Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-18
AUSTR
Arrival of the Mariposa from sydney ar
Way forts.

Way forts.
By the arrival at San Francisco of the
Mariposa from Sydney and way ports, We
have Australian dates to April 22d:
An explosion occurred in the Litbgard
Colliery, \. S. W, April Goth, and five men
were killed. The bodies were recovered
and buried.
Demonstrations in favor of eight hours
labor have taken place in Melbourne.
Meetings have been held in Sydney to
protest against the annexation of the New
Hebrides by any foreign power
Cholera had broken out aboard the Do
rupda and Queensland.
William Liddiard has been sentenced to
be hanged at Grafton for the murder of
Patrick Noonan at Wardell.
The Wool-growers' Association of Aus
tralasia has resolved to put itself in COM
munication with gentleman at Yoko-
hama as to the advisableness of establish
ing factories in Japan. An influential
| firm at Yokohama has, through the Jap
anese Consul. strongly recommended the
| experiment, saying that certain portion
of capital could be found in Japan.
The Chief Secretary has received tele-
gram from the Premier of South Australia
| intimating that the Government of that
colony absolutely declines to enter into any
| further engagement, or to incur any further
| expense, in connection with the protecto-
rate of New Guinea.
| A species of kangaroo which has claws
and climbs trees has been discovered on
| the York peninsula. The native name for
| it is bungaree.
There is considerable excitement over the
| discoveries made in the Kimberly mining
| district.
| Stewards New Guinea expedition proved
a failure. The party, consisting of four.
left Thursday Island and We're away for
three days, when they got lost among the
reefs, none of them understanding naviga-
ton. The boat ran on a reef and was only
| got off after great eXertion and considerable
| damage had been done. The party then
managed to return to Thursday Island.
Owing to discussions which occurred among
the party three of them had since left
DR.. Motherwell of Melbourne, is dead
Edward Brown Holt, the defaulting man
| ager of the Bank of New Zealand has been
arrested while fleeing from Justice
Alexander Crooks and Wilson, of the
Commercial Bank of South Australia, have
been sentenced to long terms of imprison-
ment for heavy embellishments.
NEW ZEALAND
The Union Company steamship Talaroa
| has been wrecked off the coast, and thirty
four lives lost.
Intelligence has been received from the
| Agent-General to the effect that a syndicate
| with capital of a quarter of & million
has been formed to construct the line OF
railway from the east to the west coast
The King native movement may now ht
said to be at an end King Tawhiao has
become completely reconciled to the Gov
ernment, and he will be called TO the Up
per House.
A strike in the boot trade has occurred
at Christchurch. The strike at Auckia
continues.
Efforts are being made to revive the tim
Der trade between New Zealand and Eng
land. Two large vessels are loading timber
for London, and arrangements are being
made to charter large ship at Sydney t.
load here for the same post.
The Government is in communication
with the Agent General and the Govern
ment of Victoria, in reference to the an
nexation of the New Hebrides.