AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 137, 17 May 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ELECTiOIf IN" VICTORIA.

(by electric telegraph.— copybigwt.) ; (BETTER'S TEIiBGBA.MS.) i ""■ .: : MELBbniuHßir Miy 15. The election of a member for Sandhurst to fill the vacancy m the representation of that constituency caused by | the death of Mr h. Clark, has resulted I m the return of Mr A.~ Mackay. i Sai'ed, this afternoon — Union steam- | ship Te Anau, for the. Bluff. .., i The Melbourne manager of the NationaljJMtortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports of the local grain market as follows :—rShipi ping wheat is dull at 5s Id to 5s 2d ; malting barley is very strong at 5s 9d to ,6s :2d,; New c Zealand .oats-are worth 3s Id to 3s 2d for feeding sorts ; an<? 3s , 3 1. to 33 4d for milling ditto ; New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s 4d to 2a 3d. : ..,; , „.,, ....... :; c. ....-,; Sydney, May 16. The celebration of the Congregational Jubilee commenced to-day, sixty delftgates from other colonies being present. The RevTiF". M. Jefferies, the president, delivered an address; ot weK come, to which, the Rev« Mr Daldy and others replied. ; ' '' Hobaet, May 16. ; A meeting of the IVTarine Board was held to-day to consider the; circumstances attending the death of a steerago passenger named McKay on board the steamer Manapouri, and the burial of the body at sea when the vessel was within sight of land. The Board, m i their decision, exonarate Captain Logan of the Mananouri. ; ,