TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 611, 3 June 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Ageney.) LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA. ♦ [By Submarine Cable.] Sydney, June 2. The Victorian Government have admitted that sheep from New Zealand were landed at Melbourne in 1874, although contrary to the compact agreed to at the Colonial Conference. Hennessy’s brandy nominal ; kerosene, Is 6d ; oats, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; wheat, ss, and dull ; Adelaide, 5s 5d ; flour, £ll 10s to £l2 10s ; malt, 6s 6d. Sailed—City of San Francisco, with a fair number of passengers. Melbourne, June 2. There was a heavy gale last night ; the mate of the schooner Lilly, bound for Adelaide, was swept overboard and drowned. The National Reform League last night considered a petition for the recall of the Governor, but adjourned the question. The Government intend to introduce a new system with respect to the utilisation of prison labor, and to render the penal establishment more nearly self-supporting. [Per Riiigarooma, via Bluff.] Melbourne, May 29. The Stevenson case still occupies the law courts. The firm is now being prosecuted for defrauding the Customs ; Trowill, the informer, being submitted to a long examination, and severely handled by the opposing counsel. Three large and important fires occurred on Thuisday last in Melbourne. The fires broke out almost simultaneously, In Harper’s Oriental Rice Mills, and in Shaw’s Bonded Store, two doors away, in Flinders street ; and a few hours later on, the premises of S. Lazarus, in Elizabeth street, were discovered to be on fire. It was a curious coincidence that the fires occurred on the very day of the fire brigade demonstration at Ballarat, at which the Wellington and Dunedin representatives were present. The demonstration as a whole was fairly successful, but the best of good feeling did not appear to pre vail throughout, purely owing to the raauner in which the competitions were arranged. The expediency of a second submarine cable to Europe is strongly advocated in all the colonies, and has formed the subject matter of a despatch between the several Governments, the long interruption in the communication will probably lead to something being done, and measures will then be taken for the reduction of the present rates. Sullivan, the murderer, is reported to have left Victoria. The mail steamer is expected about the end of the present week. She will bring the real news this time, owing to the cable interruption. In consequence of private telegrams announcing frosts at the Unegas in France, brandies have risen in value, and many speculative purchases have been made. INTERPROVINCIAL. Dunedin, June 2. Mr H. White and Captain Coffey, repre sentafives of the Australian and New Ze i h-nd Steam Navigation Company, left this morning for Oamaru, on their way North, intending to visit the principal towns in dm colony. They report having received numerous promises of support here and in Invercargill. WAIMATE STEEPLECHASE. [ By Telegraph.] (From a correspondent of the Press.) Waimate, June 2. This event came off to-day at Waimate, and was highly successful. There was a largo attendance and the weather was delightful. WAIMATE HANDICAP. Mr Fraser’s Banjo 1 Jr O’Brien’s Auckland Rate 2 Tommy Dodd was scratched the day before. At the start Banjo led, Kate following slowly. She fell at the second fence, and from this point'Tbe race wars virtually over, as Banjo was jumped splendidly and came in an easy winner. Kate, however, followed gamely in the rear, and was beaten by ten lengths. Maiden Plate. Vlr G. P. Williams’ Fakir 1 Vlr F. Hedge’s Brunette 2 Nine started, Butcher Boy hot being allowed to start. All cleared the fust two gorse fences, but the next post and rail •Tought nearly all to grief. Brunette getting over without a mistake got a strong lead, svhich she kept to the last fence but one,

when she came to grief. Fakir also stumbled at this last fence and fell, but was instantly remounted by Horace Lunn in splendid style, and passing Brunette easily was first over the last fence, andjwon as she liked, the water jump stopping Gazelle and the others. WAIMATA CUP. Mr Fraser’s Bar jo 1 Mr Campbell's Tommy Dodd 2 Mr Nicholson’s Butcher Boy ... ... 3 This was a splendid race, Banjo being in great form, made the running at a strong pace, closely followed by Tommy Dodd, butcher Boy, Auckland Kate, and Zetland in the order named. Towards the last fence Butcher Boy was outpaced, though fencing beautifully, and a close finish ensued between Banjo and Tommy Dodd, Banjo having the best of it from the water jump home. Moose fell at the post and rails and got away from his rider. Auckland Kate also fell, and Zetland was outpaced. CONSOLATION RACE. Mr Campbell’s Tommy Dodd, 12st 71b ... 1 Mr Nicholson’s Butcher Boy, 12at ... 2 Brunette, Mary Stuart, Eclipse, and the Moose also started. Butcher Boy, Tommy, and Eclipse, led over the first fence, followed by Mary Stuart, and Moose bringing up the rear. This position was maintained to opposite the stand, where the field were reduced to the three first named. A good race ensued to the water jump, which Tommy cleared well. Here Butcher Boy stumbled, and Moose tell, the race being left to Tommy to finish at his leisure. Moose third.