AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.! fBBUTEBB TELEGBAMB.I Received January 6. 2.42 p.m. Melbourne, This Day. It now appears the Preussen's engineer was drowned, it is believed while attemptine to esca pe by swimming ashore. The Australasian estimates the yield of wheac this season in Victoria at 12,* 091.000 bushels, being an average of 1170 bushels to the acre. The surplus is estimated at 133,000 bushels. The Leader's estimate is us follows: — Yield, 12.452.000 bushels ; average, 12' 10; surplus, 153,000 bunhels. Sydney. This Day. The final match between tiie English* men and the Australian eleven commences here to-morrow. Melbourne, January 5. The Te Anau sailed this afternooa for the Bluff. In the cricket match, England v. Australia, the latter in their second innings, were all disposed of for 249 ; Evans bowled 11 ; Trott not out 29. The Englishmen require 210 to win. The Governments of New South Wales and Victoria have agreed t* holding a conference at Adelaide for the consideration of utilising the river Murray for irrigation, purposes. Sydney, Jan vary 5. The certificate ot Mr Knowles, second officer of the Helen Nicoll, has been suspended for three months. The actual deficiency in the colonial revenue at the end of the year is estimated at two millions and a half.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 78, 6 January 1887, Page 2
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