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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 287, 8 June 1895, Page 2

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FUJRTHEK RISE IN PMCE OF BREAD. Per Press Association). Sydney, June 7. The Banker's Conference Las drawn up a series of recommendations with reference to banking legislation winch will be submitted to the Premiers of the various colonies. Amongst the subjects discussed were the deh'nation and limitation of bank quarterly returns, note issue, and the system of audit. Mr Le\vi.-=, who was paced by the tnndem team this afternoon, broke the Australian mile bicycle record, covering the distance in 2min 8 1 -sth sees. The performance was witnessed- and certified to by the officials of the New South Wales league of wheelmen. \ number of aboriginals at Fernraount drank a bottle of poisonous liquid, supplied by ii man named Kell», in the belief that it was mm. Two gins have since died, and four othei*3 are in a dangerous condition. Kelly has been arrested. The damage caused by the fire in the engine sheds at Harden is estimated at A2OOO. {Several engines suffered slight damages. Butter, advanced Id ; bran and pollard sold at lOd ; oats, prime feeding, 2s Id ; maize, 2s 6d ; onions, £'4 to £4 10s per ton ; peas, Prussian blues, 2s 6d to 3s 3d. This Day. The output of the Proprietory mine last week was over 200,0000zs of silver. Adelaide, June 7. Tv consequence of the rise in wheat the bakers have raised the price of the 21b loaf one half-penny. Brisbane, May 80. The full court dismissed the appeal of Messrs Brown and Jteid, who were recently nonsuited in an action brought against the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for their expulsion from the House in September last. This Day. A band of blacks attacked a camp of Chinese miners in May town district and killed one and dangerously wounded another. The warship Dart met a furious gale on her way from Sydney to Brisbane. Captain Hewing was thrown across the deck and had two ribs broken and one of the crew was seriously injured.