The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-04-08
From Australia.

By the California and Australasian Mail
Steamer Tartar which arrived at her dock at Z
o'clock on Saturday morning, we have Sydney
dates to March ID, and Melbourne dates to the
18th. There is but little news in the papers at
hand. The Herald of March Is says: The
country is in thriving state. All is well gen.
orally, when the wool producers are satisfied, and
they are very well satisfied with the present
state of things"
From the same paper we extract the follow
items:
few orders came to hand per California mail
steamer, and VIC look for more intimate commercial
relations with the islands of the Pacific as soon as
the Australian and American Company's steamships
| are permanently on the line. Their chartered
steamer Macgregor on her pioneer voyage, obtained
good quantity of freight for this market, but
unfortunately run ashore by the pilot in Kandavu
harbor, and her cargo has not yet reached its des-
tination.
SECOND ANGLO AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH.-1t will
be seen, by reference TO our Parliamentary report
that the subject of the establishment of a second
Telegraph line between Australia and England has
been matter Of intercolonial communication. The
Governments of Queensland and New Zealand have
agreed to join the Government OF this colony Sub
ject, of course to Parliamentary sanction) in a
movement to obtain second telegraph line between
this colony and England, via Singapore. They will
ask their respective Legislatures to grant sums of
money for this purpose and similar vote will be
proposed by our Government during the present
session.
OCEAN MAIL SERvIcEs.-We are informed that the
proprietors of the Australian and American Steam
ship Company have concluded arrangements with the
French Government for extending the advantages a,
crung from the establishment of the mail route es-
tabshed across the Pacific by this colony. Branch
steamers are to connect with the main line at Fiji
and run to Tahiti and New Caledonia The subsidized
service ends at the latter place but the intention Of
the contractors is to their steamers to Brisbane
and thus not only carry the Queensland mail but also
promote the traffic in live stock carried on between
that colony aud the French settlements.
From Melbourne papers we clip these items:
The BeetrOOt Sugar Company have manufactured
sufficient quantity to enttle them to receive the
offered bonus of $4,000.
The Engineer-in-chief of railways. Mr.. Thomas
Higinbotham, is about to take tour of Europe and
America, and leaves in the Tarter for the purpose of
acquiring personal knowledge of such large works
in of construction and of such novelties
or advances in scientific engineering, railways, water
works &C., likely to be of to the colony.
Experiments have been tried with new respirator,
to enable remen to work in smoke, and proved sue
,esssful.
A meeting has been held of persons DESTROYS of
forming settlement at New Guinea. 1t is proposed
that company should be formed, with 500 shares of
s5 each.
South Australian papers have the following:
The equatorial telescope, which is being made in
England, is expected to arrive here in time to take
observations of the transit of the planet Venus.
AT meeting of shipmastcrs it was resolved to fix
he wages for of coasting vessels at &c per
month, and s5 for intercolonial traders.
The Register, from its own returns estimates that
here are 1000 acres planted with wheat being :
600 in of last year, and that the average
'ied is little over seven and half bushels to the
The total yield is estimated at 6547 900 bushels.