AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2245, 9 May 1881, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[By Tklkob&pu.] (Per s.s. Wakatipu, at Wellington.) SYDNEY, May 3. It is estimated that the census, when complete, will give New South Wales a population of 850.000, and Victoria a trifle oTer 9-0,000. During Sir H. Partes' recent -vfair, to Melbourne, he had an interview with Mr Graham Berry on the Chinese question. In all probability the Parliaments of tho two colom'e3 meet at the same time, and both parties will be invited to deal immediately with a Bill on the Chinese question. A meeting, held on Thursday in the Masonio Hall, to take stops to prevent the influx of Chinese, was so crowded that hundreds wore ur.ublo to gain admission. At Wiloannio, nuthentio information is to hand of the discovery of an alluvial field twenty-nine miles from Mount Browne. At tho Vegetable Creek tin-mines the Chineso oontiuuo to arrive daily, and now outnumber the adult Europeans by three to one. Numbors of Chinese are passing through Newcastle by rail daily for the northern districts, and many immigrants from Now Zealand are leaving for tho railway extension. The Slaughtering Company at Orange already have on their bonks 20,000 sheep and ■BOO cattle for slaughtor and freezing on squatters' account. " Dan " Mayne, of the "British Sentinel," has been committed for trial for atßault with -intent. MELBOURNE, May 3. A telegram has been received from the owners of the s.s. Ferrett (alias India) empowering the Woolley Company to take possession of the vessel. Henderson, the reputed owner, was arrested at Longwood. He had £l3O on his person, and draught-bills for ovor £12,000 in his possession. The whole crew will be arrestod for complicity in the fraud. Wright, the oaptain, was brought up yesterday, and remanded until Monday. A book containing a special cypher code was found on board the veetsl, intended to convey to peissns •in England ful) information of the movements of the stoamer. Oiie run os follows: —"The game is up. All discovered. Destroy or hide everything. Make yourselves scarce. Communicate with me through arranged channel." It is probublo that Constable Davidson, who first gave information about the India, will be rewardtd by the owners. A telegram from Bonulla Btates that there is nothing in the rumors as to another gang of bushrangers, or that a circular saw had been stolen to make armor. ADELAIDE, May 3. The Tararua nowa produced great grief here, especially among the Weslcyans, who had made arrangements for entertaining the New Zealand representatives during thoir Stay. Port Darwin telegrams state that splendid news has been received from Saunders' rush. A party of Chinamer got 30 jZ. tho first day, 15uz. the next. A hundred and fifty Chinamen are on the ground. BRISBANE, May 3. The Premier has Bent a protest to the Chief Secretary of Victoria against the manner in which Native troopors were dealt with in regard to the Kelly awards. A man named Smith, who shot a blackfellow dead at Tewantin, has been arrested.