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: COLONIAL TELEQRAAIS-
(Axglo-AustraijaN Press Aoekct.1 ,
OSNXBALNHWB. '
Heuoceke, Nor.,28, ;
-The Government intend askrag foe. As-
sembly to sit at half-past seven on Mondays
and at two o'clock on ..Wednesday and
Thursday.
They -will lecmimit foe Sludge Bill in
order to debate Mr. M'Kenn'fi amendnuant I
to-morrow, arid will' proceed next -with the
Water Conservation' Bin, Land Bill, and
Estimates. . . ,
Mr, Micbie "has resigned all connection
with $he Eduoation Commisdon. No suc
cessor ted Mchainrianltez y«t beea elertod.i
Mr. Frariris ' has resigned -from "the -Ex
hibition Trust in consequence of pressure of
other business. , Mr.- Zox is -likdy to he
appointed. ' ' .i t ; ' < ' i
The Queen's assent to the Reform Bill arid
foe BiR for extending tee Exhibition Com
missioners powers , to 31st ktarrh jll be
' announced to-morrow.
An amendment on teeReform Bill .will he
introduced by Dr. Dpbson in the Counril
providing that the elections take place on
tee second Thursday in October instead-of
September in the firet year (as the'roTls will
not be ready in time fbr fest year.)
The Cabinet will sit to-morrow finally to
consider -the Railway Bill, -tod will certainly
introduce it before the session closes.
j- Keriyon, State School teacher, xif "Rich
mond, formerly of Stawell, charged with
indecent ateault on male, pupils, has; been
dismissed from the Education Department.
The police will criminally prosecute.
Alfred Wm, Foster, tobacconist, Beech -
worth, proceeds for divorce from his. wife,
Jane Matilda, stating he discovered, her, in
foe act of adultery with the co-respondent
Francis Dunn, a grocer's assistant at Beech -
worth. .
The Jones Board met, and is likely to re
commend a compensation for the burning of
the hotel at Glenrowan during tee pnisnit of
The wife of Benjamin Morden, in conse
quence of angry words with her husband,
took poison last night and died, aged 61. ,
Mrs. Cederwall, dressmaker, has issued
a writ for .£1000 damages for slander against
Miss Tuckwell. ' ' f
The folloiviug fifteen are picked by Boyle,
from which tbe intercolonial eleven will be
chosen ; — Allen, Alexander, Blackburn,
Boyle, Bonnor, W. H. Cooper, Coulthard,
Edwards, Gronbe, Horan, M'Sliane, Macdon-
nell, Palmer, Slight, and Stokes.
Whilst Mr, M Gone arid his groom Watson
were driving an American trotter, on Satur
day, the horse became restless, kicked the
splashboard, breaking MGone's leg, and dis
locating Watson's knee cap- The animal
then bolted, and the occupants of foe trap-
were pitched out, when M"Gone had his
collar -bone broken, and .Watson sustained 1
farther Injuries, both are being medicaRyot-
ferided to.
' Tenders -are about to be called for tbe;
Traxalgon and Hcyfield railway; also the'
Korong Yale to Chariton, and foe Benalla
to gtiiJomea lines. ... - , - ( r
Arrangements are completed for a year's
trial of foe Westinghonse brake on foe Vic
torian lines.
Mr. Graves has decided to give excise offi
cers their former travelling allowance of 6s
per day.-'-':
Hour, £10 15s. to £11 ; wheat, 5s 3d to 5s
4d.;.qate, 3s 3J to 3s 6d.; maize, ltd.
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