AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 700, 26 December 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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The Australian Eleven has received a good welcome, and have been duly feted, and presentations have been made to them, at each of the three theatres. A moonlight concert has been given in their honor, and as much fuss as possible made. They have played a match against fifteen of the Colony, and won a splendid victory. There was some heavy scoring on both sides. In their second innings the fifteen scored 288, when the Eleven had 262 to win, and- this they succeeded in doing with the loss of only four wickets, a result brought about mainly by the fine batting of Murdoch, who made 163, and A. Bannermau, 52 (notout.) Lord Harris’s team having won their match in Adelaide by four wickets, arrived here on, Monday, and met with a cordial reception. They play fifteen of; the Colony on Boxing and the two following days, but the great match will be on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th January against the Australian Eleven. There is absolutely nothing doing in the Champion Race. The entries for the event of the meeting are not numerous.

During the last few days the beat lias been very intense, ranging as high as 110 in the shade in some parts of the country, and over 100 in Melbourne. Rain is much wanted ; and rust and takell has appeared in the crops in some districts.

Tha retirement of Sir John Robertson from New South Wales politics has caused some surprise, but it will scarcely have the effect he desired in smoothing matters.

The seamen’s strike still continues, and the sympathy for the seamen and the anti-Chinese feeling extends to all Colonies, and subscriptions are being raised in aid of the strikers.

Governor Robinson is likely to take a trip to the colonies before he proceeds to New Zealand.