AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4473, 7 May 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

: [Received May 7, 12.45 p.m.] ; : i } r Sydney, this day. Sailed : Wakatipu for Wellington. „-i Saturday afternoon. Arrived : City o£ Sydney from Auckland. . Sunday morning. Mr Eedm'ond'ih speaking at Newcastle on Saturday, took s occasion to strongly condemn the Dublin-murders and agrarian crime generally. <" : i Sydney, May 5. The six days' walking match, between Edwards and O'Leary, for £200 a-side, concluded to-night, and was won by the former by seven miles. The distances covered were:—Edwards, 466 mites '• O'Leary, 459 miles. Edwards thus covered the greatest distance yet recorded

in the-colonies. Great excitement prevailed at the finish.

Adelaide, Saturday. At the South Australian Jockey Club's Meeting today, the race for the St. Leger was won by Guesswork.

Melbourne, Yesterday. Death of Sir J. O'Shannassy. The death is announced of Sir J. O'Shannassy, K.C.M.G.

[Receired May 7, 1.50 p.m.] Melbouene, This day. The Hon. Graham Berry telegraphs from Sydney that he has every hope that the Postal Conference will result in the Conclusion of satisfactory arrangements.

Burnt to DeathA father, mother, and four children have been burned to death near Beecli,----j worth. The father succeeded in bringing out two children from a burning house, *and. on -returning for others he was suffocated. The two children who were brought., out -died soon ;after;.6£ burns whicfai they had' received.