Australian.

Evening Star, Issue 7628, 2 June 1888, Page 4

Australian.

Scott's Hotel at Melbourne has been sold for L 92.000. The Bale does not include furniture, stock, or goodwill. Henry George contemplates a visit to the Australian colonies about Christmas. Captain George, of the barque Nero, has been arrested at Melbourne on a charge of starving one of his crew to death on the voyage from Brisbane. A man named flollier, who gave himself up to the police stating that he had shot an aboriginal at Durham, was brought before the Melbourne Police Court yesterday and acquitted, it being shown that the Native was in the act of throwing a spear at Hollier, who fired in self-defence. The charge of embezzlement against Mrs Rappiport, of Melbourne, has been dismissed on the ground that she is not accountfor her actions. The Agent - General advises the New South Wales Government that he cannot select a Chief Railway Commissioner for the colony at the salary offered, and that a considerable advance on the sum proposed tobe paid will be necessary to seaure the service of a satisfactory man for the position. Druitt, the manager of the Commercial Bank at Tinonee, convicted on a charge of embezzlement, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Messrs Littlejohn, Thomson, and King have been elected directors of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, A difficulty has arisen re insuring New South Wales exhibits at the Melbourne Exhibition, as none of the Sydney oflice? will accept the risk. The Government have cabled to the Agent - General to ascertain on what terms he could effect an insurance at Home on LIOO,OOO worth of goods. The Supreme Court of New South Wales has decided that Chinamen naturalised in Victoria could only be held to be British subjects so far as the colony was concerned, and could not therefore land in New South Wales without paying the poll tax prescribed by law. A Chinese passenger by the Afghan, who was presented from landing, has issued a writ against the Collector of Customs, claiming LIO.OOO damages. If the suit should prove successful, eleven other cases will follow. A petition addressed to Lord Knutsford protesting against tho granting of responsible Government to Western Australia, on the ground that the time is not ripe, is being largely signed.