AUSTRALIAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 53, 7 June 1884, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN.

MKLnontXE, May '29.— Tho hearing of the Oriental Bank case was concluded in tho Supreme Court to-day, but judgment was postponed. Tho report of the Melbourne Fro/en Meat Evpoit Company, presented at the annual mooting yesterday, showed a small pvotit for thep.^t vcav'h business. The iutnve pro-poets of the Company aie s>tatod to he eueoura<'iut>\

Mh.iuh-km:, i\l;iv :>>o.— Edgar Bastings, one of the passengers per steams-hip Rmuarooma, winch arrived here this morning, committed suicide yesterday by jumping overboard. The body was recovered, but life wa* then extinct.

MrnjouiiNK, May 31.— The trial of the equity suit, George Meredith Pell, farmer, of Southland, v. "Joseph Clarke, has commenced hore. The land of these and other paities vas sold ho Rii* Julius Voxel's New Zealand Agricultural Company for t'1, 080,000. Mi Pell now claims that of that sum 1*887,000 is still due to him. The tiial of an equity suit — Gcorgo Meredith Pell, fanner, of Southland, v. Joseph Clarke — ha»> commenced here. The land of these and othor parties was sold to Sir Julias Voxel's New Zealand Agricultural Company, for -C 1.050.000. Pell now claims that the «urn of £557,000 is still due to him on claim account (sic). Svuxrv, May .SO.— New Zealand wheat, per bushel, 3-**lod; New Zealand oats, 2s 9d ; maLe, 4s Od ; Sugar Company's No. 1 pieces, per ton, £34. Tho Now Zealand footballors played a matcli this afternoon in the Association cricket ground, against a strong team representing New South Wales. The weather was splendid, and the ground hard and in excellent condition. The attendance was large, fully 3,000 persons being present. The New Zealand team played splendidly, and were \ ictorious by two goals and one tiy to nil. The winners' fir->t goal wa*> obtained by Warbrick, by an excellent kick from the field, The second \\ as secured by Millton, from a touch-down obtained by Taiaroa, who throughout the afternoon showed magnificent form. A try was also secured by Robertson.

Syi >ly, June 2.— The steamship Albion left for New Zetland on Friday evening Lvt, but returned to poit yesterday, owing to her nuichineiy having become deranged. The football match on Saturday between New Zealand and New South Wales was a very hollow nlVuir, the local men being overmatched at all points. The New Zealanders played with great biilliancy, their tackling and Dassinn bein<r perfect.

Biunp..wk, May 31. — The Queensland Parliament v ill meet for de-patch of bu.--i-ness on July S. Mr (-iiitlith, Premier, in re )ly to a deputation -which waited on him yu-terday, stated that during 1 the next session of Parliament the Government would endeavour to pass a law suiliciently stringent to put a stop to the influx of French criminals to Queensland.

Brisu vnk, May 31.— Mr GrilKth, Premier, in reply to a deputation which waited on him yesterday, stated that during the next session of Parliament the Government would endeavour to pa>s a law sufficiently stringent to put a stop to the influx of French criminals to Queensland. The Queensland Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on July S.