INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1688, 29 March 1884, Page 18

INTERCOLONIAL.

(Reuteb's Teleqbams.) Sydney, March 26. In the Legislative Assembly last night a motion was passed to the effect that before any bill for tho constitution of a Federal Council for Australia is passed into law by the Imperial Parliament, such measure must be submitted to the Parliament,of this Colony. Intelligence of serious outrages committed by the natives of New Ireland has reached here. The advices state that the natives burned the Hernchin (sic) Company's trading-station at Noosa, and murdered Captain Moller and all the crew of tho schooner Meokeo. Subsequently the vessel was destroyed by fire. The German corvette Hyena has since visited the scene of the outrage and shelled the native village, killing six of the inhabitants." A sculling match has been arranged with Hanlan for £1000 a Bide, to be rowed on the Nepean River on May 22. Mr Hunt, who arranged tbe match, will nominate either Trickett or Beach as Hanlan's opponent. Albany, March 26. Arrived, this morning: P. and O. steamship Valetta, in King George's Sound, with the in. ward Brindisi mail, dated London, February 27. « The Oamaru Times is informed that the whole of the horse space of the steamer Wakatipu, iov Sydney, has beon engaged for her next trip for stock mostly from that dietriet.