AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2717, 3 December 1881, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SECOND EDITION

(Per s.s. Wakatipu at Wellington.) NEW SOUTH WALES Some land in George street has been gold at £9OO per foot frontage. The portion of the meat per Garonne was sold in London at sd. In consequence of the spread of smallpox tiie schools in Sussex street have been closed. . Telegrams from Tasmania describe some extraordinary natural phenomena. A landslip occurred 20 miles down the river Derwent below Hobart, causing heavy floods. It was found that the mountain was on fire, and the flames are described as rising to a great height with intense heat. A dense mist prevented people going near. The conference of the Houses agreed to a Chinese poll tax of £lO. An important discovery of coal has been made twenty miles north of Gosford. VICTORIA. Twelve additional refrigerating cara

are being constructed for the Victorian railways. A boardinghouse keeper named Bruno was fined £lO, or two months, for crimping seamen. The Union Bank demand retractation and an apology from the “ Age ” newspaper for the recent statement alleging irregularities in the bank. A test action will shortly be commenced to ascertain the legality of using the totalisator on race courses.

QUEENSLAND. Mr Griffiths, leader of the Opposition? denounced the Government for sending to India for Coolie labor without the consent of Parliament, and maintained that the transcontinental railway was a scheme to place twenty million acres of land in the hands of a big corporation. The Government is procuring a powerful diamond drill, with which they intend to thoroughly prospect the western district fpr water, Messrs Money Wigram’s steamer Durham is being chartered by Government for the conveyance of 400 immigrants to Queensland. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. The Intercolonial Exhibition was opened on Nov 22 by Governor Robinson. A cantata was performed by the choir and Austrian Band. The Governor with Lady Robinson, went through the building,- xamined a number of exhibits, and accepted medals for the Queen and Governors, specially struck in honour of the occasion.