The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04
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SIR Charles and Lady Halle gave
their 6oal concert at Sydney on
the evening Of the 11th inst, before
: most enthusiastic audience Of
over 5000 persons,
The gua which burst on board
II, +. NJ. 5, Cordeia was = SIX,
inch brsaoh-loaiIng Armstrong,
weighing 81 ewt, SIX ordinary
charges had been fired that day
without any indication of weak
ness. Al the seventh round the
gun was loaded with full charge
Of thirty-fOur pounds of powder
and q common shell. Nearly all
the gun outside the trUnniOus
went overheard, The rest flew
about in pieces weighing up to 8
ewt. The explosion burst through
the upper deck &nd wounded TWO
men on the main deck. Two lieut.
en2ntS and four seAmen and mar
ines were killed. Three midship-
men and nine men were wounded.
Though the labor party in New
South Wales elected majority of
the Parliament. the labor members
vote with the government. SIR
Henry Parkes Is triumphant. Both
houses Of the Victoria Parliament
passed the federation resolutions
with cheers
Bishop SeIwyn mas arrived At
Sydney from the New Hebrides
and NOumeA VIA Norfolk Island in
&. B, n. s. Rapid. The Bishop
though improved in health is still
unable to walk and leaves for
England shortly.
Mr, Hayler, government sratist
fOr Victoria. has issued L return
giving the population Of Australia
IS shown by the recent census,
Tbs total Of al the colonies
amounts 10 3,SII.SSS.
Austrian frontier guards are
driving refugee Jews back 81 the
/ point Of the bayouet, and compel
ling them TO return 10 Poland.
lis the intention Of the Post
master General Of New Zealand, in
renewing the San Francisco and
direct mail services, 70 include. if
possible, : condition in the con
tract that only New Zealand owned
bOats shall carry the mails. Ir.
Ward, however, has some doubt ST
present whether such ; condition
would be practicable.
i disastrous IRE Is reported from
Ottawa. July 18th. as having Oe-
Cured at Montreal, twenty miles Of
shops and hotels have sbeen laid in
ruins,
At . Pa-neliite convention 81
TraLss. the chairman said that they
preferred B4lf0ur and eoersion to
the priests
There are rumOrs Of an impend-
ing crisis in banking cireles-in Lon
don. Russia has withdraw $780,
COO in gold from that city.
For the year ending June Seth,
1891, : total weight of I13 million
pounds Of fresh meat, valued at
$4,000 was shipped from New
Zealand, beng an increase over the
previous year OF II million pounds.
The first session Of the new Par
lament Of New South Wales was
opened by the Governor on the 18th
INST st Sydney.
Heavy foods are reported IRON
Victoria; the railway and tram
traffic Of Melbourne were suspend
ed The raes course is under
water Owing TO high westerly
winds the waters were banked up
At the mouth Of the Tarra, and the
IOw-lying lands along the river are
submerged, and many residents OF
Footscray have had to leave their
homes 1t ToOrak the water rose
50 suddenly that IN some instances
women and children had TO be
dragged out Of the windows into
reseuing boats i vast amount Of
damage has been done.
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