AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 8, 13 November 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

BRISBANE, Saturday. The barque Ramsay, 767 tons, bound from this port to London, has become a total wreck on the Elisabeth Beef off Queensland coast. The crew escaped in boats which, however, parted company, and that containing the Captain is missing, ths other castaways have arrived here, they were six days at tea and suffered groat privations, Mr Ilwraith, premier, recognising the weaknees of hit party in the new Parliament J has tendered the resignation of himself and 4 colleagues. They have been accepted by th|M Government and His Excellency has Mr Griffiths to form a new A disastrous conflagration occurred the lower part of this city at a late hour lafK ' night, The fire commenced in a Chinese quarter, Lower George Street, and spread rapidly, Among the buildings destroyed were two Chinese warehouses and the pre* mites occupied by Messrs Dynod and Co. crockery warehousemen, and Messrs Mil* chell, Francis * Co, shipchandlers. The coffee palace was also much damaged. Ahe total loss io estimated at £200,060 part of which is covered by Insurances. MELBOURNE, Saturday, Heavy rain has fallen here without inter* mission during the night. Pumping operations on the steamship Rodondo have been successful, and she is now afloat. Owing to the wet weather which still pre* vails the fourth days V.R.C, Races are post* pontd until Monday next. Sunday.

Heavy rain has now fallen without cessation for three days, and it is believed it will be impossible to hold the races to-morrow.