Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-28
AUSTRALASIA.
Arrival Of the City Of Sydney at San
Francisco.

Francisco.
The Pacific Mail steamship CITY of Syd
ney, Captain Dearborn, arrived at San
francisco yesterday from Sydney ant
Auckland, via Honolulu, bringing latel
colonial exchanges. The following item.
are of interest:
LIN and sugar are among the exports Of
Queensland. The Minister of Lands re-
Gently inspected the tin mines and the sugar
country in that colony. north of Cookstowp.
Several large wine and spirit merchants
| of Melbourne are being prosecuted under
the Trademark Protection statute, for
selling colonial spirits as Hennessy and
Martel brandy.
Two new steamships, 2,400 tons burden,
are to be placed on the trade between Mel
bourne, Sydney and Newcastle.
Sir George Strahan, the Governor of
Tasmania, has arrived from England.
Three ladies have passed the Melbourne
University examination for the B. A. de.
gree. This is the first time ladies have
been permitted to do more than matricu-
late at the University.
Greasy wool, at the recent Melbourne
auction sales, brought l23d per pound !;
secured, god.
John Pease, of London, well. known
philanthropist, has promised to provide a
palace for the Bishop of Newcastle, New
South Wales. The cost of the palace will
be f12, 600, and is to be free gift.
A statement has been circulated that the
French Government intends establishing
French protectorate over the Austral
Islands, and Hervey or Cooks Islands, in
the South Pacific.
Fatal cases of small pox are still reported
in Sydney.
The Anti. Chinese bill has finally passed
the New South Wales Parliament. A flO
capitation tax upon Chinese immigrants is
imposed.
patched by the Europe from Melbourne for
London. The refrigerating plant was made
in the colony.
Western Australia is to have an indus.
trial exhibition at Perth, IFS capital.
South Australia has cannibals among its
population. Ten of those choice specimens
were arrested in the northwest for the
murder of Woods, at Lagrange bay.
Woods remains were brought to Cossack.
The skull was indented all over with sharp
cuts.
Newcastle had $50, 600 fire recently.
The crowd refused to aid in extinguishing
the flames, prefering to loot the burning
stores.
A new banking corporation has been
established in Melbourne.
Meetings of farmers have been held in
South Australia to memorabilia the Govern
ment for concessions on account of bad
crops. Some desire deferred payment,
others to have selections put up again, and |
that they be allowed to bid, getting consid-
erations for improvements.
A rich lode of anthony has been struck |
in MILESTONE district, n. S. w. The re-
ports from the New South Wales gold |
fields are favorable.
The cities of Melbourne and Sydney will |
soon be connected by railroad, crossing
over the Murray river having been selected.
Refrigerating sheds, to cost IS, 900, are
to be erected by the Government at the
Melbourne railroad depot
The steamship Australia, Captain Car.
gill, on her last down trip made the fastest
run on record, her time between San Fran
cisco and Sydney being % days, 81 hours,
30 minutes actual steaming. The entire
time, including detentions, az Honolulu
and Auckland, was % days, 81 hours, %
minutes.
A schooner from Noumea, New Gale.
ionia, was wrecked recently and seven men
drowned.
The City of Melbourne, formerly mail
steamer between San Francisco and sgd.
1ey, is now on the short line between New
Caledonia and Sydney.