AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1077, 10 January 1879, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

™ /f\ P ur {Per Araiuata at the Blnff.) jist Melbotjene, January :J>& Since the departure of the Embaßßj , j Saturday last by the mail steamer pol ;| have been at a discount. There was ag l mauy Government supporters on the VL^ to bid adieu to Mr Berry and Profe, '^ Pearson, but nothing in the shape c " ; r demonstration took place. The Viet. Q ' accompanied the Assam ten miles d( the bay, and parting cheers were t. , given. The refusal of the P. and Company to aliow Henderson Africa on board put an end to the joke wt was mane the subject of an indignai M> meeting. Jse Major Smith has resumed the duties del Treasurer, and Sir Bryan O'Lougf tru those of Chief Secretary. poi Sir William Jervoia is here on t an question of defence, and Sir Hercii soi Kobinaou is en-route to visit his man; ste daughter at Grlenormston. re: After a lontr period, Or Youl has be tb reinstated aa City Cjroner. we The last ten days have been given to to amusements, principality crick mi Tiiere are very n'ue bats amongst t "wl English team, whose members are eio fe lent in the fiVU, but their bowling is wea foi Richard Walker and Felan have ju cli arrived by the mail to go in the team. in The attendance at the match betwet se Canterbury and Ballarat was very smu: I especially on the second day. The fieltlic sv of the local team was very inferior. Frit th and Asliby obtained most wickets. Ti fo fielding of the Canterbury men was vet re good. The match against East Melbourc lit |is fixed for the Ist, was postponed owing ; bi other attractions. hi There was a large attendance at tli I? Champion meeting. Nine horses starte ftl for the Champion Eace, which. Welling aj ton won easily. Six other events mad li up a good programme. S< Two accidents occurred on the Victoria: "S Railway ou New Tear's Day. Fork 1 nately they were unattended by auythin; I more than damage to railway stock, anc » the temporary block of the line. f< P. S. Winter, who came to this Colonj S 1 in IS3S, recently died at his station in th- s Western District.. !*■£ The weather has been warm, aud vers| little rain has fallen. There is no business doing owing to the "'•" holidays. ( All places of amusement continue to be well patronised. In the collision between the St Kilda ( and the Seagull one seaman was drowned. | The recent sales of horse and cattle j stocks have gone off badly. The opening , of the ports is believed to affect the sale of ; cattle. (Per Hero at Auckland.) A telegram from Brisbane says : — " The unauthorised landing of 300 Chinese on Thursday Islands makes the A.S.N. liabel to a fine of £20 per head under the Chinese Immigration Act." John Bojo, while acting as umpire in a cricket match, was struck by the ball under the left ear, and fell down and died instantly. The steamer Platypus arrived at Sydney on the Ist, with the crew and officers of the ship L^pmouso, whose Captain reports he cleared Clarence Heads on the 26th with round bark piles, 40,000 feet, bound for Lytteltou. All was apparently well, aud nothing of note occurred until about half-past two, when water was noticed washing in. He sounded the pumps, and found nearly two feet six inches of water. The crew immediately commenced hard pumpins?, hut the witer stiil gained ; four inches were made in half an hour. At four o'clock three feet six inche3 were in the hold. He kept the chip away for the point, hoping to reach Richmond bar. At five o'clock he again sounded the pumps, and found nearly four feet of wafer. The vessel gradually settled down, "and at six o'clock he fou^d he could neither fetch the beach nor Richmond. The water sal gainiug, they took to the boa*, but stood by the ohip till nine o'clock, when she canted over on the Bide and down head foremost, The Lapmouae was nearly a new vessel, and was built and owned by Mr Culbn, of Jervis Bay. She was insured in Metealf's office.