AUSTRALIAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5024, 4 June 1889, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Electric Teleorarii— Copyright.) (Per Press Association.) (Received 1 p.m., Juuo 3rd.) TURNED UP. Sydney, June 3. The two boats belonging to the ship Altmore, wrecked on April 22ad, have arrived safely in Ba river, Fiji.

COLONIAL STEAMERS. Albany, June 3. Arrived—Orient Company’s s.s. Liguria. Passenger for New Zealand—Mias Per rith, Hobart, June 3. The s.s, Tainui is now four days overdue. 1 (Received 9 p.m., Juno 3rd.) DESPERATE .STRUGGLE BETWEEN A BURGLAR AND A POLICEMAN. THE POLICEMAN SHOT, Sydney, June 3. A desperate affray took place in Macleay street at an early hour this morning between a police constable and a burglar, during which the former was shot. It appears that at about three o’clock this morning Constable Sutherland, a native of New Zealand, who was on duty in Macleay street, saw a burglar making off from a house which he had successfully entered. On the policeman attempting to arrest him a severe struggle took I place. At last the burglar, whoso name is Morrison, seeing that ho was being worsted, drew a revolver and shot Constable Sutherland in the groin. The wound caused the latter to let go his man, but before doing so he struck the burglar a terrific blow on the head with his baton, Morrison then made off, but was captured later in the day. Constable Sutherland died about three hours after being shot.