AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5126, 22 June 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, Saturday. Arrival of the Sydney Contingent. The transport Arab, with the New South Wales Soudan Contingent, arrired here last night, and will be placed in quarantine unt.il Tuesday. All the Australian Colonies have sent represenlatires to take part in the official reception of the troops on Tuesday next.

[Ru-eired June 20,1 30 p.m.] Stdnet, This day. The whole of the Australian colonies will be represented at the formal reception of the New South Wales Contingent, which takes place to-morrow. The day is set apart as a public holiday, and extensive preparations are being made to do honor to the occasion.

Heavy rains are still falling, and the scarcity of water is now removed.

Sailed, yesterday morning: Tekapo, for Wellington.

Arrived, last night: fiolomahana, from Auckland.

Melbourne, Saturday.

Telegrams are to hand from Foochow stating that the tea market opened on the 15th inst. The prices are stated to be about the same as last year.

[Age Specials.]

[Via the Bluff, This Day.]

London, June 10.

In a measure which the Government prepared for a modified form of Home Rule for Ireland, a provision is made abolishing the office of Lord Lieutenant.

It is expected that the incoming Con* servative Cabinet will discard the Budget proposals brought forward by the Hon. Mr Childers, with the exception of one providing for an increase of the Income Tax from 6d to Bd, and postpone dealing with the balance of the deficit until a future occasion.