AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1810, 9 December 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Via Auckland.] SYD» EF, December 4. The Bushrangers. Scott, alias Moonlight, has applied for a postponement of the trial, on the grounds that the proceedings of the Kellys' had greatly excited public feeling against him. Richard Thatcher made a declaration accompanying Scott's affidavit, setting forth that he had just come from Victoria, and that "he found public feeling unduly incensed against the bushrangers. Erom New Caledonia deplorable news has been received of the Guano Islands near there, the men employed being left there without provisions, except birds' eggs and turtles. The manager made a journey of a hundred aad ton miles in a small boat, and got a temporary supply, and came en to New "Caledonia for further relief, when he found the company's rhequo stopped, and the Government of Caledonia prohibited the removal of anything from the islands owing to the arrears being unpaid. Intelligence was subsequently received that the company had despatched a vessel with provisions. Two of the transport service, who had been embezzling Government funds to the amount of £BOO, went to a house a few miles Noumea, and both blew their brains ont. Five runaway convicts, bound for Australia, were overtaken and taken back. Samoan Sews. A letter from Samoa says that the war was oaused by Europeans scheming for land. A garrison of German soldiers is expected to bo placed on the islund to protect German interests. Capsize of a KetchThe ketch Lillia capsized near Sydney, and George Goll was drowned. He had a brother at Oamaru, Now Zealand. The Unemployed. MELBOURNE, December 4. A deputation of unemployed interviewed Mr Berry, and pointed out the difficulty of finding work. He promised to see what could be done. j The Exhibition. France has applied for 75,000 feet of space in the Exhibition. PedestrianismArticles have been signed between Edwardp, representing New South Walee, and Woodhouse, representing Victoria, fbtr the Pedestrianism Championship: £ICO ai.yde and for twenty-four hours. The match will be walked au Sydney.