AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1084, 26 October 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[REUTER’S lELEORAMS —COPYRIGHT.] A Sick Minister. -’ Melbourne, Yesterday. Mr Anderson, Minister of Justice, is seriously ill, and his, condition is sidered critical by his medical ’at ted-" dants. - / - : ' : '' ■ ’ Wool Sale. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held a scond wool sale of the seasbn TO-* day. The catalogue comprised - 2,030 bales, of which 1,990 were sold at vdry. satisfactory prices, American buyers especially competing for the better .sorts with much spirit A firmrateis’ ObW established for good wools. Mora Scrtchings. Favo and Sportsman are .scratched for the Melbourne Cup. Shipping. oydsey, Yesterday. Sailed, this afternoon —The' Union steamship Hauroto for Auckls*:d. The Frozen Meat Ti ; .1The steamship Teviotdale -ulc i today for London with a cargo of t;,coo carcases of mutton. This is :u: largest shipment ever despatched from the colony. [Received Oct 26, 2 p.na.] The Betting Market Melbourne, To-day. The following are the latest betting quotations :—Melbourne Cup: Calau, Bto 1; First Demon, 10 ter 1; Aide-de-Camp, 12 to 1 ; Le Grand, 12 to x. Derby : Archie, even betting; Off Color, 4to 1; Martini Henry, 5.t0 1. Maribyronong Plate; Garfield* 4 to r; Second King, 7to 1; Helena, Bto 1; Honeydew, 10 to 1. , Mail Contract. Sydney, To-day. In the Legislative Assembly last night a contract with the Orient Steamship Company for the conveyance of mails between this colony and England was approved. Bishop Redwood, Brisbane, To-day-Bishop {Redwood, of Wellington, New'Zealand is now on a tour through this colony.