LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3145, 2 December 1886, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] I>\ I'jLECUUC 1 EtiEGRAPII,—COPYRIOUT, »«♦ SHAW-LILLYWHITE TEAM Y COOTAMUNDRA. AUTRALIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY’S PROPERTY. THE LAND FRAUDS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. DEATH OF THE SYDNEY CITY ARCHITECT. THE POISONING OF SANDWICHES. RUMOURED DEATH OP JOHN TAIT, SPORTSMAN. GOLD WASHINGS AT TEETULPA. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CROPS. COMMITTAL OF ALBERT PARK BANK ROBBERS. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT MELBOURNE, 1888. (Received December 1, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, December 1,

Tim Union Company’s steamship Alameda has sailed for Auckland en route to San Francisco, The cricket match between Shaw* Lilly whites team and Cootamundra was concluded to-day, and resulted in the visitors winning by ten wickets. (Received December 2, 1 a.m.) Later. Bui ns, Phillip and Co., agents for the British Indian Navigation Company, have made an offer for the purchase of the entire fleet and wharves of the Navigation Company. £t is stated that the amount offered is .£1,000,000. Xu connection with the recent land frauds, Mr C. N. J. Oliver (Under Secretary) has made a statement exonerating Mr Hunt. Snapsford, the city architect, died today. An inquest was held to-day on the body of Fred. Berendt, who died from the effects of eating sandwiches which had been poisoned for the (impose of killing rats. An open verdict was veto rned. Ihe death is announced of John Tait, the well-known sportsman. (Received December 2, noon.) December 2. The statement about the death of Mr John Tait is false. He is reported to he quite well. (Received December 2, 1 a.m.) Adelaide, December 1. The washings at Teetulpa are not giving very favourable results. The diggers give information as to thenearnings, but- private advices report that very rich yields are being obtained. Reports of the South Aostralian crop are very favourable, and increased estimates are being formed of the yield. Melbourne, December 1. The Union Company’s steamship Waihora sailed this afternoon for the Bluff. The men who stock up the National Bank of Australasia at Albert Park have been committed for trial. Bail was refused. In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Hon. Mr Gillies, announcrd that an International Exhibition w'll be held in Melbourne in 1888. (Received December 2, 12.30 p.m.) December 2.

The Hon. Mr Gillies, Premier, has written to the Premier of New South Wales expressing a hope that the International Exhibition at Melbourne in 1888 will not clash with the Centenary Celebration at Sydney; and Sir Patrick Jennings has indirectly intimated that he believes the two events will in no wise clash.

THE TEETULPA DIGGINGS. Adelaide, November 22. The Senior Warden of the Court of Australian Goldfields has visited Tee. tu 1 pa diggings, and gives the following particulars to a reporter of the register;—lt is a fact that Gosliu’s Golly has proved payable. I am convinced Doden’s Gullies would be equally rich, large, and permanent if the field were opened up. For sonic weeks only the colour was found in Gos'in’s Gully, hut, payable, and indeed rich, finds have been made there lately, and it has proved nearly as rich as Brady’s. I believe the same thing will hanj en with regard to Stiawbiid o e’s Gully,

which has an exactly similar appearance to Brady’s and Gosliu’s, some distance off. There are now 200 men working in it, and without doubt payable gold will goon be got. A very large quantity of gold has been found on the field I never hear of. Storekeepers tell me they could purchase even £2OOO worth of gold in one day without any difficulty. Mr Levien, storekeeper, says he has weighed an immense quantity of gold since he has been up there. Another storekeeper has sent down 54ozs. of gold on Wednesday night for M'Dougall, a man from whom he purchased an Boz. nugget. I believe hundreds of men have got considerable quantities of gold which have never been made public. The diggers cannot get more than £3 10s per Ounce on the field, and it is unsafe to send gold through the post, and it is certainly unsafe for it to be known that any man has a large quantity of gold in his tent. Teetulpa gold is worth considerably more than £3 10s per oz. It is rather difficult to estimate the quantity of gold got at the diggings—certainly many thousand pounds’ worth have been found. There are between 2500 and 3000 men on the field at present.

The local warden has sent the following telegram to the Government on o o Saturday:—“This morning excellent, results were in Goslin and Brady's gullies and Tonkin’s claim. In Goal in’s gully one man showed me 22ozs. of gold obtained in ten days, and another 24ozs. in fourteen days. To-day one man obtained about lOozs., and this evening I weighed gold obtained by one man in the same locality amounting to 19ozs. Idwt. 4grs. There was one nugget 14ozs. IGdwt. IGgrs., the balance in smaller nuggets. November 23. Teetulpa news continues most cheering. The population is increasing rapidly, and the new arrivals are well equipped for a long stay. There is a Strong feeling amongst the diggers that the field will prove permanent. Splendid results are reported from numerous washings, such as half an ounce from seven bags, ditto from a load, and from twelve pennyweights to one ounce per load. Another rush is reported a mile west of Brady’s. It is persistently stated that a Goz. nugget was found at Brady’s, but the reporters or the warden cannot confirm it. The English and Scottish Bank opened on Monday, and purchased over lOOozs. in the forenoon, many of the diggers depositing their finds. The average price paid for the gold £3 16s 9d. The Government are about to erect a post office on the field. Terrific heat, with dust and north winds has been experienced.