AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 120, 26 March 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[BRVTBB's TBLBOBAMI.J Mblbovbvk, March 25. Sailed. yettaday— Te Anau, for Bluff. Arrived, thin morning— Tarawera. The Government Gazette publishes statistic* of Melbourne and suburbs. It is estimated that the population of the district within a radius of tea miles of the Post Office is 322,69 >, being an increase of over 18,000 since 1883. The works are rapidlj proceeding at the Heads to strengthen Peint Nepean. The erection of a fresh - battery is also proceeding with a fresh fort in the South Channel. The Austrian cruiser Saida, which arrived in the baj yesterday, turns eut to be a training ship, and her voyage Altogether is of a peaceful character, being an endeavour te introduce commerce between the colonies and A a*tria. She propels to visit New Zealand, Samoa, ! Fiji, and Singapore, gatkeriug information at these places. Stohrt. March 25. Arrived, last evening, Wakatipu. George Augustus Sala, the eminent \ journalist, arrived at Sydney on Friday, and met with an enthusiastic reception iat the Town Hall. In response to his health, Mr Sala stated that in writing about the colonies he should eadeavonr to tell the trath, under all circumstances. without treading en people's corns. General Scratchley has offered his services to assist in devising the best means of defence of the harbour. Hobabt, March 25. A man named Barrett, who was arrested on a charge of robbing the Bank of Tasmania at Beaeonsfield in July last, was fonad guilty and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. A witness ia the trial named Ward (alias Briehener) has been convicted of perjury and sentenced to six year* peaal servitude. Arcs land, This Pay. Ihaka te Tai, M.H.It , was married at Russell yxtenlay to Vl is* Lucy Martin, bytheJ.er Mr Gould. At-r the err* ■f my the party ndjmrned to the Pacific Hotel where a brenkfa»t wm hid out for I 50 Europeans and nat res The Native Minister sent a congratulatory telegram.