AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
A boy while sitting on the bank of a creek near Port Denison was seized and devoured by an alligator. 1 he Melbourne Meat Preserving Company have been compelled to stop operations, owing to the high price of stock. Captain Hall, of the R.M.s.S. Nubia, has been fined L 5 for allowing unnecessary work to be done on board his vessel at Hobson’s Bay, on Sunday. Damages of LIOO have been given against the Melbourne branch of the Bank of JSew South Wales for the dishonoring of a cheque. In the Melbourne County Court a girl named Hurley obtained Ll5O damages for the loss of an eye, caused by a boy throwing apiece of earth at her. The >outh Australian Government are considering an offer for the Torres Straits mail steamers to call at Port Darwin. The Flying Dutchman has, says the ; Sydney Morning Herald,' been beaten. Tne * rimes’ says, in describing the voyage of the dviemore from Sydney She sailed from ■ydney Beads on the afternoon of September 13, and rounded Cape Horn at 9 o’clock the same evening,” Mr Downer, resident magistrate, Adelaide, bas ruled that a man may be sued the day after a bill has fallen due, although the bill has never been presented. The ‘ Tentertield star ’ reports that the remains of two unfortunate travellers, who are supposed to have lost their road in the bush and died irom thirst, were lately picked up near Avington. One of the men had upwards of LICK) ou him. The • Argus’ views with feelings of alarm the announcement that jn ew ' alodouia is to be made a regular penal settlement for ail classes of convicts. ihe Kev. J, G. Stobles has been appointed to succeed the late Rev. P. S. Menzies, as assistant minister of the Presbyterian Churi hj, Ooliins street, Melbourne. He was selected by the Rev. John Caird as being one of the best preachers in Scotland. It is reported that the cricket speculation has proved highly remunerative to the promoters. r in the Supreme Court the action Lyons v T n U| , fco reCu yer the amount of a cheque for O7UO for a bet agatnst bnnlight at the Melbourne Spring meeting, has closed. A verdict was given for plaintiff in the full amount. From a statement made in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on the Bth inst., by the Colonial treasurer, it appears that the total public debt of the Colony to date amounts to 113 962,539, and that there is a balance of L 689.040 at credit of consolidated revenue account. it is proposed to establish a savings bank m with the shipping office in Syd-Sixty-three members of the New South Wales Artillery have petitioned the Legisla five As.-embly to be relieved from further service in that corps. • question as to the proposed asylum for inebriates is occupying a considerable amount or attention in Sydney.
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Evening Star, Issue 3473, 10 April 1874, Page 3
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484AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Evening Star, Issue 3473, 10 April 1874, Page 3
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