AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 129, 6 May 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

(Per 8.8. liotomahaua at the Bluff.) (per united press association. Melbourne, April 28. The Victorian Commissioner of the Colonial Exhibition, to be hold m London next year, is meeting with cordial support m his efforts to ensure a creditable representation of the Colony. Circulars have been adopted with reference to the educational, scientific, and artistic section, also to the mining and machinery departments. TUe Government are waiting the opportunity of floating a redemption loan of four millions. It has been thought that when the money market is more settled the loan could be floated at 3^ per cent,, but it will probably be issued at 4 per cent. A cause celabre, the Mai pace divorce suit concluded on Friday last, the husband obtaining a verdict on all counts. The trial occupied 21 days. Malpace, a squatter of Rivorina, brought an action for divorce against his wife for misconduct with a groom named Edwards and a man named Sullivan. The respondent denied the adultery, and pleaded cruelty on the part of her husband. Sydney, April 28. The intercolonial eight-osred boat race on Saturday was a very exciting and interesting contest. The weather was fine, and there was a strong tide running agarnpt the competitors. Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania, competed, Victoria being the favorites before the day, but at the start Sydney was most fancied. Victoria and New South Wales were the first to get away, rowing forty strokes per minute. Victoria led up to the mil* point (which was done m smm 30sec) by half a length, but half a mile farther on New South Wales pressed them very close. Near Tennyson's Point the Victorians, after a desperate struggle, resigned the lead to New South Wales, who passed the winning post two lengths ahead, with the same distance between Tasmania and Queensland. Time, 19rnin 28sec. The wins now stand five for Victoria, three for Ne™South Wales.