LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 832, 11 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per Hero at Auckland.)

SYDNEY.

July 1. Five new jetties will be added to Circular Quay. Two girls were accidentally drowned in the Ladiea' Bath. The Corporation were censured by the jury for not providing the necessary appliances for the rocovery of persons in danger of drowning. Mr. John Brugtnan, cigar manufacturer, was found dead in his office. A sample of poisons, from which two bottles had been removed, was found on the premises. The City Corporation is in financial difficulties the Union Bank pressing. for payment of an overdraft of £75,000. A Bill will be introduced to enable the .Corporation to issue debentures on a Government guarantee. * Morton Tavares and Miss Surtees will make a tour in India. Mr. Yal Vose will accompany them. A body supposed to be that of Alexander Smith, of the Lovet Peacock, has been found at North Beach. The Council of the New South Wales Rifle Aassociation have resolved on holding matches during the Exhibition. There will be two team matches — one for ten men a-side, who are to use the Martini-Henry rifle, and the other for five men a-side, who are to fire from small-bore rifles. The prizes are to be trophies. Invitations to attend the matches will bo sent immediately to the neighbouring colonies, and will also be extended to the whole world. Heavy floods have occurred in the Country districts, and crops were much damaged. At Coonamble, a prisoner named Montgomery, attempted to escape from custody, having been arrested on a charge of horse-stealing. Constable Brown shot him dead. The jury returned a verdict of * ' Justifiable homicide," adding a rider that the police ought never to travel with prisoners without hand-cuffing them. George Edward Wright, chemist, of Hill End, was found dead, and is believed to have taken prussic acid. Dr. Heppner, of Albany, died after four day's exposure in the bush. From a copy of the log of Messrs Turnbull aud Co. 'a barque Alexe, which made the run from Newcastle to Hongkong in 54 days, the following remarks are gathered : While between the parallels of 11 and 20 degrees south, the sea was completely .covered with a white greasy slime which stuck freely to the sides of the vessel, aud for two degrees more north large quantities of pumice stone were met. On passing Stewart's Island three canoe loads of natives boarded the barque, bringing a letter from the only white man living there, who signed himself J. Williams, and wanted a supply of reading matter. The natives, who brought off a small supply of cocoanuts, . were very anxious to get in exchange glass tumblers, pipes, tobacco, and hair oil. On April 17 got iu close quarters with a typhoon, but is was avoided, although the vessel for some time had her decks completely flooded.