AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3909, 9 March 1881, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, March 7. An enquiry has been ordered by Government into the circumstances attending the disaster to the boat's brew of the Cerberus. Mauritius, February 22 (via Melbourne) — The engagements of the Sugar Companys at date are 1490 tons for Australia, 685 for Tasmania, and none for New Zealand. The market here is dull. March 8. The following further Exhibition award s are announced : — First order of merit . Kitchen and Sons, Wellington, and M'Leod Bros, Dunedin, for candles ; E. H. Banks, Christchurch, P. Cunningham and Co, Christchurch, for peas and beans. Second order of merit : G. Bermaisoni, Wellington, for inlaid table of New Zealand woods ; Guthrie aud Lar? nachs Co, Dunedin, for hall door and frame of New Zealand woods ; George King and Co, Christohurch, for beans j E. H. Banks, Christchurcb, for peas. Third order of merit : W. Wilkinson, Thames, for specimens of printing ; R. Burrett, Wellington, and Government Printer, Wellington, for specimens of bookbinding ; proprietor of Times, Christchurch, for specimens of engraving j Fergusson and Mitchell, Dunsdin, for account books ; Robert Burrett, Wellington, for engraving. Fifth order of merit : W. Nicholson, Wellington, for side board, of New Zealand woods ; Paterson, Bourke and Co, Dunedin, for Venetian blinds ; Austin, Kirk, and Co. (Limited), Christchurch, for pottery. Honorable mention: W. J. Grayling, Taranaki, for tannery, dyeing and medical extracts ; F. Bennett, Thames, for specimens of hematite ; E. R. Edwards, Thames, for paints and minerals. The barque India, bound from London to Port Pirie, South Australia, has been wrecked at Cape (sic). All lives have been saved. The following additional awards are published : — Fourth order of merit : Lanwe and Townley, Napier, for work table inlaid with New Zealand wooda ; Mrs Maxwell, Feruhill, Wellington, for ourtains, New Zealand ferns in Ink ; T. : Myers, Wellington, picture frame; i

Sydney, March 7. The cricket match between the Austra Hans and eleven of New South Wales and Victoria, was reauaied here to-day. The combined team continued their second innings, ahd were all disposed of for 289 runs. The Australians then requiring 332 to win the match, went in for their second innings, and when play closed for the day had put together 10 runs for the loss -of 3 wickets. . March 8. The match between the Australians and the combined team will be concluded to day. The Executive has decided that the sentsnee of death passed upon W. Brown, a farmer in the Manning District, for criminally assaulting his daughter, 12 year* of age, shall be carried out. The cricket match between the Aus« tralians and Combined Eleven of New South Wales and Victoria was resumed to-day. The Australians were all disposed of for 85 in their second innings, Murdoch, not out, 31, and M'Donnell, caught, 18, being the top scorers. The Combined Eleven thus won the match by 246 runs. A severe hail storm fell during the adjournment for lunch, and rendered the ground very dead.