AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1010, 1 August 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] The Melbourne Cup. Melbourne, Yesterday. The following horses have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup:— King Charles, Spread Eagle, Guesswork, Achilles, and Redbank. The Markets. The Melbourne Manager ot the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, reports of the local grain market as follows : Wheat is quoted at 4s pd to 4s ud for shipping parcels. The market is very depressed. Malting barley is in fair demand fat 5s to 6s. New Zealand oats are quieter, but steady; feeding sorts are worth 2s 9d to 3s id; milling do, 3s id to 3s 2d. New Zealand oats, under bond, are slow of sale at as id to 2s 3d. An Unfounded Report. Perth (Western Australia), July 81. It has been ascertained that the report that four of the Phoenix Park informers arrived here under assumed names by the s.s. Fathan is without

foundation. [Received August 1, 12.50 p.m.] The Suez Mail. Albany, Yesterday. Arrived, last evening—P. and O. steamship Australia, with jthe inward Suez mail

The Informers. Melbourne, To-day. _ The report that some of the Phcenix Park informers have arrived in Western Australia is generally doubted. Earthquake. Hobart, Yesterday. Several shocks of earthquake were felt to-day at Branxholme, in the north east of this colony. [Received August 1, 2.15 p.m.] Shipping Melbourne, To-day. Arrived, this morning—Te Anau, from the Bluff. Sailed, this morning—Manapouri, for the Bluff. The Wreck of the Waitara. Albany, To-day. The summary of the English news by the Suez mail, dated London, June 29, gives particulars of the collision between the ships Hurunui and Waitara in the English Channel on the 23rd June. The catastrophe was remarkable for its awful suddenness to both vessels. The Waitara sank at the longest estimate in four minutes. The momentary interlocking of the yards of the two vessels enabled sixteen from the Waitara to clamber aboard the Hurunui, otherwise all on board the former vessel would have perished. No steerage passengers were saved. The Waitara was engulphed before any boat could be launched from her.