AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6096, 1 June 1881, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PER S.S. ARAWATA.] NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, May 06. Instead of the usual -2000 or 3000 people barely 250 were at Clontarf on the Queeu's Birthday.

Yesterday a child of On Chong, one ot the principal Chinese merchants in the city, was attacked by illness. It is believed to be chicken-pox, bnt the disease is not sufficiently developed to say for certain what it is. Policemen are stationed at the back r.nd front, so that no one is allowed to go to or leave the building. A telegram from Wilcannia states that the rations at Monnt Browne are quite exhausted. The diggers are trying to form a Co-opera-tive Society, to deal entirely with Adelaide to obtain their goods, via Port Augusts, cr Barrier. At Teinora, alluvial digging and reesng are alike prosperous. The Auti-Chinese demonstration in the Domain was a great success. Ten thousand, persons were present. It was held under the auspices of the Trades and Labour Cotii;cil of New South Wales. The Municipal Council have accepted the tender of Topham, Angus, and Co., for £63,740, for the erection of saleyards at Homebush. Layock and Rush have made a deposit at Grafton for the ensuing race at Pan-a-matta River. At Goulburn, Mr. Edward Reardon, collector, while holding a Chinese gun on Tuesday, which Mr. Paskius touched with a match, it suddenly exploded, nearly severing Mr. Reardon's thumb. His face was burnt, and his left eye severely injured. VICTORIA. Melbourne, May 2'3. In the Legislative Council yesterday, the second reading of the Land Tax Amendment Bill was moved. It was strongly opposed, and a petition was read signed by ISQO small and large householders against it. The debate was adjourned till Tuesday. The comet has been well observed from the observatory, and good measurements o its position obtained. The steamer Victoria has been sent to Bass's Straits to search for the barque Cambria, overdue from Mauritius to Launeeston.

QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, May 26. The axle of one of the trucks broke whilst a train was going down the Little Liverpool Range, yesterday. Four trucks were thrown off the Hue. The train arrived three hem re late.

Mr. John Davidson alias Dickson, a passenger from India, by the steamer Rowa, was found dead in bed at the Palace Royal Hotel, Ipswich, on Tuesday. There was evidence of prussic acid being found in the stomach. A gun was found fixed to go oil' on opening the door "of ths bedroom.