Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-24
AUSTRALASIA.
Arrival Of the Steamer Zealandia from
the Colonies.

| kn6 SOlon1eS.
| By the arrival of the P NJ S. S. Co 3
steamer Zealandia at San Francisco, sgd
ney dates to January Both are at hand. The
steamer sailed on that day at 12:15 P NJ,
| having been detained by a railroad acct
dent at Cootamindra, on the line from
Melbourne to Sydney. in consequence of
which the Victoria mails were detained.
The time occupied from Sydney to AUX
| land was four days and fifteen minutes,
and from Honolulu to San Francisco, six
J days and eleven hours. The total steaming
! time from Sydney to San Francisco, includ-
ing all stoppages, was twenty-five days and
nineteen hours, the fastest time on record
| The following is taken from the exchanges ::
In the railroad accident which took place
near Cootamlndra ten persons, who had
been in the train. were either killed at the
| time or had died up TO the date of the de-
parture of the steamer. The accident &C.
Cured on the Goth instant. There were a
| hundred persons on the train, only thirty
of whom escaped injury. The accident
YVES caused by the washing away of an
embankment by the waters of a flood
which had occurred in the district. The
place is located in New South Wales.
Intercolonial free trade is being actively
discussed in Melbourne.
General Booth, of Salvation Army fame
is in Sydney.
The Bethel Steam Company of London
have decided to run steamers direct from
London to FIJI, via Tasmania, quarterly.
The Auckland Erening Star of the 31st
ult. says: The ,nfiscation of American
apples infected with Goblin moth. imported
from San Francisco few months ago, put
southern importers to considerable loss.
The Premier was waited upon by deputa-
ton of fruit importers at Dunedin on Janu-
ary 9th. They stated that the whole of the
apples for Otago had been sent to Mel
bourne, entailing loss of so per cent on
the actual cost to the importers The Pre-
mier said the Government had no power 10
give compensation, but if Parliament were
approached the claims of the fruit import
ers would, no doubt be carefully con-
sidered.
News has been received in New Zealand
that the native Government of Samoa
alarmed by the presence of the German
gunboat Alhatross, had sent 4 petition to
Great Britain praying for the protection of
Queen Victoria. The Germans had there
upon coerced the King into signing treaty
introducing new form of government,
the administration to consist of the German
Consul, two Germans of repute and two
Samoan chiefs. The King and chiefs had
complained To the British Consul, and
! asked for annexation 10 New Zealand The
news caused Il great deal of excitement
The Ministry met, and, after consultation,
telegraplIed to Earl Derby, Colonial Secrc-
tary, to be allowed 10 take measures for the
amalgamation of Samoa and New Zealand.
The reply was so discouTaging that nothing
had been done up to the time the steamer
left
The French war ship lie Clerc has been
wrecked near Noumea.
The P0ignesidn GG=ette, published at Le-
vuka contains an article advocating the an
neXation of Fiji to New Zealand.
The bootmakerS Of nielboure are out on q
strike.
1t is rumored that the New Zealand Gov
eminent will send Mr.. Macandrew to Scot
land to arrange with the Highland crofters
for the formation of a settlement in New
Zealand.
The value of wool exported from South
Australia in 1884 is estimated at CO, 622, 1873,
representing nearly 1877, 900 bales as against
e., 406, 70S and 10000 bales in 1883 Dur
ing the year there were shipped to Victoria
for re-export to Europe 70, 274 bales, and to
New South Wales lbs bales But 5O,S27
bales were received from the other colonies,
and III, $40 bales were from Port Adelaide
alone.
The return of gold, the produce of New
South Wales, received at the Sydney
branch of the Royal Mint for coinage dur
ing the year 1881 was 104, 932.6 S ounces, as
against 121 ,7777.3S ounces in 1888. and l29,-
1929 ounces in 1882. The value of the
gold so received was: In 1884, f3S6, SO;
1883, $50, 766; 1SS2, f491 ,240.
The labor market is brisk in New South
Wales
In the colonies simmer of agitation,
which occasionally reaches the boiling
point in Victoria and Queensland, is still
kept up over the action of Germany in lay
ing hands on New Guinea, and the mac
ton of Lord Derby in not saying Hands
of
New Zealand proposes TO hold an Indus
trial Exhibition.