AUSTRALIAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 107, 20 June 1885, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, June 12.— Intelligence to hand reports that the Australasian Steam Navigation Company's s.s. Cahors struck upon Evans's Rocks, near Balling Heads, and has become a total wreck. Her passengers and crew were saved. Sydney, June 13. —The Australasian Steam Navigation Company's Cahors, which was wrecked yesterday, was uninsured. The loss is estimated at £42,000. Heavy rains have fallen throughout the colony, and the drought is practically at an end. A telegram from Albany states that the transport Arab, with the New South Wales Contingent aboard, arrived there yesterday. During the voyage one death occurred. The troops are in excellent health and spirits. The Arab is expected to reach Sydney on Sunday, June 21. VeterinarySurgeon Willows, of the Contingent, died and was buried at sea. The telegram further states that 19 men are invalided. The formal reception of the troops will take place on Monday week, the 22nd instant. Sydney, June 16.— It haB been arranged that the landing and formal reception of the Soudan contingent shall take place on Tuesday, the 23rd, not on Monday, as at first proposed. The steamer Cahors still remains fast on the Evans rocks, and her breaking up is expected at any time, should heavy weather come up. Melbourne, June 12.— A conference of New Zealand and Melbourne Fire Underwriters is sitting here, with the object of trying to secure uniformity as regards the practice of insuring in both colonies. Melbourne, June 13.— The police are still actively engaged in searching for the proceeds of the Simpson's Road bank robbery, and a bottle was unearthed by them in Studley Park yesterday, containing about £200 in notes, Melbourne, June 13.—A conference of New Zealand and Melbourne fire underwriters is sitting here, with the object of trying to secure a uniformity as regards the practice of insuring in both colonies, Melbourne, June 16 Application was made yesterday for a new trial in the Malpas divorce case, but the Court refused to grant the application. Melbourne, June 16.— The men charged with the robbery at the Simpeon's Road branch of the National Bank of were brought before the magistrate yesterday and remanded. The debate on the motion of want of confidence, introduced by Mr Downer, terminated in the House of Assembly at an early hour yesterday morning, when upon division being taken it was found that the vote was carried by a majority of four. In consequence of this the Ministry have resigned. The Hon. J. W. Downer, the mover of the vote, has been charged with the formation of a new Ministry. Adelaide, June 15.— The following items of Mauritius commercial news are taken from MeBsrs Ireland, Fraser, and Cd.'e circular of date May 28th : The total yield of the new season's crop is estimated at from 100,000 to 110,000 tons. The month's clearances for New Zealand are : Dunedin, 300 tons, and Wellington 200 tons. The total exports to New Zealand during the season have been 8,000 tons, and the stock now in hand is 170,000 tons. Exchange 60 days. Bank credit on New Zealand, 13£ per cent, premium ; Australia, 16 per cent. A shocking tragedy took place here on Saturday. A man named Lanes shot bis wife and her paramour, killing them, both He then shot mmpeU dead,