AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 25 August 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

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, Shipping. Sydney, Yesterday.

Arrived, this morning—Union Company’s steamship Hauroto, from Lyttelton.

ACeremony. ;The Agricultural Society’s Exhibition Was ,opened to-day by his Excellency the Governor in the presence of large numbers of distinguished visitors. The Exhibition is considered very successful as regards number and quality of the exhibits, land was largely attended during the afternoon.

.Parliament. Kew South Wales Parliament assemble ibr.the despatch of business during the first week in October.

A Suggested Memorial. It has been proposed that a memorial shall be, erected to the 1 memory of the late . Archbishop Vaughan, and active steps, are how being taken to raise a fluid fortbat'purpose.

The Markets. J ;Ne* Zealand wheat per bushel, 4s New Zealand oats, 2s 4d; maize, as„‘jt o<l Sugar Company’s No. 1 pieces, per ton, L 35. s lo . . .. (Adelaide, Yoaterday. .-Wheat remains at 5s to 5s id. The market is quiet. Town flour Ln 5s to 1/ri los per ton; country brands, buyers Lio ns'; sellers, Lio 10s. The iraght, market is improving. fß«CeiTed Auguat24, 12.30 p.m.] The Postal Union.

■ .... , Melbourne, To-day. A .communication received from the Gentfan Government, in reply to Mr Berry’s intimation of the results of the postal 1 conference -held in Sydney in itates' that the Secretary of the German Postal Department is writing bn behalf of his Government, stating that it, would, be impossible to comply with the demand of the colonies for,separate.rotes in the affairs of the' postal' union, and urges that the question should be left to the vote p! ah intercolonial convention next year.