AUSTRALIAN.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1934, 6 May 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[eeutee’s telegeams.J SYDNEY, May 6. Burning Questions. At an Anti-Chinese Meeting, held last night, at which fully 800 persons were present, Mr Ninian Melville, the new i member for Northumberland declared 1 that he would stonewall the Assembly . on the immigration and Chinese questions. Mining News. Nows has been received from the Bar- | rington diggings that the crushing of two . tons of qnartz yielded 190 ozs of gold. MELBOURNE, May 6. Mauritius advices to the 20 th April report that inferior sugar is lower ia price, and a poor crop is expected. Fourteen hundred tons have cleared for Australia, and 200 for New Zealand. Freights, by last advices, had but little enquiry. The rate to Australia was 32s 6d to 37s 6d. Tonnage was scarce. Frozen Meat. Messrs 'William, Howard, Smith and Sons, owners of a large fleet of steamers trading betweon Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, contemplate having their boats fitted up with the refrigerating machinery for the purpose of carrying shipments of meat from Queensland, to be transhipped at Sydney to the Orient line of steamers. MELBOURNE, May 5. New Zealand GrainIn reply to a deputation of farmers, asking that a policy of Protection should be adopted against admitting New Zealand grain into Victoria, the Hon. Mr Service offered no encouragement that anything of that nature would be supported by the Government. SYDNEY, May 5. Purchase Extraordinary. Dr. Hector has bought a diamond drill, which was shown at the Exhibition. BRISBANE, May 5. Valuable Discovery. Very valuable deposits of tin have been been discovered on the Tate River.