AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 34, 9 February 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT j YIELD. i Received 10.42 a.m.) ADELAIDE, this day. The Adelaide "Register"' estimates the wheat yield at 13.717,000 bushels, compared with H. 190,000 bushels last year and the exportable surplus 275,000 tons against 285.000 tons in the previous year. Tire sample U excellent. PLAGUE IX QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. February S. Another plague patient has died, and a fresh case was reported last night. i Received 10.42 a.m.) BRISBANE, this day. Another ease of plague i≤ reported here. AUSTRALIAN TENNIS. i Received 10.10 a.m.) dYDNEY. February 9. At a meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association a letter was received from the New Zealand Association, agreeing to join it the association were willing that >.t".v Zealand elected one of the vice-pre-sidents. The association will meet next week to select a team to play for the Dairs Cup in England. ROYAL PORTRAITS UNVEILED. SYDNEY. February ». The ceremony of unveiling portraits of the King .aid Ouec-u that Lave been print* n ted to ihe National Gallery of Sydney. v..i- performed today hy the (iovernor ■sir Harry Rau-soni. The King's portrait wa-> presented by Karl Beuucnamp. .'.!\d the Queen"-* by the women of New S_>uth Wales. Both were painted by Loug-suiiT. the Australian artist.