INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 920, 5 December 1879, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

At a recent land sale in Sydney, 329 feet frontage to George-street, Sydney, realised L 160.000. Forty-five thousand bales of wool were sold in Melbourne during the month of November,

A prisoner in Pentridge states that Moonlight tried to raise a gang with the view of seizing the mail steamer during the voyage, and compelling the Lascars to land them with the gold and specie at some point on the Australian coast. The Alburnia mine at Grahamstown had a yield of 30600z for the month of November. A los dividend is expected. On the 28.h ultimo, a Native prisoner csCiped from Wanganui gaol. lie was engaged as yardsman, and watching his opportunity when no one was on the qui vive, He successfully climbed over the fence and bolted towards the race course. Some boys saw him. gave chase, and overlook him ui a paddock. They guarded him till the warder arrived and resumed charge of the runaway. The hoys were quite young, but behaved pluckily. At Nelson, on the 29th ultimo, a young girl, named Alice Sutton, was charged before the justices with the wilful murder of her infant. She was remanded.

The recent wot weather lias caused rust its appearance in the wheat and otluPcrops in the Ashburton district.

At Christchurch, on the Ist instant, Geo Green, executor in an estate, was called upon to answer a charge of failing to send in returns to the Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, as provided under the 108 th s- ction of the Stamp Act. A penalty of LlO ■was inflicted. The Magistrate pointed out that a fine of RSOO could be imposed for a broach of the Act in this respect. In future cases of the kind the full penalty would be pressed for. A Christchurch telegram states that telephonic communication between the Heads and the port will be established in about two weeks The Melbourne Exhibition Commissioners have been advised that Prance has applied for 75,000 feet of space. At Auckland, on the 2nd instant, a lad named Swinburne, aued 16, was arrested for sheep-stealing. The prisoner stabbed the man who endeavored to arrest, him in two plaeca. He has been remanded. The Albnrnia Company, Grab -m-town, has declared a dividend of 17s GJ a share.

At Christchurch, the Acclimitisation Society have ''etenuined to spend L 5 in the purchase of poisoned grain, for the destruction of sparrows and other mischievous small birds.

The Government have telegraphed to Sir Julius Vogel to urge the A Imiralty to send a vessel in search of the missing vessel 1 lie ICiirwaley Hall, as desired by the Chamber of Commerce. Captain Hutchinson has been s ntencod to two years' imprisonment for embezzling funds of the Sydney Club.