AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 335, 21 May 1877, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per Easby at Wellington.)

Sydney, May 11. The Hon. Mr. Parkes, Premier, ia too ill to attend his place at the House.

Adelaide.

The Government, acting upon the advice of Sir Wm. Jervois lias telegraphed Home for a supply of Martini-Henry rifles, to come out by the mail. The country districts are taking up tho Volunteer movement.

At a meeting in the Town Hall, resc' tions strongly in favor of placing ti Colony in a position to defend itself, and in favour of the formation of a Volunteer force were enthusiastically carried.

A writ of injunction granted on behalf of Mr. W. E. G'u»tone to restain Messrs. Treason Bros, from infrining plaintiff's copyright to a pamphlet on the Bulgarian horrors.

Th« Government has telegraped to the "War Office for the assistance of officers of the Royal Engineers and Artillery to command the forces here. 7s. lid. has been offered and refused for wheat. The Exhibition Commissioners will ask the Government for L 2,500 to secure the Colony being represented at the Paris Exhibition. Melbourne. The Premier has arranged with the Agent-General for the transmission of weekly messages on the position of affairs in Europe. This is in conjunction with the Agent-General of other colonies, who mostly acquiesced. The messages will be despatched, in the first instance, to Adelaide, and then immediately to the other colonies. The ship Erato, on her passage, fell in with a derelict vessel.