AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 230, 31 January 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, J.n. 28. The Ringarooma leaves to-morrow for New Zealand, with the inward (December) Suez mails. The Assnm arrived at seven o'clock this evening. The Ringarooma, with the English mail, will leave at ten on Thursday morning. Jan. 29. Sailed—Ringarooma, for New Zealand, with the English mails. Zambesi won the Gcelong Gold Cup. Sydney, Jan. 28. The Australian Eleven beat the New South Wales, Fifteen by 76 runs. Sailed—Arawatn, for New Zealand. Another L 26,006 worth of new silver coin is expected at the Melbourne mint next month. LIOO,OOO lias already. been issued. The Government railway scheme proposes the construction of 410 miles of new" line at a total cost of L 2,394,000. Jan. 29. A special meeting of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, which was to have been hold to-day to consider the proposition by the directors for the repeal of the nineteenth by-law, allowing voting by proxy in the election of directors, and other matters, has been postponed till after the annual meeting of the Society, to be held in April next. Sailed—City of Sydney for Auckland. Adelaide. Jan. 29. At a bal 1 last night on board the barque Excelsior, lying in port, th 9 crew made an unprovoked attack on the office; s, who had engaged in the festivities. They used belaying pins,marlinespikes, andrevolvers The mate was fired at, but the shot missed All the other officers were wounded mora or less severely in the head. The captain received serious blows on the right temple. After a great struggle the mutineers were arrested and will be charged at the Police Court to-day. Seven of the sailors belonging to the Excelsior were sentenced to twelve weeks' imprisonment.