AUSTRALIAN.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9703, 15 April 1897, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN.

t Teem AfraociaUon—By Telegraph—Copyright. THE BANISHED TAHITIANS. Sydney, April 14. Nourbean news states that the two c-biofs, their families and attendants, who were banished from Raiatea, have been located in New Caledonia, and allotted land and supplied with a-griculturai instruments. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW. A t the Royal Agricultural Show, Mr Baldwin's Autonomy won the first champion prize for blood stallions,'Mr ' Hordern's Meridian the first champion for mares, Mr Douglas's Nabob the first champion for coaching stallions. ;PROBABLE IMMIGRANTS. The Mpisfeer for Lands has received a letter from a resident in, Cap_tow_, which states that, owing to the drought, rinderpest, native troubles aDd other evils, many English men who went to South Africa with a small capital, with the intention o( entering on farming pursuits, are afraid to risk their money. He asks for information in regard to settlement in Australia. ' The Minister is supplying the information. He believes, from the tenonrof . the letter, there is strong probability that many will be induced to come to Australia. DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED Melbourne, April 14. A special meeting of the Cabinet commuted Phillips's death sentence to imprisonment for life, which means twenty years. In the case of Jen- - nings, who was sentenced to death for a criminal assault on a girl, the sentence was commuted to fifteen years' imprisonment. AGENT-GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES. Adelaide, April 14. . There is a rumour in the lobby at the Federal Convention that Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, is about to resign, and Mr Brunker, Colonial Secretary, is named as _»is successor. ' . WEST AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. Perth, April 14. The writs for the general election h&ve been issued. . The nominations _xo duo on April 24tb,. and the elections will bo held from April 27th to May 18th. AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR. The Premier states that he intends at the earliest possible opportunity to publicly deny the rumours that the Government propose to repeal the duties on certain a-rticles of food.