AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2989, 23 April 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telecihafh.) (Per steamer at Bluff.) StEr.EotTRNE, April 16. Tho mail steamer Homo arrived on Monday morning, having on boarH n young lady (Miss Kermode) who had beea Buffering from an attack of smallpox, bu*, who is now better. The arrangement? made by tho Central Hoard of Health completely miscarried, and for eight hours a complete deadlock ensued, boh nv.'dical men at tha quarantine etntion dec'it.i:.g to board the visael m co: sequence, of incomplete instructions. Erontually the patient wus examined, and the passengers ordered into quarantine for fourteen duvs. Mr Withers, Superintendent of tho P. and'O. Company, formally protested agninst the ZCttA delay m lading tho mails. Dr. Toul, Chairmm of the Central Board of Health, ia of opinion MisnK'rmode has not been sufferiug from smal'pox at all. Tnwhiao and suite arrived per Sorata on Monday, and are b.'ing ebonm round tho vanous places of interest. Teeterday they , wtro driveu ma. drag acd four ,to the Inter- . colonial Exhibition, whero they were tho . object of considerable) interest. , Tbe Bishop of Melbourne bas received CTunsel'a opinion froniHngland regarding tbe legality of Bishops allowing (he Rev. Mr Strong to prcac-h m St. Paulo Cutliedrul. . Tie opinion ia adverse to its legality, and the , Bishop announce!) he will not allow any minister or niember of any denomination \ olher than the Church of Eigland. to preaob. p in the churches of tho diocese for the future. 3 The city bas been very full during the l holidays, a.l places of amusement beitig i rammed. v The Hon. Ivo Bligh and Mrs Bligh were j paiseneera for England by the Ballaraf, last j Thursday. j 'Ihe London Chartered Bank ha» offered | £1030 reward for the conviction of the Horijj Imua Bunk robbers, A (-un^oi ipiion ie being raised for the benefit „ of Fred Marshall, tbe well-known comedian, j. whoae menUl condition renders it necessary a to place him under restraint. o More than 20 claims for compensation have 0 been already eenl m to the Government by 1 sufferers io the Little Eiver railway acci--3 SrDNEY. j Sir Alfred Stephen, tha Lieut.-Governor of n the Culouy, is acting for the Governor during Lord A. Lift us' visit to Norfolk Island. 1 Tho sculling match between Trickett and g Beach on Saturday excited considerable intire=t, a6 it wae erpectiid the winDer would j row Hmlan. A liiiye number of spectators s wore present. Beach had an easy win, Trickett y never being ablo to extend himself. Both men were m splendid condition. It is thought c piobatb that Layoock, who is now all right, will challenge Haolan. l s The Volunteer encampment at Windsor I Farm was a great success, over 2000 men ' being preterit. Arrangements lire being made for Hanlan • to row Beich on Paramatta river for £50 a '„ side and the championEhip of tho world. g Brisbane. le The libel case against the Brisbane Courier c bos been concluded. The jury, after r few i minutes' retirement, returned an unanimous *" c verdict, of not guilty. Justice Harding sa>d he entirely oincided with the verdict, and or failed t>> see how the jury could have come to )n any oilier conclusion. Be regretted he could not give coats bgainst tha Government. n . Adelaide. at Parlument meets Ihe first week m June. Tho second bach of nominations for the u^ Assembly hare ben made. Mr Glyde, uc Treasurer, n;>o was defeated for Victoria, was „ not rc-Donjinated. Thero ie vague talk of the jU form-ilion of a cmlilion Ministry. Great preparations aro being liiadft for • the inauguration of a Grund Lodge of Freejj masons. A telegram has been received from the foreman of a well-boring party at Tarkanina, )n sixty miles north of Farin3, stating the party, j. after three ymru' work, had i>truek good 1( j water at a depth of 1220 feet. The discovery i 1 is considered n vtry important en».