AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 249, 1 April 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VICTORIA. It is reported that Ned Kelly was seen purchasing at a store near Olenrowan on the 15th inst. The secret was unwillingly revealed by a little girl. The London representatives of P. Sloan and Co., of Melbourne, telegraph that they propose joining Mr M'llwraiuh of Queensland, in promoting a new company for imoovting frozen meat, with a capital of L 550,000 in LOO shares. It is expected that Australia will subscribe the bu'k of the capital. Mr Cuthbert, Postmaster-General, was elected for the south-western province without opposition. The Victorian Government have purchased a rare collection of South Sea Island cu/iosilies gathered by the late Mr Pi Ice, of Sydney. The Australian Schoolmasters' organ the Victorian Teacher, commends thepromptness of the New Zealand Minister of Public Instruction in dealing with the Question of Classification, and the method adopted, and advises the Victorian Minister to study the schame.

NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr Broadhurst, secretary of the Trades Union Conference, London, warns the Australian working classes against belief in the principles of protoct ion. The Customs authorities have *given the Chandanagoro a clearance for Liverpool. The promoters of the expedition applied°to the British Government f<>r permission to establish a free Colony in the north-west part of Australia, but were refused. Tho Newcastle m nerj a«o wiliiog to concede a reduction in uio prices, 'put only in accordance with a sliding scale Hanlon declines Trickett's challenge Coal borings in Moore Park reached a depth of 1840 feet, Oily matter, supposed to be kerosene or petroleum, is discharging in considerable quantities.

SOUTH AUSTRAL [A. Walker and Swan wevo agaui the lowest tenderers for the Ciest secl'uu of tho Nairn© Bailway. The amount is L 182,158. Mary Long, after bcinsj married two months, committed suicide, alleging' that her husband slapped her, R. E Holmes, a resident of the Northern Territory, was treacherously lolled by blacks whom he had allowed to loiter round his premises, and provided them with food. The murderers carried oil" considerable plunder. Tho police are on thoir trail.

QUEENSLAND. Sir A. chur Kennedy has left on. o viisit to England. Mr Bell, president of tho Legislative Council, was sworn hi as acting-Governor on March 19th. A man named Young, wlp'lo carrying a bottle of rum n<;ar Owanigalla, was attacked by an aboriginal, whom he killed iu selfd efenoe.

TASMANIA. Governor Weld will leave for Singapore at tho end of March.

COLONIAL ITEMS, VIA SUEZ. *. . A flying squadron, commanded bj Rear-Admiral Earl Clanwil'iam, 0.8 will leave England in April or May. Bacchante will probably be the flagship. The squadron will visit Australia. It is likW or.e or perhaps both, of the sons of the Prince of Wales will accompany the squadron. Some papers allege that tlipre is an increasing probability of the Prince of Wales visiting Australia. He will visit Melbourne in Decomber if he comes at all. The Russian naval station in the Pacific will be transferred from Vladivostok to St. Olga Bay. Large defensive works will be required at the latter place The Ironclad frigate General Admiral, the Atlantic crosier Taliaka, and the clipper Plastoon will leave Oronstadtfor the Pacific shortly. England will increase her China fleet. The Home Government are strongly favouring the early confederation of the South African States. If they confederate the expenses of the late war will be made very easy to them. The German Government deny the statement that they suggested the deportation to the South Seas of German criminals.