AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1114, 14 August 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

JEEUTEIt's SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] SYDNEY, August 11. The report of the Mutual Life Assurance Association has been published. It shews gross receipts for the half-year of £421,000, and the profit for the same period is £01,000.. The approaching race i 3 attracting much attention. Messenger is the favorite. Mr Williamson has obtained an interim injunction to restrain the performance of " Pinafore." The weather has cleared throag-h----out the eolony. MELBOURNE, August. 11. Seventy-three New South Wales and Victori-an" horses have accepted for the Melbourne Cup. Le Loup is the onlv New Zealand acceptor. COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNE, August 12. Two thousand three hundrqd bags

of wheat, ex Charles Forbes, have been sold privately at 4s 9d. Considerable quantities of New Zealand oats, light feed to milling, fetched 2s 10|d to 3s s£d. ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, August 12. At a meeting of acquatics last night ifc was resolved to accept Hanlon's challenge to row Trickett for £2OOO, but the meeting refused to grant Hanlon's expenses. The statement of the Bth inst. of the appointment of Sir J. G. Innes as Attoruey-Gerieral was premature. The. office is not yet filled. MOTION OF WANT OE CONEIDENC3. BRISBANE, August 22. The leader of tho Opposition has given notice of motion condemning the public work policy of the Government. POLITICAL CRISIS IN TASMANIA. HOBART TOWN, August 11. A Ministerial crisis is imminent, owing to the result of tho West Devon election and want of cohesion among Ministerial supporters.