Australian News

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 145, 23 May 1885, Page 3

Australian News

'■. i (nk ran> fees? association.! -. ..-■•-.: y. ..I ■■ . ;B*DjrßT, May isv It has been decided that the colonial contingent shall return at oncel A message was received from Lord GarKiogtottsuggesting that the troops should not remain longer titan necessary in such a climate as Suakim, aad the Government replied that it was their intention that the men should be returned w'ithput further delay. The sth June wasigiyen as the^ date of their departure. .They will return direct, and not visit England> as at one time suggested; OwingJto the peaceful nature of the news,: the' defenoe preparations have been eased off . The Massilia is lying in ih% stream., with, all her armament aboard: The Lusitauia is nearly completed. ; Jt is stated that these vessels, with the .Coptic} have been chartered for six months, at £5,000 a month. "Tjphbid lever is prevalent; and a greater number of cases have been reported, than in, any previous year. , The Minister vf Lands is very ill, : and groat difficulty exists in bringing the new Land Act into operation. It is expected that plans for Hie railway into the city will be presented to Parlament tin; Augnsfc, L - Archbishpp Morani who leaves hew next mouth, lor the purpose of paying: a visit iq Borne on Church business, w expected to return in time for the Plenary Synod/ sununoned for the Hth November- ' Bbisba.ke, May 15. The Government has decided to advance loanß .ton the encouragement of deep sinking on goldfields below the loweitdMi'Wow reached. ' ■ _ v .„ „) ii; ' '■'--cik ~' 01 " 1 y ! Thi':^ow;^'eaiand horse, "Welcome Jack, was offered at auction on Thursdaj,whM 1,930 iguineA were bid for him, but ne was paised in at 1,506 guineas. '- J '"^ '"■