AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.
[Per 3.8. Arawata at the Bluff.] (united press association.) Melbourne, May 27. The reception of Hanlan at the Exhibition Building on Saturday was uot a success ; the prices of admission being fixed too high, few persons wsre pivsent. He intends giving exhibitions of rowing. Adelaide, May 27. The Birthday Cup was won by Ned of the Hills. A company has been formed to construct a graving dock at Harker's Creek, Fort Adelaide, capable of receiving the largest vessels afloat. Brisbane, May 27. Mr Garrick, the new AgentGeneral, met with an accident to his leg m alighting from a cab. He is unlikely to be able to leave Brisbane for England, as intended, for some time to come. Sydney, May 27. The Rev Father Barsari, a wellknowu Roman Catholic Clergyman, died on Saturday. The Victorian gunboats Victoria and Albert, and the torpedo boat Childers, arrived at Thursday Island on the 18th insi., all well.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 160, 4 June 1884, Page 2
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155AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 160, 4 June 1884, Page 2
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