AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1712, 17 March 1888, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, March 14,

Sailed—Te Anau, for Bluff. The agricultural statistics published by the Government give the wheat yield at 13,300,000 bushels, which is an average of 10.8 per acre. The oat yield is 4,500,000 bushels, which is an average of 22.7. The appeal made on behalf of the man Grocock* who lies under sentence ot death for a murderous assault ou Collins, the stationmaster at Glenhuntley, has been dismissed,

Several scientific bodies express the opinion that the microbes proposed to be introduced by M, Pasteur, with which to exterminate rabbits, will destroy native and domesticated birds and animals. They mention that twenty years ago a disease was prevalent among poultry in Victoria, and was only eradicated by killing every fowl infected.

A forty-seven ounce nugget has been found in the Midas mine, Ballarat.

The cricket match played between Vernon's team and eleven from the Melbourne Cricket Club, for the benefit of Bates, was won by the former by five wickets.

On the arrival of the Orient Company's steamer Ormuz, she was boarded by a detective, who instituted a strict search. The object of the visit is « secret.

Arrived Rotomahana, from the Bluff.

Sydney, March 14.

A silver rush has broken out six miles from Wsrne, near Orange and claims have been pegged out for miles. The stone is pronounced to be of superior quality. In the House, last night, Mr Dibbs' motion of ceLsure on the Government, in connection with the recent report of the Select Committee on • the purchase of Circular Quay property, was negatived by forty-seven to eleven. March 15,

Silver-miuing shares are still quiet, except those on the Broken Hill proprietary company's mine, which are firmly held at about £4OO. New companies ore being floated, and fresh discoveries are made daily, particularly in the Tueua and Orange districts. Amongst the latter are said to be soim valuable deposits of tin. A Bill to prevent the introduction of disease into the colony for the purpose of rabbit-extermination passed all its stages in the House last evening. The racehorses Nelson and Escutcheon leave by the Mararoa for New Zealand. Arrived —Hauroto, from Wellington, An ex-alderman named Parker hanged himself this afternoon. Carroll, the self-accused murderer, had been trying to got a passage to England, but hearing that his brother had divulged the secret of his imprisonment for assault he became downcast, and said he might as well tell the other crime. He had intended to do so sooner or later, being broken down by the memory of it. He states that he struck the girl only one blow. Carroll seems to be in full possession of his faculties, and so far there is no ground for disbelieving his story. A serious fire is raging at Forbeß, the chief town on the Lnohlan river. The principal hotel, post-office, and other buddings have been burned, Beisbanb, March \i.

A tram on the Western line collided with a cab at a street crossing in the town of Ipswich, twenty-five mi es from here, killing a pas6?nger and seriously injuring his \>ife; The cjrivep and sou were alao badly hurt. Adelaide, March 15. Mr Streeter, the well-known Loudon

eweller, has written a letter warning people againrft buying Austra'ian rubies, which he states are merely garnets, The Mount McDonnell Compony's shares have fallen, in consequence. A man, clad fantasticality, perambulates the streets claiming to be Christ. He enters the courts and mining exchanges, proselytising, and has already gained a number of followers. The authorities' have not interfered.