AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3596, 6 July 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Melboukne, This day.

Numerous meetings are being held by candidates for Parliament throughout the country, and the forthcoming elections are absorting public attention. It is expected Ned Kelly will appear on trial in a fortnight.

Cooktown, Monday, Attempted Piracy.

The Eastern Australian mail steamer Bowen arrived from Hong Kong and Singapore with Torres Straits mails, and reports that on the upward voyage to Hong Kong a piratical plot atnoug Chinese passengers to seize the vessel was discovered by a conversation being overheard. The passengers were mustered, and all hands being armed, 25 Chinese were arrested. Boxes contaiuiug loaded revolvers, packets of powder with fuses attached were discovered on the arrival of the vessel at Hong Kong, where the I prisoners were handed over to the authorities ; the Bowen also brings news of the arrival from New Ireland of the colo nising steamship Genie at Singapore on the 7th June. She had three feet of water in her hold, and her engineers had deserted her. Later. The following additional news comes by the Bowen from Siugupore. The engineers of the Genie deserted her at Maldoe Islands in the Indian Ocean, where the vessel put in o'a her way to Singapore. Chinese Preparing: for "War.

News from China is of the most warlike character. Extensive military preparations were proceeding in view of an expected outbreak of hostilities with Russia.

Melboubne, Monday. Ned Solly Twfore the Resident Magistrate. Ned Kelly has been brought up before* the Resident Magistrate, and remanded.

There is more busiaess doing in sugars, which range Jd higher.