AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1602, 6 July 1887, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

* Melbourne, June 28. r The Viotoiian branch of the Imperial Federation league gave a banquet to Lord f Brasaey, who is Honorary Treasurer to the League, on Saturday night at the Town Hall. The chair was taken by Mr Carter, 3 M.L.A. Lord Brasaey stated that the 3 work of the Imperial Fede.ation League 3 would be of little value unless approved i and supported by public opinion m the 3 colonies. The wisest solution probably } would be found ingradual and piecemeal aotion, but he wished to pave the way by 3 temperate discussion. " Mr Daakin, the Chief Secvataty, was entertained at a banquet on Monday, by i his constituents at Bacchus Marsh. i The Undenominational Eduoation 3 League have presented a memorial asking i for religious eduoation m State schools. The Governor replied that he would trana- ' mlt the memorial to the Government, but 1 that he could do nothing personally m the I matter. The Mahomedans m Melbourne held i their t»nnilal religious ceremony m the Domain on Friday, after which a European 1 woman, who married a Mahomedan, was 1 formally received into that religion. At a epeoial meeting of the University Council, held yesterday afternoon at the Law Courts, Profeaßor Kernot waited on [ the Council, and handed them a donation of £2000 for the University, for the purpose of founding Scholarships for ' Natural Philosophy and Chemistry. Professor Ksrnot said he had great pleasure ■ m making the gift. When at the University years ago he felt he owad a great deal to it, and now that he was able to acknowledge his obligations he was glad to do so. The Chinese Commissioners left to-day by express for Ballarat. A large crowd assembled, inoluding most of the Chinese residents of the city, The Commissioners were loudly oheered on their departure from the hotel. Sydney, June 28. Mr Neville Barnett, late of Christ church, gave ac organ ' recital m the University Hall on Saturday, It was a great suecesß. A man named Bell, who had been practising medicine without legal qualinoation, was committed for trial for manslaughter on a child under two years of age, whose death he is alleged to have acceleratad by prescribing improperly. A heavy fall of snow has ooourred at Kiandra. The ground was covered to a depth of from five to fifteen inches.

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