LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 2968, 7 May 1886, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] Hv Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. SIR HENRY PARKES’ BUDGET PROPOSALS. JUDGE MOLESWORTH’S HEALTH. VICTORIAN REPRESENTATIVE RIFLE TEAM FOR WIMBLEDON. GLOVE FIGHT FOR £3OO AND CHAMPIONSHIP of AUSTRALIA. INTERCOLONIAL EIGHT-OAR ROWING MATCH FRAUD ON A SYDNEY BANK. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. (Received May 7, 1.30 p.m.) Sydney, May 7. In the Legislative Assembly last night, Sir Henry Parkes moved the Budget proposals of the Government. They do not meet the approval of the House. Melbourne, May 7. Latest accounts of the health of Judge Molesworth state that he is improving satisfactorily. Hie Rifle tear, who repiesent Victoria at Wimbledon leave on the 14th of May,

[united press association.] Melbourne. April 22 Tlie glove fight between Lees and human, for £3OO a-side and the championship of Australia, was continued yesterday morning in the vicinity of Essendeo. The party successfully eluded the vigilance of the police, and the contest resulted in a victory for Lees after seventeen minutes’ fighting. Famans face betiayed the severity of ihe previous day’s encounter, and the general punishment inflicted on him was so apparent that it was plain lie had very slight chance of averting defeat. He struggled, however, with dogged determinaaion, only to he again knocked down time after time. The exhibition presented a brutal development towards the finish, and it was not until human had been the recipient of such severe punishment as rendered him almost unable to stand that his supports give up the contest. The two men have since been arrested for assaulting each other, and remanded, bail being allowed.

April 28. The ninth annual inteicolonial eightoared boat race was rowed on Saltwater river yesterday, Victoria and New South Wales being the only representatives. The ' former won easily by five lengths. The Victorians used fixed rowlocks and twenty-inch slides, while, the (Sydney men had twenty-seven inch slides, and swivel rowlocks. The course of three miles was rowed in ISmins. 42Jsecs, Mr Hay ter, the Victorian Government statist, estimates that on March 31st the population of the colony of Victoria reached 1,001,756, this being the first Australian colony to exceed one million in population. On Saturday last the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Esk, while proceeding from Hobart to Sydney, struck on the Hebe reef off Lowhead, near the mouth of the Tamar. The passengers and crew were safely landed, hm it is not expected that the vessel will be got off. The usual Easter manoeuvres took place at Queenscliff and Geelong. They were a great success. Sidney, April 22, A Sydney bank has been imposed upon in a most audacious manner. A person opened an account for a comparatively small amount at the Federal Rank, at the corner of King street and Pitt street, in January last. Withdrawals were made upon this account until the amount was reduced to .£l7. Ou Wednesday a man banded the ledger-keeper a cheque for £l2 on this 'ccount, and it was initialed in the usual way. It was subsequently presented for payment at the counter, the amount having in the meantime been altered from £l2 to £I2OO. No suspicion was aroused by the amount of 'he cheque, the man [.'resenting it simply being asked how he would take the money. He replied, 600 in notes and 600 in gold, and these sums having been handed to him, he left the Bank with them in his possession. The forgery was not discovered until some time afterwards, and the police were then immediately communicated with. The forgery appears (o have been done in a somewhat clumsy manner. The alterations were very clumsily done, being written in thicker ink than was originally used.

Adelaide, April 28. A serious railway accident occurred near the mouth of the Tye on Monday last, when two trains collided, one engine running down a steep hank, and the other fallin" across the track. The Governor, Sir W. Robinson, and Brigadier-General Owen were passengers by the train, but fortunately were unhurt. The engine driver of this train was badly scalded, but no bones were broken. It is supposed that the points must have been wrong, but nothing is yet known as to the cause of the accident. A special train was sent from Adelaide to fetch the passengers _ back. The line is'brok-n np considerably, and gangs of men are now at work* removing the disabled engine.