AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4202, 1 September 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I Received Auguit 31, at 9 p.m. Sydney, August 31. Sailod—Manipouri, for Aookland. The Eaglish football team are passengers by her. . Newcastle, August 31. Sailed—Rose M, aud Jesaie for Auckland. Melbourne, August 31. Sailed— Stanley, for K&lpara ; Clifton, for Bluff. Arrived—Mary Campbell, frem New Zealand. Received September 1, at 1.10 a.m, Sydney, Angust 31. It has been decided that the next meeting of the Australian Society of Soienoe will take place in Melbourne in January, 1890, and in the following year the meeting is to be held in New Zealand. Professor Huttoa read a paper this evening on the goldfields in New Zealand. Received September 1, at 0.15 p.m. Sydney, September 1. The share list of the K»uri Company is closed, nearly the whole of the issue being taken up. Baron Yon Muller has been eleoted President for 1889 of the Australian Society for the advancement of science. Special services, praying for rain were held in various parts of the colooy yesterday. Hobaet, September 1. A boy named Pearson has been discovered to be Buffering from small pox in a mild form at L»unceston. Melbourne, September 1. I Theodore Hansen was convicted of mardering one of the crew of the schooner Recamia, on the voyage from New York, and was sentenced to 4 years for manslaughter.

During the month 312,000 people visited the Exhibition and the reoeipts for admission were L 15,600.