AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2259, 14 June 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Tki.egkai’ll.]

(Per Rotorua, at the Bin If.)

Bi.uff, June 14,

The Rotorua arrived at the Rlulf at 8 a.in. Left Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the Bth ; reached Hobart Town at 8.80 a.m. on the 10th ; sailed again at 2 p.m., and ’passed the Solandcrs at 2 a.m. on the 14th ; experienced light variable winds from .Melbourne to Hobart Town, thence strong head winds and ahigh sea. Passengers for Bluff —Mrs Smith, Messrs Matthews, Lynch, and (! steerage. For Dunedin Mrs Stephenson, Misses Stephenson (;?), Messrs Moore, Gunn, McDermott, Nutting, Christie, and G steerage. For Lyttelton —Mrs Owens, Parker, and 8 steerage. For Wellington—Messrs Mnsgrove, Simonson, and

Conway. For Auckland —Air Whitney and 12 steerage.

YICTOKIA, Mkckouhn'K, Juno 8

Since the departure of the last mail the discussion on the second reading of the Deform Dill has been continued in the Assembly. It lias now been debated for three nights, though the interest is flagging, and it is expected to ho concluded about Thursday. Much interest centres in the approaching division, the result of which it is impossible to forecast with any precision. The “ Age” last week published a list which was declared authentic, showing that Government would only obtain 41 votes, but this is not regarded as trustworthy, though it is certain that several who were elected as supporters of Air Service will vote against the Bill. Ministers openly declare that should the Bill fail to pass they will recommend the Governor to dissolve Parliament, and appeal to the country. The statement in the “ Age” that the Ministry will be reconstructed with Francis, Premier, and Murray-Smith us his colleague is positively denied. Various meetings have been held in the country districts against the Deform Bill.

The payment of members Bill will provide for the payment of £4OO annually to members of the Council and Assembly commencing at the opening of the present parliament term. The payment is unlimited by the Act. The police have returned from the recent search after the Kelly’s, which proved unsuccessful. The excitement is now partially subsided. It was slated last week that Byrne was seen at his mother’s, hut it is now shown that the person seen was not one of the outlaws. Superintendent Haro supersedes Nicholson at Boualla, where the Kelly’s sisters are still living. The value of property in the neighborhood is deteriorating, owing to repeated acts of cattle stealing. A belief generally prevails that the Kelly's arc still in the ranges, where they can observe the movements of the police without discovery themselves.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

The Commercial Lank of Quirindi was robbed of £-188 by three masked robbers on January 1, about ten at night. The police scoured the district, and traced the robbers to Cooiiambaran, where a camp was discovered ami also some masks. The robbers arc still at large. The search by different bodies of police is being kept up, but without result. It is believed the robbers are concealed in the ranges near Quirindi, which the police are diligently searching. There is now every reason to believe that the miners dispute with the Associated Collieries has terminated. The men are expected to accept the new scale of charges at a meeting to-day. The resumption of work by the A. A. Company is, however, doubtful, owing to the refusal of the manager to dismiss the other laborers.

The Avoca from the Solomon Islands brought the Chandernagore passengers who state that great privations fiave been suffered by the emigrants to New

Ireland. It appear.? that their money was invested with the Marquis da Hay and there is little doubt that the whole affair is a heartless swindle.