AUSTRALIA

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 242, 18 February 1888, Page 5 (Supplement)

AUSTRALIA

The sculling race for .£2OO a side and the championship of the world, be. tween Kemp and Clifford, took place this afternoon on the Parramatta River. A strong breeze was blowing against the men. There was a large attendance of the public. Kemp was favourite, 7 to 4 being laid on him. Kemp was the first to grip, and before many lengths had been rowed assumed the lead, which he held to the finish, winning easily by six lengths. Time, 23min. 47£ sec. During the race one of the excursion steamers collided with and sank a steam launch which had fifty people on board, all of whom were precipitated into the water, but were rescued, i Kemp has accepted Haitian's challenge to row for the championship and , £500 aside.

Sydney, February 14. The chairmai of the New South Walei branch of the Irish National League haa received a cablegram from London, stating that several of the lrjißh Nation-! a) parly will pay a visit to. the colonies * at an early date,': with a view to furthering the cause of the people of Ireland. Among $he party will probably be Mr William OBrien, M.F. for Cork.

Sydfet, February 15. A sculling match f pr the .Championship o! the World *nd a side has been arranged betwaen Kemp, the; champion sculler/and H*nlan. It will Ukt, place on May sth, t , on * the Parra* "matt*, river, , /; , , Another most disgraceful scene has' just taken place within the precincts of the Legislative Assembly. During a discussion on the extension of the railway system to Broken Hills, the, notorious, Mr McElhone , denounced some of the, mines there — including the White Bock mine, recently floated with a capital of a million sterling — as "swindlers."' ". ' ; . , i , Mr /MathesoV a -member, of the Chamber, who ,jb said to be interested 1 in the mines, interjected— "You're a liar." Mr 'MbElhone struck! s An adjournment was made to the! i smoking roomy where 'a - stand up fight } took -plade'betWeen ' tne- two- hqno&rable 1 , Wemb'er^ 1 tlie ' 'result ' beitSfg , tßai .Elhone : received : f <a.iS.ound drubbing; •from 'his' antajronisti' \ .. i •' '. '» ,

Ji ,' oir.i.CjrahSw.-Bqijiyi.rAg.eri^o.neral, lor i i Vi ctoria| is ; Hinvitiiig . /tenders in j'Englarfd for'tWe electric'lighfciiijg Melbourne Exhibition.

Sydney, February 10. A serious acoident happened to-day at), the Oakley Colliery, Lithgow. A " bucket " containing a number of miners was ascending to the mouth of the pit, when by some mishap it struck a timber in the shaft. Three of the men were thrown out of tho " bucket'! by the forco of the collision, and precipitated a distance of forty feet to the bottom of the pit. All had either legs or arms broken, and one man is not expected to recover from his injuries. Fortunately^ the accident happoned when only a short distance of the journey to the mouth of tho pit had been accomplished, or those who were thrown from the " bucket" must have been instantaneously killed.

Sydney, February 12. It has been ascertained that Peel, the engineer of tho steam launch which was capsized, has been drowned. He is reported to have sunk immediately the accident occurred. Another one who is believed to have been on board is missing.

MELBOwiiNE, this day. A disburbanco has occurred ab Penlridge gaol over conbrabiand goods found by the prisoners, who locked themselves in a tannery and defied the warders. Eventually they were quieted after a desperate fight. Bloodshed was feared, but the sentries wero frightened to use their rifles lest thoy should hit the warders.

Melbourne, this clay. A third plaintiff in the Windsor railway accident has recovered £2,500 damages.

Adelaide, February 13. A good doal of the speculation in silver mining has been transferred to shares in tin mines, which show a considerable advance and the demand still continues.