The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-15
Australasian Notes.

In declaring the policy of the Victorian
Government the Premier outlined q course
OF retrenehment, fresh taxation. and In
creased railway and postal charges. Down
to certain limit the salaries of every one
in the service of the State, with the exeep-
ton OF the Governor and the Supreme
Court Judges, will be reduced for three
years. 1t is also intended to reimpose I'd
post on letters within the colony, TO resort
to increased customs duties on stock and
other imports, and TO an income AK. The
Injustice of the land tax will be remedied.
Not until the finances have been equalzed
will the Government PROFOUND a policy of
progressive public works and railway con-
StTuctioD.
The Sydney Morning Herald records the
death OF G. c. Naughton, brother of w. w.
NaughtoD, the well-knOwn journalist Of this
city. The deceased was for many years
identified with sporting and social events.
and took prominent part in promoting
benefits for Bourke Hospital and other
charitable objects. He was secretary of the
Eoulke Pastoral Association. Mr.. Naugh-
ton belonged to an old and respec ted fam
lily, his father. the late James NanghtOn,
Resident Magistrate, having occupied the
position of Commissioner or Police for 16
years in the province of Auckland, New
Zealand.
The rainfall at Sydney for the first 20 days
OF March was 1914 inches. within an inch OF
the rainfall of March, 1890. the year of the
big flood. Floods are reported from other
districts.
Frank .Hayres, who arrived at Auckland
some months ago from San Francisco by the
steamship MOnOwai, and who travelled about
with ankee patent cement committed
suicide March g. From note which lie left
he appears to have been from PennSylva-
mia. but without relatives living in the
United States.
Ngauruhoe. the crater of Tongarro. y. L.,
has of late displayed more than the usual
activity, but there is no appearance of any
serious eruption.
The fine steamer Elginshire of the Shire
line OF steamers went on a reef few miles
south of TImaru. n. b.. on the morning of
March 9. She has been abandoned 10 the
underwriters.
Fifteen natives on the east coast suffer-
ing from fever put themselves in the hands
OF the Maori tOhunga or doctor who pre-
scribed After taking his physic they were
to 90 and ''sit In the creek" uu til the tohunga
released them. Thirteen out of the Is died.
1t was estimated that during the present
year nearly 100000 rabbits have been
killed in the western part of South Aus
tralla. The majority were destroyed by
water poisoned with arsenic. 1t is esti.
mated that the number given is indepen-
dent OF rabbits killed by the drought, which
1t is estimated considerably exceed the num-
Der poisoned.
The steamer Adelaide has arrived at Port
Darwin from the Macarthur River. She
brings news of the murder by natives at
the end OF January, of two men, named Do
lite and George Clark. on the Bowgan sta
lion, 30 miles east of Anthonys Lagoon.
The heads OF both men were split open with
"A tomahawk, and third man, named Fox,
who appeared on the scene after the mur-
der, was confronted by number of the ma
tiyes armed with spears. He succeeded In
escaping to Brunette station and gave ill.,
formation.
A fatal case of snakebite occurred at
Myrtleford. Mrs. Stone, an cid resident,
while asleep was bitten in the arm by a
tiger snake. This awoke her, and, finding
the snake on her arm, she took hold of il
and threw it away. She then reused her
neighbors, who tied ligaiure above the
bite and sent for DIR. tombstone, about two
miles distant The doctor administered the
strychnine remedy, but it was of no avail.
the victim dying.
Twomey, secretary of the Sydney branch
of the Shearers' Union, states that in the
Young district labor troubles had recently
occurred. and the men had formed them
seives into prospecting parties and had
struck gold on private property. They in
tended, he mentioned, 10 organize a new
union and form parties three or four thou
sand strong and simply take the gold.