AUSTRALIA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 373, 17 February 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

(Heuter's Telegrams.)

["Special to the Mail]

Sybney, Feb. 16

The City steamer arrived at Cooktown with Ilobinson, ex Governor of Straits, who goes to Perth on a reduction of £3,000 in salary. Some larikins attempting the rescue of some companions, would probably have murdered two policemen, but for a grocer, who defended them with a paling. Pearce beat Lay cock easily in the sculling match. (FROM THE LYTTELTON TIMES.) Melbourne, Feb. 18. Mr Service addressed the electors of Maldon yesterday, and replied at length to Mr Berry's speech at Geelong. Mr Francis made a political speech at Wavrnambool, in which he condemned the ministerial scheme foreshadowed by Mr Berry. Both gentlemen received unanimous votes of confidence.

Sydney, Feb. 14. Tlie first prize for wheat at the Ex-

liibition was awarded to M'Gill, of Otago ; oats, Cunningham, Christchurch, and Meek, Oamaru j barley, Harley, Nelson. The judges give the palm to New Zealand for malting barley and oats ;to Adelaide for wheat. Andrew, of Nelson, obtained second prize for hops ;■ Strong, of lilvercargill, third for coffee; and Trent, 'of Christchurch, second for pepper; M< Donald and Miller, of Dunedin, and Blake, of Pi6ton, obtained first prize for bacon ; Speedy, of Dunedin, second for hams.