AUSTRALIA.
fEEUTEE’s TELEGEAMS.] MELBOURNE, December 12. The Gaming Question. The prosecutions initiated by the police against certain parties for raising sweeps on the Melbourne Cup have been dismissed. SYDNEY, December 12. Smallpox Up Country. A case of smallpox is reported to have occurred at Bega, a small town in the sonth of this colony, about 250 miles from Sydney. Precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of the contagion. The English Eleven. The cricket match between the English team and Eleven N.S. Wales was continued to-day. The local team were all disposed of in the first innings for 210, of which Murdoch contributed 58. At the close of the day’s play the Englishmen had put together 145 runs for the loss of six wickets. Midwinter being not out for 45, and Barlow not out for 26. BRISBANE, December_l2. Aquatic.
At the Brisbane Regatta on Saturday, the sculling race was won easily by Laycock.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2401, 13 December 1881, Page 3
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