AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2465, 28 April 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

lßy Eleothio Tklkguaph. — Copyright.] Adelaide, April 26, The vintage this year is excelleut, and it is computed that the yield will be 140,000 gallons of wine. Brisbane, April 26. H.M.s. Lizard stranded on a reef 95 miles north of Cook town, but no further particulars are to hand. Melbourne, April 20. A signalman named Couch, on the Kensington Railway, was run over by the train today, and the body horribly mutilated. Siavin's backers offm , to back him against Burke for £500 a-side. Syjjsky, April 2C. The annual stock returns for the colony, as prepared by the Registrar-General, show as follows :—390.000 horses, 1,500,000 head of cattle, 47,000,000 sheep. The wool clip for the year was 191.50.1,0001b. Cardinal Moran, who is about to visit Rome, lias been presented with a purse containing 450 sovereigns. The recent dispute which took place in the Legislative Assembly between Messrs Haynes ;md Fletcher has resulted in the former taking proceeding's against Mr Fletcher for assault, and damages have been fixed at £5000. The defendant has now acknowledged the offence, and has puid £5 into Court, which he alleges is the full amount for which he is indebted. At Murrurnudi a man named Williams was run over by a train, and the body was mutilated to such an extent as to bo beyond recocnition. Iu the House, the Treasurer stated that the Centennial celebrations coat £26,000. An exceedingly rich discovery of chloride of silver has been made in the Broken Hill South, yielding a high percentage of silver.