AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5158, 29 July 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[Eeceired July 29, 1.20 p.m.] Sydney, This day. Banquet in Honor of the ContingentThe banquet given by the citizens of Sydney in honor of the return of the New South Wales Contingent, took place last night, and proved a great success. His Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus and Admiral Tryon were present, and the assemblage included most of the leading men of the colony. A number of speeches were made, congrafulaling.the members of the Contingent on £beir safe return.

[Received July 29, noon ] Hobabt, Yesterday. The Shaw, Saville-Albion Company's Tainui arrived hero to night, from London. She sails for New Zealand at daylight to morrow. - ■

[Received July 29, 1 p.m.] Hobabt, This day. The s.s. Tainui sailed last night for New Zealand.

Melbourne, Yesterday. Thirteen members of the permanent Artillery Force, stationed at Queenscliffe, have been arrested for acts of insubordi* nation, which occurred last week. Six of the ringleaders were tried by Court* martial to day, when the Court refused to hear their counsel, who declared the Court illegally constituted. The prisoners, when called on, refused to plead. Sailed, this afternoon : The Union Co.'s s.s. Wairarapa, for the Bluff.

Alba&t, Yesterday. The P. andO. Co.'sfi.M.S. Pekin, with the London mails of June 26th, arrired at King George's Sound last night.

[Via the Bluff.]

Melbourne, July 21. The work of strengthening the harbour defence has been proceeding quickly shjm

the receipt of. the news of the recent serious attitude of Eussia.

General Scratch ley is to be consulted on a general scheme of defence.

In the Waterloo Cup, the liunner-up, Siesta, winner of the Waterloo Cup, New South Wales, repeated the performance of Monsoon las! year. The Grand National Steeplechase on Saturday was full of mishaps. Out of fourteen starters only three finished. Twelve horses fell, and some of the jockeys were rather seriously hurt.