AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1324, 12 November 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[rbdteb’s telegrams—oorybigbt. 1 Arrested. Melbourne, Yesterday. The police, acting on information from New Zealand, arrested a man named Bland, charged with embezzling over a thousand pounds from his employers, Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co, jewellers, of Dunedin. The prisoner was brought up to-day for examination, and remanded for a week. i Wool. w Messrs Goldsbrough and Co, held their usual weekly sale this afternoon, when about 6,000 bales were sold. The attendance of buyers was large, and bidding spirited throughout the sale. The highest ptices realised were greasy merino and greasy merino lambs, which each fetched iz^d. Shipping. Sailed, yesterday morning—Te Anau for the Bluff. Reported Massacre. Sydney, Yesterday. The statement made by Malays, that the members of the Geographical Society’s expedition in New Guinea have been massacred at Fly river, are received with caution. Further news is anxiously awaited from New (juinea. Political. Government and the Opposition leaders have taken a private census of their respective supporters. Both political parties now claim to have a working majority in the Legislative Assembly. Shipping. The Ringarooraa arrived from Auckland last night. I (Received November IS, 1 pm) Federal Bill I Melbourne, To-day. J The Federal Enabling Bill was read) a first time in the Legislative yesterday. Fly River Massacre. A telegram has been received from Cooktown, which tends to confirm the truth of the report concerning the masI sacre in New Guinea of the New South I Wales Geographical Expedition. The message says the camp was surprised during the night about 137 miles up I the Fly river, and the party slaughtered by an overwhelming force of natives.