The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-12
AUSTRALASIA.
News of All Kinds From the
South Pacific Islands.

Inc steamer MaTlp0Sa dFrlV6u yesterday
bringing AustraIasian dates to May 23d,
from which the following items OF news are
taken:
George P. Pearce, General Manager of the
New Zealand Insurance Company, died at
Auckland May 18th.
Governor and Lady Onslow have left
Auckland and gone to Wellington.
The Prohibitionists of Auckland have
been defeated and the hotel-keepers cele-
brated the event.
Gold diggings have been discovered at
Cabbage Bay, Coromandel, the quartz being
valued at S15 an ounce.
The result of the late strikes has been to
brighten capital. put stop to investment
and insure dull trade for some time to come.
The result of the census SHOWS that Auck-
land has lost 10000 of its population in five
years.
Sydney has erected new hotel at cost
of S1,000,000. 1t will be equipped from tn g
United States, and the manager will be
San Francisco man, whose salary Is to be
| $1,000 year.
Some of the citizens of Wellington are
forming recreation ground which VIII cost
$4,000.
The prevailing disease among young sheep
Is exciting a great deal of attention.
II. p. Kavanagh reports an entire absence
of the Goblin moth in the orchards.
The Railway Commissioners have adopted
a new bylaw, which reads: 1.-The Railway
COmm SSi0neT5 are not responsible for any
loss or damages for delays in transit OF pas
sengerS arising from the acts of God, civil
cOmm0tiOn, Queens enemies, floods, ire or
accident"
A Grand Lodge of Masons will be held in
Wellington July 9Th
The inlmigl alton and emigration returns
for New Zealand for April show arrivals
lO49, departures 1856; balance against the
colony GIL.
The salmon released in the Aparima
River have remained there, but are affected
with some disease.
An official investigation of the sheep
shearing stations shows that they are not
kept as clean as they should be.
Complaints are made about the want of
consideration shown by the Board Of Edr-
cation in placing lady assistant teachers in
out-0f-the-Wa places In the country where
they have no suitable accommodation for
young woman.
The total area of land under crop and
grass in the North aud South Wararapo
and PahIatua counties Is 642, 255 acres.
The schools of hampstead and AShburtOn
have been closed in consequence of the
prevalence OF tue scarlet fever.
King County MaOTls killed 1869 rabbits
during the month of April.
Oyster culture is exciting attention in the
colonies.
Among the curiosities of Major Gilbert
MARS collection of Maori articles is
rather singular one 1t is a large native
carving of the Madonna and child. 1t must
have been carved soon after the Roman
Catholic missionaries came to New Zealand,
and the carver has had in his eye some of
The common pictures. The effect of this
work OF art Is somewhat gr0teSque
Dairy factories on the cooperative plan
are to be formed in Stratford and Mid
hurst
In consequence of trade disputes, num-
bur OF bOot-makers are leaving Auckland
for the south.
Horses are being shipped from Wellington
to India.
Five hundred and twenty-one people own
half the sold land in New South Wales.
Que of the prominent Australian agita-
tors Is said to receive 913O0 a year for his
services 10 the labor movement.
A brisbane paper says there are over
thirty daily newspapers in New Zealand,
all OF which, excepting nine, are in
chronic state of liquidation.
All the widows of the men killed in the
Lthgow New South Wales) colliery eXplO-
sion nave remarked, and have claimed 600
dOWrles out of the Explosion Relief Fund.
Such is life.
a newly married woman, the bride of
fortnight, named Priscilla Petrch. COM
United suicide in Sydney few days ago
because, poor soul, she couldn't cook. Ii
all other wives similarly situated were to
follow her example there would be d terri
bic number OF gaps III this years census
papers.
The price of bread in Melbourne has been
raised.
Labor electoral leagues are being formed
in the suburbs of Newca 5tie
1t is proposed to Introduce the overhead
| electre-tram system in Adelaide.
The floods in Queensland have caused
| rise IN the price of meat in Adelaide.
revival N a fin nil Sfr ica nv
! pscted IN Tasmania during the winter.
81. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat, is to be
conSecrated in October next 1t was origi-
nally the first Catholic Church cOnsecrated
| in Australia.
DR.. Lanigan, the Roman Catholic Bishop
of GOuburn, has been presented by the
priests OF the diocese with 500.
There are 5,714 more males than females
in Victoria. The prospects of the latter
seem bright over there.
During the last ten years the population
of Melbourne has increased by 206, 23S, and
that of Sydney by 159 357.
A meeting of Wesleyan ministers In sgd
ney, recently, viewed with alarm the exist
ence OF athletic clubs in the city, and
announced their intention to taks steps for
their suppression.
The new Golden Gate mine. Mathinna.
Tasmania, cleaned up from $50 tons of stone
2717 ounces of amalglm and 93G ounces of re-
tOrted gold. The success of this mine is CIV
ing renewed Impetus to gold mining
throughout the Mathinna district.
At the forthcoming general election In
New South Wales there will be three great
questions to be fought out, the fiscal Ques-
Ion, the labor question and federation.
The frult-gIOwerS of CrOokwell, New
South Wales, are watching with interest the
results of the various shipments of fruit to
the London market. They see in them
great hopes for The future of fruft-growing
in this district, and will make all prepare
tons necessary to enable them to participate
in the next seasons shipment.
The population of Sydney has gone up 20
per cent during the past ten years.
In South Australia the percentage of luna
ties In asylums TO population is l in 40.
The Elder Exploring Company has fairly
started on its expedition to the wilds of
South Australia.
Some excitement is being caused by the
discovery of gold on the property of the
Savage River Company, Tasmania
The amount subscribed toward the
WOmen's College at the University of Syd-
Dey in $3.50 lis 10d. Professor Scott has
promised 5000, to be- paid within three years.
Rev. Brother Murray. for some years Su-
perior of The Christian Brothers schools at
Dunedin. New Zealand, has been placed in
charge of the st. Vincent Boys Or phanage
at Emerald-hiil, Victoria.