AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 166, 11 June 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

(Per s.s. Ringarooma at the Bluff.) {UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.) Melboubse, June 4. : Some little excitement has been caused by a reported case of smallpox. A uian named Barker, lately arrived from Tasmania, wm found suiFmng from disease, and the doctors are at variance whether it is veritable smallpox or chicken-pox. Meanwhile the patient is isolated at the santoriutu, and his effects have been burned. Great preparations are being made for the exhibition of rowing by Hanlan on Albert Park Lake next Saturday. An Austrian named Suttora, who was being conveyed from Adelaide to Sydney to answer a charge of murder seized a moment when the constable's attention was diverted to jump overboard. Boats were lowered, but the crew were, unable to find the man, At the inaugural meeting of the Melbourne University Union, held at Sydney, Bishop Barry excited the ire ot the total abstainers by expressing the opinion that a moderate use of stimulants was allowable. The application for the release of the lunatic Cresswell from Parramatta Asylum, on the ground that he is Arthur Orton, was again adjourned. Efforts are being made to aocord a fitting reception to Archbishop Movaa on his arrival. [By the Hauroto.] From the Australian files by the Hauroto we obtain the following 1 items of news, the last date being Sydney, 3rd June : — Information has been received by the Government of New South Wales of a threatened invasion of dynamite emissaries from Ameiica. Sometime since the San Francisco detective police communicated to the authori* tics of the. colony cm-tain information to the effect that the dynamite party contemplated despatching some of their emissaries to Australia, and subsequent communications confirmed this information. The matter was considered at a meeting of the Cabinet on the 2nd ins-taut, when specific in.Ntruction was given to the InspectorGeneral of Police to have public buildings specially protected ; also, to make strict investigation of the American mail steamer. At the lace meeting on Saturday, 24th ult., Je<sie won the Birthday Cup. ■ Arci[bishop Aforan, on his arrival/ is to be the guest of Governor Loftu.s, at Government House. The weather m Sydney has been very fine and mild. The Governor of Queensland hns left Brisbane on a visit to Cooktown and Northern Ports. The etcamers Archer and Taldora lately collided m Brisbane River, and both were a good deal damaged, but no one on board hurt. Mr Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, is recovering. ' Morgan, the Panmure murderer, made full confession of his guilt, explaining it by the fact that he had had several drinks, and must have been maddened. He stated that t c I girl made such a resistance thafc he killed her outright. The Sandhurst mjnin.g returns for May show a derided improvement. The Melbourne smallpox case, up to the latest date, remained m a doubtful stage.