AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 488, 21 November 1877, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PER WAKATIPU AT WELLINGTON.]

Sydney, November 15. Spurious photographed bank notes have been detected here. Active steps are being taken to i avj the Colony properly represented at the Paris Exhibition. The Cuzco steamer, from Plymouth to Adelaide, steamed the distance (11,029 miles) at an average speed of thirteen knots. Her actual steaming time at sea was only 12 minutes over 33 days. Mklijouune, November 15. Two men have been arrested, charged with the wilful murder of a man at Runneymede. A general fight took place amongst the gang, and the deceased was found dead next morning. The Banks are to be asked to furnish an account of the unclaimed deposits which are alleged to amount to half a million.

The Presbyterian Assembly lias fixed the salary to be paid to Dr. Goold at LBOO. A tele ram has been sent to Sir John Coote by the Harbor Trust Commissioners to oiler him 5000 guineas for his inspection ami report on river and port improvements. The Government propose asking Mr. Thurean, who recently visited California, at the instance of the Sandhurst School of Mines, to superintend the working of the Californian diamond drills, ordered for boring purposes. Stuart and Concho, merchants, were the defendants in the Supreme Court in an action, in which the plain till" was a carter in their employ. He claimed LIOOO damages for bodily injuiis sustained by the loss of his eyesight through the negligence of defendants in not protecting an hydraulic lift on their promises. The jury awarded the plaintiff L22J. The Bill for a railway to connect the Gippsland line with Melbourne by a direct route is being discussed, ami is sure to pass the Assembly, Bills have been introduced to make the nic'ssarv provision in regard to t'ie International Ex:rliiiio:i, an 1 also for forts and armament. Io is the intention <>f some members io i-ppose all Sir Win, Jervoise's recommendations. BiMsBANi-l, November 10. The contribution of this Colony to (he liuban Famine Fiind will amount to L2OOO. In the match with the Australian Eleven at Brisbane, the 10,- 1 eighteen seoml rS. Allan bowled Jo2 balls for 1(5 runs, 1(3 maiden owrs. ]!) wickels : K.ndall, 148 balls, 0:) runs, 17 "aid, n overs, 0 wickets. The Australian Eleven in the first innings scored 119, I Jan Herman making 74. The next, highest was IJailey, with 13. Spofforth and Boyle. 12 each ; lioram, 11. In the s cond innings, the Brisbane team scored (18, only two making double figures. Bovlmg analysis : Allan, 23 balls, 2 runs. G inaidcnovers, l.'j wickets; IJoyle, .'53 balls. 18 runs, 1 maid' n-over, 1 wicket ; N[i!,n',.rUi, o2 balls, 115 runs. 3 mahhn-ovcrs, 2 wickets.