AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1180, 28 January 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

'(Pep»Wakatiptj at Sydney, January 25,

Edward Trickett, the champion sculler, has received information by the San Francisco mail that Hanlon will visit England during the coming summer to retain the trophy won from Elliott. Canon Smith, of Bathurst, is about to visit England, and has undertaken the delivery of ten lectures on New South Wales.

At a meeting of the Cricket Association on the 19th, a letter was read from the manager of the cricket team for England, contradicting the rumors that the team is not likely to go Home. Lillywhite is arranging matches in England on behalf of the team.

At the execution of the Wantabadgery bushrangers Scott died instantaneously, but Rogan struggled ten minutes. Scott wrote incessantly the greater part of the preceding night. At the first interview, with his mother and sister Rogan behaved brutally, using disgusting language. South Australian freights are Jower; for iron ships they are 60s, and for wooden 6d less. The weather is very hot, and several bush fires are raging. One at Port Elliott threatened to destroy the township, and burnt the gardens, haystacks, and grass of the township. The steamer Seine left Banjoewangi on on Saturday, the 17th, paying out the Duplicate cable to Port Darwin. The mission brig John Wesley, from Solomon Group, was spoken off Newcastle on the 19th under jury masts, but declined to receive assistance. Queensland. On re-opening the State schools on the 20th, Roman Catholic children were noticeably absent. At the half-yearly meeting of the Queensland Insui'ance Company the recent movement to wind up was generally deprecated, and the report adopted. The heaviest floods known has occurred on the Daintree River. Cedar logs and bullocks were washed away, and apprehensions respecting the cedar getters' safety prevail. Victoria.

Subscriptionsto the Irish Famine Relief Fund continue to flow in, and the Committee hope soon to pronounce the receipt of LIO,OOO in contributions. The Australian Agency and Banking Corporation has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, per annum. Mr. Johnston, analytical chemist, finished an analysis of beer in connection with the Queeiiscliff poisoning case, and found enough strychnine in a bottle to poison fourteen men. The Brewers' Club are taking action in the cases in the interests of the trade.

Bush fires are reported in many parts of the country, but no serious damage has been done.