AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2193, 30 March 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

i Bv Tjclkckai’H.l (Per Botomahana at the IS lull’.) YICTOIvIA. It is reported that Ned Kelly was seen purchasing provisions at a store near Glenrowan on the loth instant. The secret was unwilling!}' revealed by a little girl. The London representative of P. Sloan and Co., of Melbourne, telegraph that they propose joining Moll wraith, of Queensland, in promoting a new company for importing frozen meat, with a capital of £150,000, in £lO shares. It is expected that Australia -will subscribe the bulk of the capital. Mr Cnthbert, the Postmaster-Gene-ral, has been elected for the SouthWestern Province without opposition. The Victorian Government have purchased a rare collection of South Sea Island curiosities, gathered by the late Mr Price, of Sydney. The Australian schoolmasters’ organ, the “ Victni'ian Teacher,” commends the promptness of the New Zealand Minister of education in dealing with the question of classification, and the method adopted. It advises the Victorian Minister to study the scheme. NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr Broadhnrst, the Secretary to the Trades’ Union Conference in London, warns the Australian working classes against a belief in the principles of Protection. The Customs authorities have given the Chandernagore clearance for Liverpool. The promoters applied to the British Oovernmcnt for permission to establish a free colony in the north-west part of Australia but it was refused. The Newcastle miners are Avilling to concede to a reduction in prices, but only in accordance with a sliding scale. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Mary Long after two mouths’ marriage, committed suicide, alleging that her husband slapped her. Mr li. D. Holmes, a resident in the Northern Territory, was treacherously killed by blacks, whom ho had allowed to loiter around his premises and provided with food. The murderers carried off considerable plunder. The police are on their track. QUEENSLAND. Sir Arthur Kennedy has left on a visit to England. Mr Bell, President of the Legislative Council has been sworn in as Acting-Governor. A man named Young, while carrying a bottle of rum near Owaniquilla, was attacked by an aborigine, whom he killed in self defence. Wells, the Cuunamulla Bank robber who shot at Murphy for attempting his capture, was hanged on March 33.