A popular vote in Pennsylvania has rejected prohibition. The President of the Epidemio logical Society confirms the state ment recently made by the Prince of Wales to the effect that at the present time a leper was engaged in the London meat market

Sir John Stainer, Mus. Doc. In spector of Music to tlio Education Department and formerly organist of St. Paul's, succeeds the late Rev. Sir Frederick A. Sonsley as Professor of Music at the Univer sity of Oxford.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[BY ELECTRIC TELEOUAI'H. — COJ'VUKJHT.
Svd.n'ey, June 20. The Government has decided to renew the San Francisco mail contract for a year, subject to the approval of Parliament. The agreement provides for the exclusion of Chinese crews from mail steamers. Major-General Edwards left Houwkong for Australia to make a periodical in spection of the Australian local forces aud defences. Brisbane, June 20. News has been received of the mur der of Davelle, a copra dealer, by natives of Solomon Group. A native at Sauto was also hacked to pieces for prac tising witchcraft. Perth, June 20. A rich discovery of tiu has been made in the Blackwood River district. Melbourne, June 21. The new procedure rules were passed by the House last nii;ht with slight amendments. The rule for enforcement of the cloture was abandoned. Donald Wallace, the well-known sports man, was elected to represent the South western province in the Legislative Council, vacant by the death of the late Mr Francis Ormond. In the House last night the Premier stated that the Government had no infor mation from the Imperial authorities res pecting the suggestion that English troops should bo stationed in Victoria. He added that he believed the colony would be opposed to such a proposal.
