INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1139, 9 December 1879, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

(rEB. PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, December 9. The City of Kew York has arrived from Sydney with the San Francisco mail. She brings the following items of news :—■ Sydney, December 4,

At a special parade of the Sydney police the following rewards for the capture of the bushrangers were announced : —Sergt. Carroll, LIOO ; Casmao, L 75 ; the constables L6O each ; Williams and M'Donald, civilians, for conveying intelligence, LSO and L2a.

Moonlight told visitors who called at Darlinghurst Gaol that since his confinement he has held spiritualistic communication with his deceased comrade Nesbit.

(JFKOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Sydney, December 4. Scott, alias Moonlight, applied for the postponement of his trial on the ground that the proceedings of the Kellys had greatly excited public feeling against him. Richard Thatoher made a declaration accompanying Scott's affidavit, setting forth that he had just come from Victoria and found them there unduly incensed against the bushrangers. From New Caledonia deplorable news has been received concerning six men employed at Huon, a guano island. They were left there without provisions, except birds' eggs and turtles. The manager made a journey of 110 miles in a small boat, and got a temporary supply, but went to New Cale'donia for further relief, when it was found that the Company's cheque had been stopped, and the Government of New- Caledonia prohibited the removal of anything from the islands owing to arrears. Intelligence was subsequenlv received that the Company had despatched a vessel from Sydney with provisions. Two of the transport service, who had embezzled Government funds to the amount of LBOO, went to a house four miles from Noumea, and enjoyed themselves to the top of their bent, and then both blew their brains out.

Five runaway convicts, bound for Australia, were overtaken and brought back.

A letter from Samoa states that the war was caused by certain Europeans scheming for land. A garrison of German soldiers is expected to be placed on the Island to protect the German interests. The ketch Lillia capsized near Sydney. George Goold was drowned. He has a brother in Oamaru, New Zealand. Melbourne, December 4 A deputation of unemployed waited upon Mr. Berry., and pointed out the difficulty csf finding work. He promised to siea what could be done.

France has applied for 75,QQ0 feet of space at the exhibition. Articles have been signed between Mr. Edwards, representing New South Wales, and Mr, Woodhouse, representing Victoria, for the pedestrian championship. It is to be a twenty-four-hours' match, for LlOOj and is to be walked in Sydney.