AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 185, 12 July 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

[united press association.] (Per s.s. Manapouri at Auckland.) Brisbane, July b. The Stock Inscription Bill has been passed. The schooner T^anny, which recruited 129 natives m five days, pat m at Townsville for a doctor. The captain C vv atson) and the Government ageut (Fowler) were both severely wounded by New Ireland natives. Melbourne, July 5. Great excitement prevails m the Breddick District over an anticipated strike. The publisher of the Evening Herald has been fined £25 and costs, for alleged contempt of Court, m commenting on an application made before the Judge m Chambers m the case ot Mark v. Herman, on the 30th. The bails at Kelmore have been refused to Mr Redmoud. j Sydney, July 5. The weights for the Metropolitan are generally considered better than for the Melbourne Cup. The Balmain ferry boat Lilly has been burned to the water's edge. Messrs Ash, of Newcastle, lose hravilv by the late fire, being insured for only £2000, Dwight, a stonemason j who was run ovet by a steam motor, has been awarded £1500 compensation. Th? Chief Justice stated emphatically that running steam trams w-ib illegal ai; the the tim i > the acci lent occurred. The jury m the case Davies v. Harris returned a verdict for plaintiff, damages one farthing. Davies, who is a '\ivt.G., m cross- examination, m<u3e four attempt to spell vhe word *' January," and e*ch time failed. A case of highway robbery, followed hy a clever capture of the thieves, occurred on Saturday. Mr Topham, of the firm of Topham, Angus, and Sruilb, contractors, was driving near the JNepean Power, when two masked men stuck up 'ho buspy, presented a revolver, took Topham and the groom and bound them blind bide' to Ja tree, and cleared ont with £1450 which Topham had to pay the men with on the waterworks con. tract. Topham succeeded m freeing himself and the groom, and gave information to the police, who arrested the men m the town the same evening with che whole of the money m their possession. Both have been coramitted for trial In the Presbytery on Tuesday, the Rev. Mr Wilson called attention to the action of the Rev* C. Strong as regards the Sunday question. An animated debate ensued, the Press being excluded. Ultimately a motion regretting the stand taken by Mr Strong was adopted.