AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1926, 27 April 1880, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

fßv Tblesbaph.] ] [Per s.s. Ringarooma, via Bluff.] VICTORIA. i The Judicatures Commissioners met on April 14th. The Judicatures Bill, as amended by the Legislative Council, was under con- ; sideration, and a number of important amendments were introduced therein. The Government, with a view of introducing a competitive system of civil service, have requested Mr W. H. Archer to prepare a ■ scheme for appointments and promotions. The War Office has conceded to the request of the Victorian Government for the admission of one cadet annually to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Students from each colonial University will be eligible, and a preliminary examination will be held in the colonies. Many Victorian wine growers having abstained from applying for space in the Exhibition, it has been decided to offer them special facilities. There is considerable opposition among a certain class to the proposal to open the Exhibition at night. Oapt. Eullt.rton’s report to the Harbor Trust states that Hobson’s Bay is rapidly silting np, in some places at the rate of three inches, and in others one inch annually. He estimates the annual deposit of silt at 60,000 yards. At a meetir g of furniture makers and others an association was formed with the object of restricting the employment of Chinamen. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Works Commissioner to request him to prevent the sub-letting of Government contracts, whereby the works might get into the hands of the Chinese. A Board has been appointed to inquire into the charge of insubordination on the part of the engineer of the Nelson towards the commanding officer during the illness of Commander Mandeville. Tom Kirk won the Caulfield Cup, with Bobbie Burns second, Timothy third. The Associated Banks have decided that it is inadvisable to lower the discount rates at present. The list of applications for shares in the Australasian Pastoral and Agricultural Company has been closed. NEW SOUTH WALES. Replying to a deputation, Sir H. Parkos said that the Government had not settled regarding the Exhibition buildings, but it was improbable that they would bo pulled down. a preliminary meeting has been held with the object of inducing Hanlon to visit the colony and row Trickett. Nothing definite, however, has been settled. The proposed Meat Company at Twofold Bay is receiving fair support. The capital is £20,000, in chares of £3 each. The Mayor has promised to call a meeting to protest against the influx of Chinese. Jean Baptiste, of Tamworth, claims to have discovered an antidote to snako bite. Experiments at the Museum showed satisfactory results. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The vestry of St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Adelaide, has resolved to sever their connec-

tion with the Church of England. The reasons assigned are the growing ritualistic tendencies of certain clergymen. The race for the Gawler Cup resulted as follows :—Buccaneer, 1; Don Carlos, 2 ; Sir Charles, 3. Buccaneer got the start at the commencement and kept it till the end.