The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-02-21
AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
Interesting Items from the Anti
podes.

ing Company has been foated.
A Jockey was killed by his horse
falling at a Sydney race course.
Steps are being taken to form an
agricultural society in New Sonth
Wales
Her Majesty has conferred on Pre-
mier Atkinson of New Zealand the
honor of X c. NJ q.
Great activity and large yields are
reported from the Broken Hill silver
mines of New South Wales.
The Land Company of Australasia
has been placed in London with a
capital of upward of G1S0,000.
Great distress exists among the I'M
employed Of Sydney One man com
mitted suicide because he could not
get work.
There is silver mining mania in
Adelaide, a few making fortunes in
speculation and many losing all that
they have.
Owen Jones, representative of the
Pacific Cable Company, arrived at
Wellington, n. T., from England on
January 18th.
The Chinese working at Clermont
gold fields, Queensland, withdrew
peaeeably on being ordered to do so
by the Warden.
New Zealand Sugar Company have
advanced the price of sugar los. per
ton for Nos and 2, and q per ton
for Nos and A.
Auckland's new dock at Calliope
Point-one of the largest in the
world to be formally opened in
a few weeks by Rear Admiral Fairfax.
January Doth was celebrated by the
Roman Catholics in Auckland as the
jubilee anniversary of the introduc-
ton of their faith into New Zealand.
The Wesleyan Conference at sgd
ney decided to establish a Centennial
Thanksgiving Fund of $4,000, and
the sum of Ct 200 was collected in an
hour.
The foundation of new Trades
Hall was laid in Sydney January
26th by Lord Darlington. Twenty
seven societies took part in a process
sion.
The Imperial Government has de-
clined to grant responsible govern
ment to Western Australia until
arrangements are made nearer per
lection.
An editorial in the Auckland Her
ald expresses regret that the feeling
Of the Postal Conference at Sydney
was adverse to the construction of
the trans-Paciic cable.
In review of mining matters the
New Zealand Herald says it is long
time since such promising results
were obtained in the Thames gold
field as at the present time.
At the New South Wales Wesleyan
Conference it was complained that
the Melbourne Conference had ex-
eeeded its jurisdiction in passing
resolutions with regard to Tongan
affairs
In view of the decision of the I'm
perial Government not to contribute
towards the cost Of an Antarctic ex-
petition, the Victorian Government
have decided not to support the
scheme.
Mayor Rutter of Rockhampton.
\. T., has been sentenced to seven
years penal serYitude on the first
charge of false pretences. It is said
that mining and land speeulations
were the cause of his downfall.
Dir. Hugh Watt, NJ. P. for Glas-
gov, has been lecturing in London
on the Northern Territory of Aus
tralia." Lord Brassey, who presided,
agreed with the lecturer that the
country was suitable for the employ
ment of Indians and Chinese.
The celebration of the centennial
of Australia. January 18th, was being
conducted on a prodigious scale at
Sydney An intercolonial agricultu-
raj exhibition was the central event
in the seasons proceedings. Ten
thousand people attended the open
ing.
Lord Lotus stated in bankruptcy
proceedings that the inadequacy of
his salary as Governor of New South
Wales had helped to ruin him. The
Sydney Herald states that his lordship
was hopelessly embarrassed when he
arrived at Sydney, and the money he
received from the colony helped him
to put off the evil day.
Mr.. w. A. Graham, Auckland, has
received letter from German firm
offering to provide one half the capt.
tai to start a sugar beet factory in
Waikato, to be repaid in paid up
shares if the other half of the capital |
is found locally, and the farmers are
willing to give a two-years' guarantee
for the growth of the roots.
The half-yearly financial statement
of the South Australian treasury
shows an excess of f65, 4S5 in the ex- |