AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 842, 15 January 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

. [rEUTßr’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Victorian Railways. Melbourne, Saturday. The Argus announces that the system now in force on the Victorian railways of placing barriers on the platforms prior to the departure of trains will be abolished on Monday next.

[Received Jan. 15, 12,30 p.m.] The Victorian Loan. Melbourne, To-day. A telegram has been received from the Agent-General in London reporting that tenders for the unallotted balance of the Victorian loan are coming in slowly. Up to Sunday last additional tenders to the amount of L 72,000 had ■ been received. The Government has announced that it has not, as was re- . ported at the beginning of this month, guaranteed to maintain the minimum of the proposed redemption loan at par. Fire on Board a Ship. Brisbane, To-day. A fire broke out yesterday on board the ship Dpris Brodersen, at this port. It raged for some time, but was finally extinguished. The damage done was not serious. Drowned. Sydney, Saturday. Revs Falkers, M'Grath, and H. Clark Were drowned to-day while bathing near Kiama, a place on the coast ninety miles south of Sydney. Political. H. Copel, the Minister of Works, has been defeated for Newtown constituency. It is expected that he will be elected for East Sydney. Shipping. Arrived—Steamship City of Sydney, from San Francisco via Auckland. Sydney, To-day. Arrived, last evening:—Manapouri, from Auckland. _ Sailed, yesterday afternoon —Steamship Wakatipu, for Wellington. Sir W. Jervois and family are passengers by her. .Cricket. Hobaet, Saturday. A match between the English Eleven and a local team of = eighteen was concluded to-day, and resulted in a victory for the former by seven wickets. Mbrley took nine wickets for 40 runs.