Australian Summary.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3370, 10 October 1879, Page 2

Australian Summary.

• (PJEB 8.8. WaKATIPU.) [Special Wibe to " Stab."] * (Peb Pbbss Association.) ■ SYDNEY. . . October 4. Since the commencement of the ■hilling, the day's attendance at the exhibition hat ' somewhat improved, averaging about five thousand paying visitors daily. A ten mile race. was run at Hay, between two grass fed hones, and was won in twenty-nice minutes thirty seconds. The losing horse was greatly distressed. "'The police are moving in the matter. A boy at Fort Macquarie was leading a horse by a long rope fastened the end round his waist, when the horse bolted and dragged the boy past his mother's house. He died ultimately. The horse was only stopped by the body getting 1 getting jammed between saplings. An aquatic race between men of the German warship Bismarck and the Wolverine crew in cutters was pulled in the harbour. The Germans started with 12, pulling the British with 10. Immediately after the. start Zufnell, one of the Wolverino men, snapped his oar, and' thereon he jumped overboard to avoid being a dead weight nn the race. .The remaining nine continued the nee, and won by a dozen lengths. Zufntll was rescued by a waterman's skiff, some small contributions baing made in recognition of his pluck. 1 The Mayoress having had« baby a silver cradle has been presented to the Mayor. The business people of Sydney have deputationised Government, protesting against the sale of articles in the Exhibition. The Commissioner has notified that the regulations restricting the sale and delivery of goods will be strictly enforced. ■' Captain Hutchison, secretary to the Australian Club, has been arrested en route for Melbourne overland, charged with embezzling the funds of the Club. Defalcations to the extent of abomt £2000 have been discovered. SOUTH AUSTEALIA. Adsiaxde. The local Courts have upheld the decision of the Police Court in a ease against a barmaid for using the totalise tor. In the Assembly has been introduced a bill to discourage betting on credit, and to legalize the totalisator. .\" . A Bill to provide for the engjspment of Indian coolies for the northeraK&tory was read in the Assembly a seconp Ame. In asking leave to introduce a Property and Income Tax, the Treasurer said the Government proposed to levy a sixpence in the pound on money received from rents or interest, and to be collected by ■tamps at the time of payment, and payable by the receiver of the money; also an Income Tax of three pence in the pound on incomes over £300, or profits from business. This tax is to be collected in a novel way, every person whose income exceeds £300 shall in January forward to the Commissioner of Tuxes, a statement of their income based on an average of three years accompanied by cheque for the ux. The names of all who comply will be published in the Gazette, and persons who omit to send the return shall be prohibited trom using the Courts to enforce any claim. It is estimated to yield £80.000.