AUSTRLLIAN SUMMARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 25 March 1884, Page 2

AUSTRLLIAN SUMMARY.

[MR 8.8, TARAWER.L AT Jlffi BLDFF.J A BANKRUPT ACTHESS. THEATRICAL GOSSIP, DISASTROUS FIRES. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM-] [per united press association.] MELBOURNE, March 18, St. Patrick's Day was celebrated yesterday in the usual manner, by processions, sports, (fee,, in the daytime .and concerts in the evening, An intercolonial exhibition of wine, fruit, and other products of the colonies, was opened in the Exhibition Building by the Marquis of Normanby, His Excellency, in his speech, referred to his approaching departure. He expressed regret at leaving the colonies where lie had so long been resident, He would use every means to further the interests of Australia when in England, An order has been made for the Sequestration of the estate of Emile! Melville, The liabilities are approximately stated at £3OOO, and the assets, which-consist wholly of personal property, about £IOO. "Impulse has been withdrawn after running ten weeks, and Miss Genevieve Ward has opened her season at the, Princess Theatre in " Forge.t-.Me-Not," The play is highly spokenof.and Miss 1 Ward is likely to prove a great success,

C. B. Fisher, late manager to a considerable number of Sandhurst mining companies has been committed for trial for embezzlement.

ADELAIDE, March 18, • _ Mr Parsons, ex-Minister of Education, in an address delivered ' at'Blum.lierg, dwelt on the great good that would result from holding an exhibition as it would be the m eans of introducing labor-saving machinery, which was so necessary foi the welfare of the colony, Bishop Kennion has received a ,'etter from Sir James Fergusson, offering to send animals for the Zoological Gar-' dens from Bombay. It is officially announced tliat in no case are the police to receive rewards fioin private psi'soiis for the discharge

of their duties, A great fire occurred at Goolwa on Monday night, doing damage to the amount of £6700. The R.M.S. Sutlej has brought here • 20,000 sovereigns for tho Bank of New Zealand, which weve coined in Melbourne. SYDNEY, March 18, It is rumored in naval circles that Sir Michael Culine Seymour, Bart., will be the first admiral on the Aus tralian Statibn. Sir W. Manning has resumed his duties as Primary Judge of the Equity Court after a visit to Europe. Couiplainta'avemadeby tho passengers per immigrant steamer Warwick of insufficient accomodation. A serious fire occurred on Saturday on the premises of Alex. Borthwick, oil and color merchant, George-street, and Cwmpton and Bonce, piano importers, Considerable confusion existed among the various brigades, no head being ■ acknowledged, and each working in its own way, Crampton and Bonce were insured for £ISOO in' the Commercial Union and £I2OO in 'the Australian and Mercantile Union. Borthwick was insured in the Royal for £5000; Queen, £4000; North British and Mercantile, £5000; Norwich Union, £2000; Sun, £2000;' total, £16,000.