AUSTRALIAN.

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 311, 4 January 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

SPECIAL TO THE POST. CRICKET— AUSTRALIA V. ENGLAND. . THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANTICHINESE STRIKE. FURTHER PARTICULARS. (PROM OUH OjTK CORRESPONDENT.) Sydney, 3rd January. The Australian Eleven in their first innings against Lard Herri?' English team scored 253. A. Bannerman made 73; Spofforth, 39; Garrett, 26. 4th January. The Australian Steam Navigation Company will reduce greatly the number of Chiaese in their employ within one month from the present date. They have decided that in future they will employ no Chinese in the Queensland trade. Their employment of the Chinese Will bo confined exclusively to the trade between Sydney, Noumea, Fiji, and China. All the colored men in the company's employ have been discharged. The employees in tha engineering and shipping departments of' the company's staff resume work on Monday to the number of 1000 men. (special to press agency.) Melbourne, 3rd January. The Australian Eleven in their first inuings against the English team made 253. A. Ban* nerman maile 73 by some very fine play. The Knglisbmon must score 140 to save a beating in one innings. Thoy havo six wickets down for 103. Lord Harris made 36. The police have captured five sympathisers with Kelly's gang, but not the principals. There is a rumor of the capture of one of Kelly's gang, but nothing certain is known. Arrived — Tan jore