AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Issue 3331, 22 February 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL WIRE.) . .' *

■ ' SYDNEY, Feb. 21. - An Outlawry -Bill waa introduced -last night in the Assembly to meet the case of the Kelly gang. The standing orders were surpended, and the measure passed all the stagey ._^, ; ... , *_* v -_. _ - r , ? v- -

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" " ' MELBOURNE, Feb. 21. A deputation interviewed the Dcputy-Postmnster-Gcneral to-day regarding^the yro* hibifcion of the -Use of a -code of figures in cable messages to Europe) urging that it was an inconvenience to the mercantile com - .inanity of the colonies. The Deputy-Postmaster promised to take step-* to ensure the representation of the colonies at the International Conference to be held in July next. In the match England v. Victoria, England scored 325 ; Victoria, 142. The'majority of the cricketers return by way of , San Francisco. They will stay a short time in New Zealand. They leave Melbourne on. the 11th of March. ' - ' Communication with Port Darwin 'is restored, but the Adelaide lines are working badly. SYDNEY, Feb. 21. The Assembly last night suspended the 1 standing orders, and outlawed the Kelly gang. The Bill passed all its stages, and j gave .power of outlawry for crimes com- ' mitted 'across the border. - ' " < • SYDNEY, Feb. 21. A Herald special says that, in consequence of the bank refusing' further, advances, the Sydney Corporation has no funds to pay its laborers, and li-as applied to the Government for an instant loan. In the Victorian cricket match the Eng- • lishmen scored as followed • — Ulyett, 71 ; Boyle, 57 ; JHornby, 50 ; Emmett, il ; Lucas, 38 ; Harris, 26 ; Absolom, 20 ; Suhiutz. 8 ; Webb, 3 ; Home, 2 ;~McKiimon, 5. Total, 325. , .