AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 35, 11 August 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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MELBOUENE CUP. Melbourne, Monday. The following are the acceptances for the Melbourne Cup : — Mata Napper Tandy Columbus Zambesi Queen Bee The Stag Terrific Biverton Chatterer A ABC Xi

.spen nsman Adventurer Woodlands Gloster Imperial Chatterbox Latrobe Sir Joseph Lord Harry Faublas Star of West British Workman Lothair Pampapa Bobbie Bums Cynic Stockbridge Trevellyan Euclid Geide ■ Olgothael Respite Yardley Constance Progress Richmond South Hamilton Bosworth Western Princess

Melbourne, Tuesday.

Mr. Berry addressed his constituents at Geelong last night. He said he would strictly adhere to his latest views on the Reform question, and that he would introduce a Bill to abolish plural voting at elections. He proposed to meet the existing deficit in the revenue by retrenchment, including 20 per cent, reductions in the salaries of Ministers, future Governors, judges, &c. The Civil Service and Police Departments will be reorganised. The existing deficiency is £648,000 ; the asset?, including selectors' rents, amount to ig502,000 ; leaving an actual deficit of .£146,000, which will be further reduced by a readjustment of accounts. Only a moderate increase in taxation will be necessary.

The Ministers who are being opposed in re-election are Messrs. Berry, Vale, Williams, and Richardson.

The libel action, Syme v. Punch, has been settled.

The s.s. Durham will go direct to Lyttelton on her next trip from England.