AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 276, 21 November 1877, Page 2

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(Per Wakxtipu.) Stdnjet, Nor. 15. Spurious photographed Bank notes hare been detected here. Active steps are being taken to have the colony properly represented at the Paria Exhibition. The Cuzco, steamer, on her passage from Plymouth to Adelaide averaged 13 knots. Her actual steaming st se» was only 12 minutes over 39 days. Mb&boorhb, Nor. 15. , Two men have been arrested charged with the wilful murder of a man at Runningmede. A general fight took place amongst a gang of men, and the body of the deceased was found dead nest morning. The Banks are to be asked to furnish an account of the unclaimed deposits, which are alleged to be half a million. The Presbyterian Assembly has fixed the salary to be paid to Dr. Goold at £800. A telegram has been seat to Sir John Coote by the Harbor Trust Commissioners to offer him 6000 guineas for his inspection j-uc vruTcruuieuc propose asking Mr Thuiv lan, who recently visited California at the instance of the Sandhurst School of Mines, to superintend the working of the Californian diamond drills ordered for boring purposes. Stuart and Couche, merchants, were defendants in an action in the Supreme Court brought by a carter in their employ, who claimed £1000 damages for bodily injury sustained by loss of eyesight through the negligence of defendants in not protecting the hydraulic lift on their premises. The jury awarded plaintiff £250. The Bill for a railway to connect the Gippsland line with Melbourne by a direct route is being discussed, and is sure to be passed by the Assembly. Bills will be introduced to make the necessary nrovision in regard to an International Exhibition, and also for forts and armamenti. It is the intention of some members to oppose all Sir William Jervois's recommendations, _. BBiaBAKE, Nor. 15, The contributions of this colony to the Indian Famine Relief Fond will amount to £2000. '' 4 " '- - In the cricket match with ; the Australian Eleven at Brisbane, the local 18 scored 58. Allan howled 152 balls for 16 runs, 26 maiden overs, 10 wickets. Kendall 148 balls, 39 runs, 17 maiden overs, 6 wickets. The Eleven in their first innings scored 148, Bannerman making 74, the next highest being Bailey with 15, Spoffiorth and Boyle 12, Horan 11. . .';... In their second innings the Brisbane team scored 68, only two making double figures. Allan bowled 28 balls, 2 runs, 6 maiden overs, 1 wicket. Kendall, 90 balls, 35 runs, 8 moiden overs, 13 wickets. Boyle, 32 balls, 28 runs, 1 maiden over, 1 wicket. Spoffiorth 32 balls, 13 runs, 3 maiden overs, 2 wickets.