NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6825, 2 October 1883, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A case of typhoid fever was received into the Hospital yesterday. Wooden paving ia being extensively laid down in Sydney streets. According to Bishop Moorhsuse, Australians are bad walkers. The total number of State-school teachers employed in Victoria is 4179. Profsssor Sample, the American horsetrainer, is now in Melbourne. Private_ schools in Sydney are being inspected with a view to sanitary reform. The Adelaide coachbuilders require the imposition of heavier duties on imported vehicles. The Victorian Premier has announced it is not intended to propose a vote for assisted immigration. A thousand persons have expressed their willingness to form a projected artisans' club in Adelaide. Government forest conservation is proving a moat uuccesaful commercial speculation in South Australia. It is stated that representatives of the Blue Ribbon Army in England intend visiting the Australian colonies. It is stated that Sir Samuel Wilson purposes returning to Victoria in sibout two months, having been absent two years. Hobart is now discussing the question whether the newly-appointed Bishop of Tasmania is to receive the title *' my lord." There are 21 municipalities in Tasmania, having within their boundaries ratable property of the annual value of over £560,000. A cable message, was recently sent from London to Melbourne and a reply received, the time occupied in transmitting the two messages being 15 hours. Several excellent improvements have lately been made in Western Park, and this beautiful and convenient public recreation ground is likely to become a popular resort during the summer months. Arrangements have beea made for illuminating Pall Mall, Sandhurst, by means of the electric light, and most of the business people there have agreed to use the new mode of iighting. A correspondent points out that the police are to blame for not more strictly enforcing the by-law relating to driving ronnd street corners, and the magistrates for not inflicting heavier penalties. Those who blame the City Council for not " going in for" the Surrey Hills Estate are probably unaware that a special Act of Parliament would be necessary to enable the Council to act as land dealera. It is evident from the tenor of the public meetings held in New South Wales that publio opinion is unanimous in declaring that if the Judges of the Supreme Court rightly interpreted the law of the colony as affecting public newspapers, then the law must be altered.