AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2765, 3 April 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[by KI.ECTUIC TKLKGIIAL'H—COrTHIGH'i'. l Sydney, April 1. Four thousand out of a flock of ten thousand sheep have been drowned near Yetman. All the residents of this town removed to Sandy Ridge, where they were forced to remain for three days. Mr W. T. Best, the organist, has arrived here, and the grand organ recently imported for the Centennial Hall will be opened in June?.' The revenue of New South Wales received foe the quarter shows an increase of £51,000. . 1 : ,'H ; ! Melbourne, April 1. The revenue for the quarter shows i decrease of £65,000 compared with the same period last year. The falling off is partly accounted for by the decrease of £21,000 in stamps, owing to the reduction in postage rates. The full Court has decided that the National Bank must bear the loss caused by the Oregon,frauds. Mr Bottom, passenger for New Zealand by the s.s. Britannia, from London, died shortly after the arrival of the vessel herej from dysentery. ; ; ;; j. April 2. Sailed, yesterday: The Mararoa, for the Bluffi . Adelaide, April 1. An i audacious; robbery of. £2600:'toqk place yesterday at' the' Winter of' 1 this Commercial Bank. The thief got clear iway. The total amount of wheat exported to date is 93,000 tons. This is within 3000 tons of the whole, of last .year's sxport. . . .. .i, April 2. Last quarter's revenue shows an in:rease of £150,000, compared with the lame period last year. -- ,~ ' ; r '. Brisbane, April i. Owing to the ravages by the storm aud loods out west a famine among tne ettlers. is threatened. Hojsaht, Apt il 2. The Doric arrived''at 5 o'clock, and ailed at 1 o'clock this afternoon. She rings 3!) passengers for Australia aud 76 ►r New Zealand.