AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 64, 25 June 1873, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

The prospectus of the Eastern and Australian Mail Company has arrived. The capital is £150,000. Mr Francis has concluded a contract with the P. and O. Co. Victoria pays £90,000 for seven years, and takes the responsibility of the other colonies joining. Miss Goddard’s concert was a brilliant success. Governor Bowen was enthusiastically welcomed at Ballarat by the Chinese., The postage on newspapers has been reduced to half-a-penny, There are ninety entries for the Melbourne Cup. New Zealand sends four. Joints of meat frozen by Mr Harrison’s process, a month ago were cooked recently, and were found to be as fresh as when first iced. Mr. Harrison goes home with an iced meat consignment in July. * Mr. Goodwin of the Colonial Bank has been arrested for embezzlement. In Adelaide wheat is 5s 6d to 5s 7d. In Sydney a public meeting advocated the Torres Straits and Californian route, but requested Air. Parkes to telegraph to London for the continuation of the Suez route for another year. Air. Parker consented ; and the Torres Straits line will commence in December.