AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 128, 1 June 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

SMujar, May 31. Arrived— Eastern Extension Oab.e Company s steamer liecoider, from Wellington via Cable Bay. The Boulling race between Thoa, Sullivan, the New Zealander, and George Bubear, exohampion of England, tuok plaae on thu Nepean river on Halurday afternoon, Tue betting was 5 to 2 on Sullivau. Both men got away well, but Sullivan gradually forged ahead, and at the end of the quarter of a mile he was leadiog the Englishman by a length, He continued to inoreaae hia advantage, and when passing Dubba' was quiie four lengths to the good, Here Buboar began to lessen the gap, and when about 80 yards from the win ning post was only two lengths away. He then put on a tremeudons Bpurt, and got wiihin 6 feet of Huliivao, but rowed nimueif to a standstill, and tiullivan, rowed home au easy winner, Both men pulled in Bplendid aiyiu. No auourate tiina tor the race is yet attainable, but n is said to ue the fastest on reoord. (Received June 1, 1020 a.m.) Sydney, June 1. The Union Company took over the Tasmaniuu Steam Navigation Company's steamers this morning, Melbourne, June 1. Arrived— Hauroto, from Dunedia. Two consumptive patients are roported to have been oured at Warnambool by 28 injections of tuberonline. Sarah Bemiiardt opened in " Camille." She reoeived a tremendous welcome from tho audience. A long descriptive account of the performance was cabled to the Paris office of i tha Neio York Herald,