The morning call., 1891-07-10
FROM SYDNEY.
Latest Exchanges Brought by the
British Steamer MOnOwai.
4 Lively Election at Hand The shearers'
Strike About Ended-k Colonial Paper
on the Baccarat Scandal.

The British steamer Monowai arrived
from Sydney yesterday via Honolulu, hav-
ing made the trip in twenty-eight days, with
passengers and merchandise consigned to j.
d. Spreckels & Bros.
The Monowai brought Sydney exchanges
up to juno 10Th, from which the following
summary is made:
Mention is made of the fact that for
week previous to the lastnamed date the
weather was unusually moist and boisterous
throughout Australia, and New South
Wales received more than an ordinary share
OF the rainfall, to such an extent that some
of the northern lands were flooded, and
traffic stopped so as to delay shearing.
OF the recent labor strike there, the
Herald Of June 18th says: 1t is confidently
expected that the strike of Queensland
shearers, which has existed for several
months, will be declared terminated within
the next few days. The free laborers have
been giving great satisfaction to the pastor
alists, and work is being rapidly proceeded
with. Large numbers of men are still
seeking employment on stations in the dis
turbed districts. The Pastoralists' eXecu-
tive at Brisbane states that during the past
few days about 200 men for shearing, wool
securing and other station work have been
engaged under six months agreements. and
200 more are in course of being taken on.
The men employed are stated to be OF the
class required; III fact the supply of labor
is practically unlimited.
PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.
The Fourteenth Parliament of New
South Wales was dissolved by the Governor
Saturday, June 9th. and there was at once
an exodus OF eX-memb ers to the country and
their constituency to prepare for the electo-
raj battle which, it was expected, would
soon sweep the territory, the old Parlia-
ment having been unnappily constituted.
The champions Of the free-trade move
ment are reported to be carrying on an
active campaign in the colony, though the
visible results are hardly in proportion to
their efforts.
A tramway was formally opened at Tar
awingee on June 9th. Tarawngee is huge
deposit OF pure marble, forty miles north Of
Broken Hill, and now connected with the
mines by railway. Marble is used for fiux-
Ing silver ores in smelling, ana the present
consumption ranges from $500 to 5000 tons a
week and is steadily on the increase. The
deposit Is three miles In length and a
quarter Of a mile wide at base and seventy
teet high. presenting practically ineS-
haustiole supply of limestone. Two quar-
ries have been opened on the hill and the
faces OF the stone show solid pure marble.
THE TARAMuNG.
An article of the 10th says: Evidence of
the loss of the steamer Taramung continues
to accumulate. Yesterday the Secretary of
the Marine Board received telegram from
the light-keeper at Jervis Bay stating that a
fisherman had found near Wreck Bay
quantity OF wreckage, including three oars
marked "Taramung." brass door-pate
marked Captains Room" some cabin fit
tings and some boat planking painted
brown. A further search was forthwith iu-
stituted.
The most recent cause celebre seems
rather hard pill for the colonists to swal-
low, but the Herald gracefully sugar-coats
1t by the following editorial utterance: But
what the public will very sincerely regret is
to fiud the Prince in the midst of this gam
bling scene. 1t may be hard on him that lie
cannot lead the ordinary life of the society
by which he is surrounded; but the exigen-
cies Of his position and =" the fierce light
that beats upon throne " render THIS I'M
possible. And though in this explosion in
the circle in which he moves there had been
nothing in the smallest degree rejecting on
his personal honor, he las had a severe les
son ON the duty of circumspection aud of
avoiding what in the estimation of the
great body OF his future subjects. is re-
garded as questionable pleasures"
FOR EAST SYDNEY.
Edmund Barton, Q. c., has allowed him.
self to be nominated AS 4 candidate for East
Sydney. and it is understood that he has
sent in his resignation as member of the
federation first and protection afterward,
but while willing TO allow of alterations in
the Convention Bill, he is still ready 10 de-
fend that measure.
On Saturday morning, June 9th, Sergeant
Clarke of the Victorian Permanent Artil-
lery was aston shed to discover that load
ed carbine had been pointed toward the door
OF his bedroom, ana secured in such a way
that if the door had been opened before the
contrivance was discovered, the weapon
would have discharged bullet into the
room.
In the course of an interview with the
Danish Vice Consul in Adelaide, f. w.
W re. the COnsul-G.nersl for Denmark in
Melbourne, stated that lie agreed it WAS I'M
desirable under present circumstances to
encourage indiscrimlnate foreign emigration
to South Australia.
On June Sd, while attempting to cross the
Bellenger bar the steamers Paramount and
Avon were driven ashore by heavy seas.
The former was abandoned to the under
writers, and grave doubts are entertained
as to whether the Won can hp again Aoated