and
was thrown. He was picked up in an un
conscious condition and carried into a
private hospital, where he lies in a critical
condition.
The Education department is engaged
upon the work of getting out anew series
of school copy-bookß on the most approved
and up-to-date plans. The book for the
first class has now been completed, and
may be procured at any bookseller’s. The
others will follow in due course.
An Australian party visiting Waimangu,
Rotorua (N.Z.), was standing on the bank
of a big geyser, which suddenly shot up
500 feet in the air. A Mr J ohnstone, while
running from the falling stones, fell into
a hot stream, one leg being scalded and
the other broken.
• At M'Lennon’s Crossing, on the Glenelg
River, Messrs M'Eachern and M'Farlane
were crossing forty head of cattle on the
punt, in batches of about a dozen. One
lot was taken safely over, but the second
lot got out of hand and rushed the punt,
which then overturned with its live
freight. Fifteen of the animals were
drowned.
At Friday’s meeting of the Women’s
Hospital committee it was resolved, on the
motion of Mrs Nicholson, "that the chair
men of the honorary midwifery staff, in
firmary staff and out-patients staff, and
the lecturer on obstetrics respectively, be
invitdd to attend any and every meeting
of the committee.’’
In returning thanks for his re-election
as president of the notorious Peace So
ciety, Melbourne, the Rev. Dr Rentoul
said that the politicians who were to at
tend the approaching celebrations were ex
pecting sunff-boxes —(laughter)—and their
wives coveted them even more. In con
sequence of this, a frenzy was being work
ed up about the war. The sneer is un
worthy either Dr Rentoul’s heart or head.
A ganger on the Victorian railways
named A. J. Wells has just closed a re
markable experience with a gun-shot
wound. Seventeen years ago he was in
jured by the bursting of a gun, and was -
supposed to have completely overcome all
the effects of the accident. _ Quite recent
ly he was troubled with pains in the arm, .
and on coming down to the Melbourne hos
pital for treatment Mr Rennie, F.R.C.S.,
extracted from his arm a piece of the gun
barrel, about 2Mn. long and Jin. wide,
which had been embedded in the flesh of
the arm for the whole of the time without
causing any inconvenience.
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