AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 97, 7 February 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright jPKtt UNITED PRISSS ASSOCIATION [■ Sydney, February 5. The Attorney-General has declined to file a Bill against Captain Eossi for disturbing the service at Goulburn -Cathedral. This Day. This Postal Conference meets on February 26. The business has not; yet been arranged, but two principal items will be be the discussion of postal and cable rates. Hobaht, This Day. The Court-martial has ordered Lieut. Moore, of H.M.S. Penguin, who was charged with writing a letter making- fri- , volous and unfounded charges' against his superior officers," to forfeit five months seniority and be .dismissed from the Penguin. Melboubne, February 6. The Government have decided not to ' alter their plan 9 respecting the loan . j '1 here is no immediate need of hinds and it doe"! not matter whether the loan is floated for five months or not. Adeiaide, Febrnary 6The South Australian Register states that the yield of wheat is far below ex pecfations. The total yield is estimated tit 12.374000 bushels', with an average of a trifle ovar six ond a half bns'iels to the acre. After making the usual allowances there will be available for export about 235,000 "tons. Brisbane, February 6 A local auctioneer claims to have discovered a euro fo |- eonsunii.tion and can* cer, an i he intends to erect a jlunt capable of treating 10,000 patients He has offered his specific, to the Queensland Government for £25,003. Pkkth, February 6 The Colonial Treasurer's budget estimates the revenue tor the year at £430,---'OOO and the expenditure at £4010)0. leaving a balance sufficient to moot the interest on the new loan at ..the end of 1892. The public debt of the Colony is £1,284.000 One of the principal bank-* m London' lias' oflVred to adv.mco thp money required pending the rising of the loan.