AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 143, 25 May 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

HURRICANE JIND, EARTHQUAKE # \< \^ ... ;; ; ';" "..: : ■. AUSTRALIA^ MARKETS. „ ; .., _ • . ... , ..-..■ (by siiorairo tblegJbaph.— cqpyEiGHT.) (REUTKB'« TBiiiflitAMSi) Melbohrnb, M«y. 22., , Arrived, "tWs evening— OVie'nt steami ship John Irom Plymouth (April 7.) ..;.., ...... ,j.. ; News has bf en received here that, a destructive hurricane and^eaTthquaVe occurred at Samfta qni^Majch^^isic). Many vessels were" totally wrecked, and two deaths' occVrred'fi-din drownThe Melbourne; manager of of -'the 3 National Mortgage and Aceccy Corns pany of New: Zealand (Limited) reports tdf the local grain market as follows :— Wheat is quiet at 5s Id to 5s 2d ; malting barley is weaker at 5s 6d to 6s. The maiket for New Zealand oats is steady;; feeding, sorts are quoted at 3s to Ss 3d jlmilling : ditto," 3s 3d to 8s sd. New Zealandoats, under bond, 2s 4d to2rßdr '■""■ •■-■-'■--'-■'---■ .. ; : ; -i . May 24 At the Volunteer review held here to-day two thousand men were arms. The weather was raining. / iADECAiDB, May' 24. The races which, were to, have taken place to-day, being the speend day of the Adelaide Racing Club Meeting, have^een postponed ion accopfc of the heavy rain which has; been falling since an early- hour. , ,' ... ..-..., . Joe Thompson, the well-kno wn bookmaker, who "^as ; jexpelled from the enclosure on Saturday, has issued a writ against the' Adelaide Racirg Clnb ior £5000 damages - ' '*■ ■'■'*■ x - Sydney, May 24. The Sydney Turf Glub Meeting: to-day was weell attnded and- the weather was fine. Th'eißirtliday JUupi was i won by Sardonyx, after a brilliant rac, with Molneth .• i second^ and Kqrmanby third; 2min 40seesi ;; . ; „..•;.; !f j Sailed, .this morning— Union steamship Waihora, .for A uckland .