AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6544, 13 September 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

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[Per 8.8. Manapouri at the Bluff.] MELBOURNE, September 9. A dastardly attempt to wreck a train has been made on the Melbourne-Geelong line. Early on Saturday morning a ganirar engaged in surveying the line discovered the fish plates of one of the rails had been tampered with, and an attempt made to remove the rail juet at tbe point where the line oroeses a deep culvert. No doubt if not discovered the result would have been a disastrous accident. The police are aotively endeavoring to trace the onlprita. The Postmaster-General has ooncJuded arrangements whereby the result of the Melbourne and Caulfleld Cups can be received by any person resident in the colony by payment of sixpence oa the morning of the race.

The new Alexandra Theatre will be opened on Ist October, and the new Princess Theatre is rapidly approaching completion, so there ia every probability that Melbourne will be well supplied with dramatic entertainments during the season. In the Alexandra Theatre the London plan or having orchestra stalls has been aiopted, and seats can be reserved all over the house, except the pit. The foundation stone of the new Princess' was laid on, September 7th by Mrs J. C. Stewart, wife of the Mayor of Melbourne. The members of the Ministry and a large number of guests present were entertained by the contractors.