AUSTRALIAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 54, 14 June 1884, Page 3

A USTRALIAN.

Melbourne, June 6. —Mr Service, Premier, has received a telegram from the Agent-General in London, stating that the report of tho Committee of the French Senate recently issued, in no way removes the objections entertained by the colonies to the Recidivistes Bill, the provisions of which are not materially altered.

Melbourne, June 7. — The trial of the equity suit, Bell v. Clarke, has been postponed until the 23rd inst. For the Maribyrnong Plate, 108 horses have been entered, and for the V.R.C Derby 125 have been nominated.

Melbourne, June 7. — Morgan, the murderer of Margaret Nolan, who recently confessed his guilt, was executed yesterday.

Melbourne, June 7.— Telegrams from Foochow state that the tea market opened there on the 6th inst. Fine to finest qualities were at the same prices as last year. The present crop is better than that of last season. Exchanges are quoted at 45|.

Sydney, June 6. The New Zealand Football team played a match yesterday against the representatives of the Northern districts at New castle, and scored another victory by 19 points to nil. The ground was wet and sloppy, heavy rain having fallen early in the day and continued till a late hour in the forenoon. The visitors were subsequently entertained at a banquet by the local club.

Sydney, June 7. — The New Zealand footballers were entertained at the Town Hall yesterday by the Mayor of Sydney. Lecky received a nasty wound on the eye during the match at Newcastle on Thursday, and it is doubtful if he will be able to play to-day.

Sydney, June 7. — A sculling match has been arranged between Hanlan and Beach, to tako place on the Parramatta River, for £200 (?). The date, terms, and general conditions will be decided on Monday next.

Adelaide, June 5.— -The South Australian Parliament was opened to-day by His Excellency the Governor, who referred m his speech t© the deeply -regretted death of Prince Leopold, and stated that a telegram had been sent to the Queen, for which Her Majesty's thanks had been received. The

speech expressed regret at the low prico of wheat in London, by which the colony had buffered. The harvest had been abundant. A bill to amend tho land laws was announced, and tho institution of a land and income tax to meet tho deficiency in revenue. Reference was made to the establishment of a Foderal Council, for which, however, plans would shortly be submitted to Parliament. It was also announced that the Government intended to make arrangements for holding an International Exhibition in 1887.

Hobaet, Juno 8. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamship Doric arrived hero on Saturday from Plymouth ( April 26), cv route for Auckland. There are several cases cf moasles and chicken-pox on board, and one death from small-pox occurred shortly after leaving Plymouth. Tho passengers for this port havo been landed and placed fn quarantine, and the vessel proceeded on her voyage to Auckland.