AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 124, 19 May 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electrio Telegraph. — Copyright

["PBB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION..!

Pbeth, W. A., May 18

A tragedy of a mysterious nature is reported from La Orange Bay, on the north-western coast, where a teamster named Graham and a blackf ellow have been discovered in a tent, both shot dead. There is no clue to the elucidation of the affair.

Melbourne, May 17.

The Wesleyan Conference have appointed the sev. Mr Morley, of New Zealand, one of the Australian delegates to the British Conference.

Newcastle, May 17.

A npw reservoir at the gasworks hold* ing three million gallons of water burst to«ilay while being tested. The damage done will take two months repair. No one was injured.

Sydney, May 18.

Two boys named Bompton and Sragg quarrelled, and the latter stabbed Cue former in the heart.

Oat?, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; Tartarian seeds oats, 2s 2d ; bran, 10|d ; pollard, lOd to lOfd ; maize, 2s 5d to 2s 6d ; New Zealand potatoes, 50s to 55s ; Victorian po« tatoes, 455 ; locally-made butter, , Is 4d to Is 6d ; best imported butter Is to Is 6d ; good second class butter' 9d to lOd ; cheese, 6d ; loaf size, 7d ; bacon, 6d to 10^d ; ham; Is to Is Id.

Wheat, 3s 4|d ; flour, stone made, L 7 ss ; oats, 2s Id ; stout, 2s lOd ; maize, 3s 3£d ; bran, lid.

Adelaide, May 17. The Gabo, which was injured by collision with the Cowrie, been floated off.

Bbisbane, May 17. The mother of the girl Baker, found murdered at Bunya and it was supposed bad been first outraged and then murdered by a blackfellow, has been arrested on suspicion. The woman had frequently been heard to threaten the chili's life.

Two gold prospecting expeditions to New Guinea have been sanctioned by the Commissioner.

Matze, 2s 5d ; onions, L 5 10s ; potatoes, L 3 17s 6d to L 4 17s 6d ; chaff, L 3 to L 3 ss.