AUSTRALIA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2009, 23 May 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIA. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]

S\ dnlv, May 21. Tiik Pacific Mail Company's It. M.s. City of Sydney sailed this afternoon with the homeward San Francisco mails. She has on hoard £7500 of specie. The drought still continues, and great inconvenience is experienced in the district in consequence of the scarcity of water. In the country districts rain is badly needed. H-iiled • The Union Company*, s.s. Wakatipu for Wellington, this afternoon.

Melhouunk, May 21. A series of experiments were made yesterday afternoon, iit Fitzroy, with a gas motor for the tram cars. A car containing 20 persons travelled at the rate of l J\ miles an hour, and the trial proved a complete success.

(Kcccucd M iy 22iiil, 12 50 p.m.) Adklaidk, May 22. The agricultural statistics for the past season have been issued by the (Jo\ eminent. They showed that the total yield of wheat in South Australia has been 14,600,000 bushels, an average of 7.30 bushels per acre. About 900,000 bushels have already been exported from the colony, and the quantity available is 50,000 tons, of which about half is for shipping.

Melbourne, May 22. Messageries s.s. Yarra, which has arrived here, brings news of a severe cyclone which occurred in Madagascar, on the 25th February last. Great damages was done to the shipping, no less than twelve vessels being destroyed.