AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 630, 10 May 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(PEi!. V. AK atipi:. ) 1 uasnAXE. rvf.-iy ii. A meeting was liel i at tiiuia.nvii last ]:i;;iit to !;eiii:!on i le \ e iver Ij ■ i.ei; L io take i o!';' iii.\e:i «;:i th.e Cainese, and p;;:iS a ii;o prohibiting the'ii fr.-in on lieu far thr:;e yeais. \V;theri:e_'t"'i, neisier, and .'Tuero. nee. of , ;ie crew . of rle- se e.ouer Ort r.va, h:i.v e i e.icil heen S' litene-'ti to six iiioiiths hare ialiuiir io-' eitisinif the wrot-lc of the ve. ; se! t'ii'eueh dntnUeiiif'J.-ii and ne^ie;:'. SiKtiioriiXi:. The Cable CeHierei:co is !;.v.ed lor the 9th ins:, At a irial of V'.'oo hs" bra'ce, in a, de ; een! of 1 in 2 >, a train " en stepped :n ;b' Vs::es. 11l a distnice Of 21t')")ft. T'-e tiani was rinniin.u 0(3 mil-, s per hour. The will ih : the Int.; Jodie} Follows lias lii-en jimvud at L25.f'00. and that oi E'ivva.rd \Viis-.U, i.i.e- 11: e ittie ili'iiju'l-. tor:o; the Avlois. at J.2.: O'.fO in vict-i>na. A deputation of ooekseif-rs wailed on tie: Po.-iiiunsteiMieiK-ral .with a view o; obtaining a reduction of postage on magazines sent to ii. ii'iiboriue colonies, and the adoption of it, uniform rate on newspanel's. The Minister replied favorably. A I>KT. Ainu. The Queen has conferred the title of honorable on C"it.«.n, laie Premier : and Chirr, late (.'nimilissi'iner for C.'.:'.V!i^Trtild.«. !>■.' ea'.ie ii'i.in Loliiiitil, ii.tted Api'ii •20. it is r. ported that tin.; bartpu: Cieoparr.i, li-.nnd for Melbourne, was si randeii ml ?tlire I 22:u! neaf i'.-rnaiiiimoo, and ; that armed nativ s pbiailered ihe Oar.;o The er•_".»• were rescued and taken io Li Verpo* »1.