Late Australian News.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5121, 16 June 1885, Page 2

Late Australian News.

(Pee s.s. Manapoubi )

(Pee Pbess Association).

Sydnet, June 11.

All the arrangements for the reception of the Contingent have been completed. The men will land about the same spot as they embarked, and the routes to the barracks will be the same. Some 3000 Volunteers will take part in the demonstration.

Col. Haultain has had an interview with the Premier.

Some slight showers of rain have fallen, but not sufficient to affect the water supply. The tender of Hudson Bros, has been accepted for augmenting the 3upply.

The Rev: Dr Byrne has been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathursl. An exploring expedition to New Guinea left yesterday; Captain Everell is the leader of it. When completed it will consist of about twenty-five persons. In the trademark case, Heyde Todman v. Wittkowsky, Judge Manning made some very strong remarks concerning commercial morality. A perpetual injunction was granted against the defendant. Sir Alexander Stuart has received numerous congratulations on his new dignity. Melbouene. Mr Service has telegraphed to the Agent-General for particulars of the correspondence between Messrs Stout and Griffiths with reference to (he proposal to allow the local Legislatures the option of saying whether the acts of the Federal Council shall have force in their respective colonies. Mr Service thinks Mr Griffiths made a mistake in assenting to Mr Stout's proposition. The object of the telegram to the Agent-General is to counteract the effect of Mr Dillon Bell's representations for a conference between New Zealand and Queensland.