AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 21, 30 July 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[SEUTEBS* TBLEGBAMS.I Melbourne, July 28.

Thirteen members of the permanent artillery farce stationed at Queenscliffe hare been nrrested for acts of insubordination which occurred last week. Six of the ringleaders were tried by courtmartial to-day, when the ceurt refused to hear counsel, who declared that. the court was illegally constituted. The prisoners, when called upon, refused to plead. In the Waterloo Cop the runner up Siesta, the winner of the Waterloo Cup, New South Wales, repeated the performance of Monsoon last year. The Grand National Steeplechase en Saturday was full of mishaps. Oat of 14 starters only three finished. Twelve herses fell. Some of the jockeys were rather seriously hurt. Hobabt, July 18. The Shaw-Savill Albion Company's Taiaui arrived here to»night from London. She tails for New Zealand at daylight to-m»rrew. BY»HET,JuIy29. The banquet given by the citizen* of Svdaey in honour of the return of the New South Wales contingent took place last night, and proved a great success. His Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus, and Admiral Tryon were present, and the assemblage included meat of the leading men of the colony. A number of speeches were made congratulating the members of the contingent on their safe return.

The withdrawal of the five and a half million loan was not attended with any serious inconvenience. Fortunately, there is no need at present to make any financial arrangement for public works in the colony, as the Bank arrangements permit waiting for a more favourable opportunity. The loan will probably be floated m October.