AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 93, 4 February 1892, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LPIR OfIITBDPBRSS ASSOCIATION. J bYDSEY, February 2. To- day's play in the cricket match be* tween the Englishmen and Australians was characterised by the greatest ex* i citement. Moses, because of an injury to his leg, was unable to bat at the last moment.consequently the Australian ' team played only ten men; The innings closed for 391, leaying the Englishmen 230 to make to win. Bannerman, whose score araonnted to 91, was nearly nine hours at the wicketa. Bruce played a dashing innings for 72. McLeod made 18; Turner (not oat), U; Callavray, 0 j Blackham. 0. Mr Connell, an Oamaru (New Zealand) resident, has interviewed Mr Prince, of the Stock Department, relative to rcmov* ing the embargo on the importation of New Zealand sheep into New South Wales. Mr Bruce replied that he was communicating with the New Zealand Government on the subject. The cessation of the prohibition was of special importance to New Zealand in view of a subsidy being granted for meat export in New South Wales, rendering necessary the import of rams for crossbreeding purposes. St. Joseph's Society has issued a circular to depositors, suggesting the sus» ponsion of payment for three mouths, and that the payment of the large de . posits be extended for five years at yearly instalments. The directors state that the Society is in a sound position, but that (he assets are unreliable, a state of affairs brought about by the recent financial panic. February 3. The second of the test matches be tween Lord Sheffield's team and the Australians was finished to-day the latter again winning, this time with 74 runs to spare. The second innings of the visitors closed for 156 runs. The scores for the day were— Stoddard 69. Head 22, Peel 5, Lohmann 16, McGregor 12, Briggs 12, Attewell 0, and Sharpe 4 ; extras, 8. Turner took 4 wickets for 46, and Giffen 6 for 72. The result was re - ceived by the spectators with enthusiastic delight, and the Australians were cheered to the echo. The third test match between the Australians and Englishmen will be played at Adelaide. The Australian team will be the same as played here, except that Moses will be replaced by either Donnan or Gregory. Twelve shops were destroyed by fire at Broken Hill last night, bat the damage is not yet known. Adelaide, February 3, The strike at Moonta mines is ended. The men attribute the defeat to the miserable support received from the Miners' Association*