AUSTRALIA.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2195, 9 March 1881, Page 1

AUSTRALIA.

[eeuteb’s telegrams.] MELBOURNE, March 8. Awards. The following additional Exhibition awards aro published :—First Order of Merit, Prof. Von Haast, Christchurch, for ethnological collection; Dr. Hector, for geological specimens; Bank of New Zealand, for gold specimens; Brunner Coal Co., Coalpit Heath Goal Co., Greymouth, Kaitangata Coal Co., Westport Colliery, for coal; Wilson, for sulphur. Second Order of Merit, Bay of Islands Coal Co., for coal. Third Order of Merit, J. R. Hackot, Nelson, for chrome ores ; Ingram and White, Oxford West, Canterbury, for chalk; Johnston Bros., Nelson, for ores; D. Macfarlane, Jackson’s Bay, for copper ore. Fourth Order of Merit, W. Wilkinson, of Thames, for printing card; J. A. Mcllraith, Home Bush, Malvern Hills, Canterbury, for fireclay; Roding River Copper Co., Nelson, for copper and chrome ores; Colonial Museum, Wellington, for ores. Fifth Order of Merit, Edwards and Green, Wellington, for printing. Second order of ’merit Waddell, McLeod, and Weir (Wellington), for hall doors. Third order of merit—George Fleming (Nelson), for tables and boxes inlaid of New Zealand woods. Fourth order of merit Alexander Simpson (Waikiwi, Southland), for bagpipes of native material. F. W. Irvine (Mangatapu, Nelson), for chrome iron ore. Fifth order of merit—Thomas Condliffe (Malvern Hills, Canterbury), for terracotta work. MELBOURNE, March 9. Farther Exhibition awards to New Zealand exhibitors are announced as follows : —Second order of Merit—Mosgiel Woollen Factory, for tweeds; William Harris (Christchurch), for boots and shoes: Lightband, Allan and Co. (Christchurch), for boots and shoes; W. Nicholls and Son (Christchurch), for boots and shoes; Alexander Dunbar (Christchurch), for saddles. Thirdorder of merit—John. D. Enys, F.R.S. (Canterbury), for catalogue of Now Zealand butterflies ; the proprietors of the “ Times ” (Christchurch), for specimens of lithography ; J. A. Packer (Nelson), for artificial leg; James Robins and Co. (Dunedin), for landau. Honorable mention—W. Moor and Sons (ChristcL«rch), for brougham. SYDNEY, March 8. Cricket. The cricket match between the Australian team and the Combined Eleven of New South Wales and Victoria was resumed to-day, The Australians wore all disposed of for 85 in their second innings —Murdoch, not out, 31, and McDonnell, caught, 18, being top scorers. The Combined Eleven thus won the match by 246 runs. A severe hailstorm fell during the adjournment for luncheon, and rendered tho ground very dead. A Righteous Decision. Tho Executive has decided that the sentence of death passed upon W. Brown, a farmer in Manning district, for criminally assaulting his daughter, twelve years of age, shall bo carried out. Sailed —Hero, for Auckland. SYDNEY, March 9. Nearly 100 men of the permanent Artillery force here have volunteered to proceed for service against the Boors.