The New York herald., 1869-05-04
AUSTRALASIA.
finances Of the acknowledgements chinese
In vicforia- Arrival; OF slr Do Hers"s""' '"o
New Governor Of south Australia.

F7sapces Of the eC0i0ny-WhaiiBR--TbeC Chines
I'm vicfor.a--A Arrival Of Sir ). Ferguson The
NewGovcrnor Of South Australia.
MELBOURNE, March !, 1see.
Parliament was opened on the Iith inst. with thu
usual formalties. The financial statement of The
Treasurer is more favorable than was anticipated
INIT perhaps the accounts have been cooked in ordel
10 oat the Victorian securities which have Just beer
placed on the English money market. The revenue
is estimated at sS,2o4,l6l, and the expenditure a
sS.293,042
II has been discovered that Cinnamon are accus
toned to decoy girls to their dwellings in the 'Non
golian quarter,r and then keep them prisoners
One very atrocious OF this kind has lately come
TO light. The morally OF John Chinaman and his
general desrabiity as a citizen Is very much doubted
In Victoria. He is too well known here TO be very
greatly respected.
new Joss house has Just been opened with great
reJoicings at Ballarat East The ceremonies were OF
very interesting character. At early hour OF
The morning large number OF pigs and goats were
brought up on trays In cooked state, and having
renamed for some hours as sort OF sacrlncal o1er
ing, were gobbed up by the assembled Chinamen
accompanied with fowls and other delicate fare.
The animals were dressed IN q very fantastic man
nef, with wires run through them, and with fowls
On their backs. The priests were dressed III very ex-
with, however, by tie European miners. who did
mony TO John Chinanan's face.
A gold field has been discovered at last in Tas.
mania.
For once South Australia has mad ner blood stirred
by genuine sensaion-nothing less thaa the arrival
Cf Inc Duke OF Ednnburg and new Governor on
the sslne day. The Prince, however, only stopped
few days, and was very quiet even during that short
time. Sir James Ferguson, the new Govern seems
20 have created very favorable impression.
There is no other Eews OF any interest.
The FecJce Trading CompaEy--Pro8ress of the
Rebellion Against tlie French Government in
New Caiedoniu--interes,nS De,s;iis ron; I'a-
hiu--rhe Court OF Qaeen Ponare ".
SYDNEY, Feb. IS 1869.
The new Feejee trading and banking company have
commenced operations IN very vigorous manner.
line OF packet ships has been started to run regu-
larry between Melbourne and Feeee, and a township
has been laid out round the harbor OF Suva, In the
island of Viii Levu, which viii probably ultimately
become the commercial capital Of Feeee This is the
harbor which was so strongly recommended to the
notice OF the British government some years ago by
Colonel Smythe, the special commissioner sent out
by the Foreign 01ce to report upon the offer of
erelgnty made by Ring Thakombau to Victoria.
NEW CALEDONIA.
The french Ill New Caledonia are actively occu-
pied in stamping out the native rebellion, the causes
OF which narrated in a letter Of some three
or four months ago. The operations have
been OF very indecisiye character, and
the government have their hands full in
attempting 10 protect the outlying settlements. The
rebels swoOp down every now and then upon some
detached party OF whites or friendly natives, and
are the wing again long before the military can
arrive at the scene Of action. Condo, the most cele
brated and dangerous fighting chief among the
rebels has, however, been shot and his head brought
into the Wygatta settlement.
A of hay fig
had narrow escape. They had camped on hill
and Were surrounded by the hostile tribes and cut
of from all communication with the main body OF
the forces. They were keptn this perious situation
for 0ryelght hours, when the natives set fire to the
scrub or all sides OF the hill The detachment then
maze desperate effort 10 escape, and by dint OF
cheer hard lighting cut their way through the rebels
VIII The lcss OF only two men.
TAHITI.
private letter from Tahiti gives the following in
teresng details OF the court of queen Polnare w..
From August to October the climate is most delight.
fu, and Queen Pomare w. who resides with he
mother and er Tomatoa w. at Riatea selects thi:
season to come to Papetee, where she is joined 10y
the kings aud queens Of the neghborng islands
and is thus surrounded by a court OF princes Once
a week the imperial commissioner, the Comte de Ia
Ronclere, receives the principal officers aud resi-
dents OF the siand but the special charm OF these
parties is the presence OF queen Pomare and her
court The Queen and her suite are dressed with
robes give grace and ease to all their movements;
their wreaths OF white flowers spread through the
rooms the delicious fragrance Of The tare and con-
trast well with the JET OF their abundant black haf.
In their own dresses the Tahiti women are charm.
Ing; but disguised in European costume they lose
all their grace Princes and prncesses ali love cards
passonately. Pomare plays ecarte with prudence
and skill worthy OF an old player and does not at all
object TO win the money or the meanest OF her sub
lects The ladies talk and smoke their cigarettes
but keep their attention riveted on the cards. and
their pleasure is expressed at times by loud and ioy
sir Hnt,r
TO the piano and then dancing commences and lasts
during the best part OF the night These entertain
ments used 20 take place on Sunday evenings, but
Comte de la Ronciere, having learned that several
English residents could not attend on that day
altered II to Thursday. and now the large assem-
b!age which breaks up at late hour testies TO the
enjoyment of all One great wonder OF Tahiti the
largest, probably in the world The es ate covers a
space OF about $500 acres and Is worked by 1.5OO
men. 900 OF whom are Chinese. There are work.
shops OF every kind attached TO the establishment
roads and bridges have been made without help from
outside, and lately small steamer has been con.
structed, hull and engines, on the estate The boers
alone were imported from France. The Chinese have
formed perfect town on the spot, with Joss house
theatre, gambling saloon, opiam house, &C. The
e@ e9tlo@e rn,r.e@"nncea e 9! very sunerior quality,
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Alleged ForcibIe Deportation oil scamen by
the American Consui-The Approaching
Visit of the Prince-Fenianism in the Colo.
Dy-American Whalers Spoisen-AIore About
the Poiyncsinn Slave Trade-A Captain and
Two Sub0rdinates Their Trial for the
Murder of Three Natives of the New Hebri-
dean GrOup-Xacitiug and Thcatricais-
CutraRes by the Blacks In Quecuslaud.
SYDNEY Feb 27, 1899.
Some little excitement took place few days ago
among the American residents OF sydney, in refer
ence TO a charge brought against the United States
Consul in the Assembly. An honorable member
put the following questions TO the Colonial Trea-
surer:-
First If the government have been made acquainted with
the following :Thst Johnson and Hardy,
OF the American bark Penang n-treated hy the cap
tain and bis while the passage from San Francisco
10 this port They aege that they beaten the head
with Delaying pins ei the thumbs to the
They commenced actions IN the Supreme Court against
tsn White and lie two mates; but between las, Thursday
aud last Friday mornings the plaintiffs were, with the
nyRnce OF the Acting Consul Of ihe United States this
port paced IN irons on board tie ienan and forcpy