INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1843, 18 March 1887, Page 9

INTERCOLONIAL.

(Redteb's Telegrams.) Melbourne, March 10. Cross actions for assault between Sutton, a bookmaker, and Lcrd Deerhurst, one of Sir Henry Loch's aides-cle-camp,~were tried to-day at the Police Court before a large bench of magistrates, Mr Panton, H.M., presiding. The case arose from betting transactions. Sutton's action was dismissed, and Sutton, who intended starting by the mail steamer to-day for Europe, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, and the decision excited much surprise. March 11. The business o£ James M'Ewen and C 0.," ironmongers, of Melbourne, 1b being placed as a limited liability company on the London market. March 12. A daily competitive trial has been taking place at Goldsbrough's with Wolsey's sheep shearing machine, and the work done has been satisfactory. The experts will give their decisions on Monday. March 13. On the arrival of the Bteamer South Australia, from Adelaide, to-day, eight typhoid patients were removed from the vessel to the hospital. They were all seamen belonging to the steamer. Since the Ist January over 800 cases of typhoid fever have been reported in Victoria, 160 of which proved fatal. March 14. The police have ascertained that -Charles Augustus Smyth, the local preacher who on Tuesday last was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for defrauding Retallick, a new arrival in Melbourne, of £1200, had previously imposed upon several people in Dunedin and Christchurch, where he was suspected of incendiarism. He was recently married to a girl, his wi c and children being alive, and will probably be indicted for bigamy. March 15. The committee of experts who had been appointed to report on the working of Wolseley's sheep-shearing machines state that the quality of the work done is all that could be desired, and the speed of the machine is about equal to that or a fair average shearer. Sydney, March 12. By a^fire at Armidale yesterday, three children were burnt to death. New Zealand wheat is at 3s 8d to 3s lid ; New Zealand oats are at 2s to 2s 3d ; maize is at, 3s to 4s ; Sugar Company's No, 1 pieces, £25 10s per ton. Hob art, ' March 11. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.'s steamship Doric arrived this morning from Ply month. Among her passengers were Sir R. G. Hamilton, the new Governor of Tasmania, and family. His Excellency was met on his arrival by the Premier and other Ministers, and tho bishops and clergy with other prominent citizens. The swearing-in takes place this afternoon. Brisbane, March 14. Heavy rains are reported from many parts of the colony. A cyclone has been experienced at Burktown, near the G ilf of Carpentaria, but no serious damage occorred. March 16. By the cyclone at Burketown eight lives were lost. The damage to property will amount from £12,000 to £20,000.