REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 875, 21 July 1879, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, July 16. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriter’s Association, under date London, July 9, report the following arrivals Eaton Hall, from Melbourne j Carmarthen Castle, from Sydney ; Trafalgar, from Sydney ; Rodney, from Adelaide, via Cape Town ; Aiamara, from Launceston ; Auckland, from Port Chalmers j Orthes, from Lyttelton. July 19. W. Hearn, of Wellington, won the Intercolonial Sculling Match on the Yana, beating George Wing of Victoria. The race was won easily by one length. Sydney, July 16. On being arrested for complicity in a robbery under anus, Michel’s sisters savagely stoned the police and bis mother exhorted her sons and daughters to take the bush and shoot the police. Died, to-day, Sir Deas Thompson. Eager ton, the bank robber, and Captain Moonlight, recently released ftom Peufridge, had been recently lecturing on the, gaol management. They have formed a fresh gang with three other Convicts, and are now in the

north* western district bashranging, after a daring attempt to induce the prisones temporarily employed at the Williamstown Battery to overpower the guard and escape. **, [SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE. 1 Sydney, July 12. The Killarney made a splended run off nineteen days from Hong Kong to Sydney. She leaves immediately for Auckland, VVellington and Lyttelton., She has 900 tons new teas for the New Zealand market. Russell and Company are the largest consignees.