AUSTRALIAN.
Melbourne, Oct. 8. On Hospital Sunday, in Melbourne and suburbs, £4,000 was realised. Mount and Morris are believed to have gone to Batavia. Warrants are out for their arrest. The squatters of the Wimmera, engaged in dummyiam, are threatened with the loss of their runs. Eight new lines of railway are proposed. They will cost £3,000,000, and extend a distance of 376 miles. The Government opposes Mailer's elaim to Buckley's property, amounting to £30,000, on the ground that the will is a forgery. The wool market is brisk. Sales have been effected up to 22id. The TComan Catholic B'shop,|Dr Groold, goes home by the mail steamer. Private Californian advices state that three vessels are loading grain for Melbourne. Anarchy prevails in Fiji. The whites are armed to resist taxation. Captain Simson, of the Blanche, issued a proclamation warning British subjects against a breach of the peace at their peril. A Baptist clergyman at Emerald Hill sold church lands for £2000, and put the money into his own pocket. The French steamer Fenelon is daily expected with the wives of 500 Communists, for Noumea. 6s 7d has been refused for the Atlanta's cargo of Californian wheat. Commercial. — Flour is depressed, country brands, £14. Fair wheat 6s 3d to 6s 3fd ; market unsettled. Oats 4a 5d to 5s 4d. Sydney. The Upper House Amendment Bill has been referred to a Select Committee. Mr Parkes made an effective speech on the Pacific Postal Contract. Mr Kobertson moved an adjournment for the production of tenders. Mr Parkes agreed to an adjournment till next day. Extensive forgeries of bank notes have taken place in Parramatta Gaol. Adelaide. A London telegram reports wheat at 70s, and 73a on the continent. Hobabt Town. A want of- confidence motion in the Ministry has been proposed. A dissolution is impending. Brisbane. The Government expedition to the Endeavor River has discovered a rich and extensive diggings. The James Patterson, stea,rner, has been chartered to convey thither officials, stores, and horses.
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Southland Times, Issue 1809, 21 October 1873, Page 2
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331AUSTRALIAN. Southland Times, Issue 1809, 21 October 1873, Page 2
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