AUSTRALIAN.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 4 June 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

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United Press Association

Sydney, June 2

Mr Druitt, manager of the Commercial Bank at Tiuonel, was convicted on a charge of embezzlement, and sentenced to tfiroo years’ imprisonment. Messrs Littlojofin, Thomson and King have boon elected directors of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. A difficulty has arisen ro insuring the Now South Wales exhibits at tho Melbourne Exhibition. As nono of tho local offices will accept tho risk tho Government have cabled to the Agent-General to ascertain what terms they could effect an insurance at Homo on £IOO,OOO worth of goods.

The Government intend almost literally to carry out General Sehaw’s recommendations for the improvement of the defences, and the military estimates will be submitted to Parliament next week. . Colonel Morgau, American-Con-

sul General, is of opinion that the American-Chinese Treaty is practically inoperative, as the Chinese are only precluded from landing in America for the first time, and does not prevent Chinamen from visiting China and returning on an exemption certificate. He considers that Australia’s difficulty is the same as America’s, viz, the trafficking in exemption and naturalisation papers. A man named Burns, believed to be Riley, the bushranger, who was noted many years ago for his desperate deeds, has been arrested for horse stealing near Armidale. He made two desperate attempts to shoot Constable Scomukago, who shot him. Silver stock last month if capitalised, would amount to £2,031,000, Perth, Juno 2. A petition addressed to Lord H, Knutsford, protesting against granting responsible goveiummt to the Colony on the ground that time was not ripe, is being largely signed. Melbourne, June 2. Mi-3 Rapport, who was charged with embezzlement, was dismissed, as she is not accountable for her actions.

Bernard Sheridan, a publican, near Benada, has been arrested on a charge of murdering his housekeeper, Mrs M'Grath, by throwing her out of a buggy.