Australian Telegrams.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1952, 7 April 1875, Page 2

Australian Telegrams.

(Via. Hokitika.)

♦ Mblbouene, March 31. Since the departure of the last steamer the time has been devoted to holidaymaking. The weather throughout the whole of Easter has been exceptionally fine, and all the places of amusement hare been most liberally patronised. . W. C. Biddeil, well-known in cricketing circles, died yesterday.

Sir Richmond Barry, Acting Chief Justice, was thrown out of his buggy on Sunday, and broke his arm. Mr Cohen, the Commissioner of Customs, continues in a very unsatisfactory state of health., „ . ,--..• The murderer Sullivan still remains in Melbourne goal. A successful Volunteer review was held at Castlemaine and Geelong on Easter Monday. On the first day of the Bandwick race meeting in Sydney, Sir Hercules Robinson's Kingsborough won the St. Leger, beating Melbourne, his only opponent. Sir Hercules was very successful, wining also the Champagne and Trial Stakes, and running third for the Doncaster Handicap, which was won by Priam, Diver winning the Cumberland Stakes. Sydney, March 31. A virulent cattle disease has broken out amongst the herds around the city.

Mrs Murphy, a resident of Shoreham, went to the house of neighbour, named Mrs Boland, and found her sitting over a bottle of rum quite dead. Mrs Murphy drank from the bottlo and died soon afterwards. Both the women drank from the fy)ttle ou the previous night. It is supposed to have been poisoned in the interval.

Roberts, a cafe proprietor, has absconded from bail, on a charge of fraudulent insolvency.