Australian.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2989, 13 September 1878, Page 2

Australian.

New Guinea Crossed "by a

Euroge&n.

TLq Natives C&aaifc&Ls, tat

Fricac^

Bbisbane, September 12.

Mr Chester, Governriient Agent, telegraphs that he has crossed New Guinea and found six river* and a number! of villages. The people are cannibals, but fiiendly, end the country is fertile.. He discovered what is believed to be ebony.

(Eeutee's Special to Pbess Agency.)

London, September 11.

The race for the St. Leger took place to-day, and resir.tcd as follows:—Jannefcte, 1; Chilperic, 2; Master Kildare, '3. .. .•. . ■''.■■ .-• ."■;■' / '■■■'„■':■■ The attendance at the wool .sales falls oft' with the progress of the sales, and prices show a general decline on previous quotations. The fall is most strongly marked in scoured and inferior greasy.

Sir A.thur Gordon and the King of Siam have bsen created Knights of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. Gecrge.

The Austrians are like^ to occupy Alb?nia.

The island of Pelago w :il probably be ceded to Ergland.

Servian opposition vo Aui-inan occupation continues in old JLasnia. ' It is improbable tie ca"ipc!ga w.i'l be concluded this season.

Thirty-six thomavl insurgents, with forty ga""s, have collcsted for the defence of tbe c >c":L:*y.

Five Australian cricketers have subsc b_d cj c hundred pounds towards the

Princess Alice, disaster widows' a"nd orphans' fund. ,</

The first innings of the Gentlemen closed for one hundred and nine.

Tine second innings of the Australians was eight out for two hundred and fortynine runs, when the game was declared drawn. The following are the scores of the Australians inj,the match versus Gentlemen :-—Firit innings :-A-Bannerman, 0; Spofforth, 16, bowled Steel; C. Banner-,, &} off kjppleby i s Hdran^r 12 wtt; 8 r'BoylereT^llaßfj^ ail*c#-Ste?l ;* Bailey, 9;> Gregory,. - r < 15, bowled by Appleby; Blackham, off Eidley, 14J5 Murdoch, not outj;44; sundries, 5i Getf- . tleineh: Thornton, 17; Lyttelton, ,35, bowled (jravriett; y '', BidieyV';npt,,;ptit^ 21 j; sundries, ; 3. „ i u -i: ■■'■■• M'-xv'.\ :V>! " |