Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-05
AUSTR ALASKA

The steamship City of New York, which
arrived at San Francisco Tuesday, brings
advices from Sydney TO September 9th and
from Auckland to September llth:
AUSTRALIA.
The New South Wales Government has
proclaimed quarantine against the ports
OF the Philippine Islands and Cape Col
ony.
On August 26tb. the Guugs. from the
Fiji Islands. with Sir A Gordon on board,
was quarsatined at Sydney because of a
case of smallpox.
The committee having in charge the
representation of New South Wales at the
Amsterdam International Exposition has
decided TO ask for 8 900 feet of superficial
space.
The most extensive fire that has &C.
Cured in Sydney for some years took
place early on Sunday morning, Septem-
Der 81, resulting in the loss of some
thousands of pounds worth OF valuable
property.
On September Sd, H. NJ s. Diamond
arrived at Sydney from the South Sea Is
lands. she appears to have made & some.
what active cruise In those wild regions,
paying special attention to localities in
habited ny savages who are known to
have been implicated Ia recent murderous
outrages. The natives carefully kept out
of harms way, but many of their villages
were destroyed.
Letters received from the Gascoyne river,
North Australia, state that there has been
severe lighting between the white settlers
and the natives, in which the latter were
worsted. No particulars or official con-
hrEation OF the news ere vet at hand.
NEW ZEALAND.
An amnesty bill granting pardon to all
Maoris for past offenses has been passed,
ard causes great rejoicing among those af-
fected
Barlow, the half caste who captured the
Maori murderer, Winiata, 10 July last, was
twice shot at by some Of the King natives
while visiting the Walkato on August 2S.h.
SIR George Grey has presented the City
of Auckland HE private library, which CON
tains large and varied assortment of rare
and costly books. the majority being orig
iual booke and MSS of which 20 copies are
to be found in any OF the libraries If the
world. The library is known to be the
beet out of Elrope. A public building is
to be erected TO contain the collection
The banks RIpiie and Gemsbok arrived
from New York on August och aud 3Ist
respectively. The R.pide lost her second
mate during gale, and was much damaged
herself.
The New Zealand Parliament has voted
that the Poetic Mad ComPany's subsidy is
to be continued another FIVE years, pro.
vided Sydney is agreeable to the PROPOSE.
tim.
Among the measures passed through the
Parliament Of New Hsslaud is Que for the
establishment of university college at
Auckland.
Vigorous operations are being mlde in
connection with the scheme ior the colo
n'z1tion % the Patetsre country. That
disfr;ct-250 coo ccrCs-is 70 be settled By
an Engllsa CON any.
Daring the last few weeks there has been
great revival on The Thames gold field.
The problem which has remained unEolved
for some years was Whether gold would be
found in paying quantities a. deep level.
This laat discovery Is as a depth of 600 fest
below the surface, ard establishes the oe.
cu-reoce Of heavy deposits Of gold a.
mach greater depth ths,, mining has hi5aer-
10 been carried ON,
New Zselanj has begun negotiations
with the MRcTis aud other hostile tribes
which look TO the opening up OF the couD.
try 70 Elcapssn enterprise, the coustruc.
ton Of 3 railway joining the city of Auck-
land with the railways Of Tarauaki and
Wellington and the colonization OF eleven
or twelve millions Of acres hitherto kept
closed.