The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-20
ACSTRALAS STA.
Items from Our Sydney and
Auckland EXCHANGES.


SYDNEY, Oct. 5.-The legislative
assembly has passed q resolution
to the effect that the sending OF
81. NJ. s. Katoomba to Samoa is an
infringement of the defense act
The premier has given notice to
rescind the motion.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 3.-The cham
Der of manufacturers has passed q
resolution thanking the premier for
his opposition to the New Gale
DOMAIN cable, and expressing con-
fdence that an early agreement
will be entered into between the
colonies, Canada and England to
subsidize a British Pacific cable.
SYDNEY, Oct. 6.-The libel &C
tons against the Telegraph by
members of the ministry have been
settled amicably, the defendants
giving an assurance that the arti-
Gle was not intended to cast rehec-
ton upon the integrity and honor
of the ministry or any member
of it.
SYDNEY, Oct. 6. - The cable
steamer Francois Arago encoun-
tered fearful weather while en-
gagged with the Noumea end of the
cable. The ship was damaged,
and two of the crew injured. The
cable was buoyed, and the vessel
ran into Noumea for shelter. She
started out again on September
Both.
SYDNEY, Oct. 6.-The City of
Sydney bank has confirmed the
resolutions increasing the capital
to million pounds.
SYDNEY, Sept. 2G.-The Tainais,
from New Hebrides, has arrived.
She brings news Of the massacre of
a trader and two natives by the ma
tives of Pentecost. The traders
name was Lifon, and he was the
master as we'll as the owner of the
inter-island schooner. One of the
natives was eaten.
Loyalty is the favorite horse for
the Melbourne cup.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 5.-An infu-
entail deputation has asked the
government to subsidize the Van
couver line of steamers, and make
Melbourne a port of call. The
premier, in reply, advised the de-
putation to make ii definite pro-
position, and promised that until
then the government would not
come to a decision in the matter.
He added that the colony was not
in position financially to make
experiments in promoting trade.
HOBART, Oct. 5.-The house of
assembly has reduced the salaries
of the president of the council and
the speaker of the house from G4O0
to s25O.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 26.-The inter-
colonial fifty miles bicycle race was
won BY Sy n nHEHfggteen q" seconds con There
were thirty-three starters, of whom
twelve finished.
The American missionary brig
antine Pitcain has arrived at Auck-
land from the South Seas.
SYDNEY, Oct. 1.-The premier
laid on the table of the house pa
pers showing the public debt on
the 31st August to be $685., 900.
SYDNEY, Oct. 3.-The Sydney
and Melbourne chambers of COM
merce are agitating for the discon-
tinuance of dual control of the New
Hebrides by Great Britain and
and France.
SYDNEY, Oct. "a cable has
been received that all those who
left Australia to form a "New Aus
tralia" in Paraguay, South Amer
lea, have arrived in good health,
and have taken possession of the
land selected for them. They ap-
pear to be delighted with the
country, and perfectly satisfied
with the site granted.
BRISBANE, Oct. 5.-The post
master-general reports that ''reduc-
ton of postage rates between
Queensland and Great Britain has
resulted in loss amounting to nearly
$4,000 per annum."
Th4.ErefajtGeTady Lamn-- -
10 III. III III wet steamer Gale
donia left the Pile d'Aix, France,
recently for Noumea. In addition
to large staff of officers, etc, she
has on board 800 convicts, includ-
ing 100 Algerian prisoners, also 200
relegues, with % wives of the lat
ter. These relegues are men who
have not committed serious often
ces, who have been frequently be-
fore the court, hence they are trans,
ferred to New Caledonia.
An old Truth Proved Once More.
A pneumatic tired safety bicycle that
rested against the curb in Eighth avenue
opposite the Grand Opera House on Fri
5ox- WIGHT had q crowd ob0ut il for ar