AUSTRALIA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 374, 20 February 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

(Reuters Telegrams.)

[Special to Mail.] 'Melbourne, Feb. 19. Arrived -— Arawata, s.s., from New Zealand. ..'-■./■• < ,' Mr Black has announced his intention of offering himself as a candidate for Maldon in the Government interest, in opposition to the Hon James Service, leader of the Opposition. (FROM THE LYTTELTON TIMES.) Melbourne, Feb. 17. It is reported, that, British manufacturers are disinclined to send their exhibits, on account of the tariff, which they declare excludes their wares from this market. The trial of the directors of the Provincial and Suburban Bank commences on Thursday next. Numerous election speeches are being deliveredthroughout the country. Arrived—Garonne. Sailed—Tararua. : •'!.;'; .'.,'/.: ' V , : - , Feb. is. : The wool season has closed ;, 126,000 bales have been sold in Melbourne, valued at two and a half millions. Golds* brough estimates that the yield in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand exceeds last year's by 40,000 bales. j New Zealand oats are very heavy. Victorian are letching from Is 8d to 2s 6d.-' : ' : '■'■ ' Private cable advices state that the February wool sales have opened at an advance of 12£' to 15 per cent., and that ■the demand is very, active. ; Brisbane, Feb. 18 The bushranger who stack up the National Bank at Cimnainulla in the Warego District last month, has been tried,' found guilty, and sentenced to death. [Special.] i Melbourne, Feb. 18. Mr Beriy states that he believes the result of his appeal will be,the return of a smaller but more united Liberal majority. , Seventy thousand bags of flour have been exported from Melbourne to London during the last fortnight. Sydney, Feb. 17. At a meeting last night the preliminary steps were taken to despatch an expedition to seek for corroboration of the recent statement of a half-caste about Classen. The subscriptions for the Irish relief fund now amount to £15,000.