AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6369, 17 February 1886, Page 3

AUSTRALIA.

Br BLSCTW THTJtQBAPH—COFTEieHT. '; [BIOIIB's TKL»SBAMB.] BeeelTed February leih, 18.45 p.m. lIELBOUBNE, Pebrnaty 16. The Hon. James White's horeeNordenfelt has been struck ont of all his engagements at the T.R.C. Aainmn Meeting. Matchlock heads the betting for the Australian Cup at 100 to 14, Sheet Anchor and Sirdiue being ai 100 to 10. For the Champion Stakes 100 to 25 is wanted about Sheet Anchor, Sardius coming next at 100 to. 16. It is expected that Mr Service will tender the resignation of himself and his colleagues to his Excellency the Governor to-day. HMrtTMI Febiwy 17Oi, 1.10 MB. MELBOURNE, February 16. The local Manager of the National Mori-gage Agency Company, New Zealand, Limited, reports of the Melbourne market as follows: — Shipping wheat meets with a firm aiod active demand, at Id per bushel ;\New Zealand feed oats are quieter, at 2e 6d to 3s; milling, oats are moderately enquired for, at 33 2d to 3i 3d; New Zealand oate, under bond, 2s 4d to 2a 6d per bushel; rye grass is in fair demand, at 49 to 4s 9d per bushel; eockflfoot, 4Jd to 4fd. Becelred FebrnMT leth, noon. A COLLIERY FIBB. SYDNEY, February 16. .The fiteia still burning in the Lithgow colliery, all efforta to extinguiah the : fiunes having proved unavailing. The manager of, the mine, who was rescued in , a state of insensibility, has einee died. Beodved Febieuy 16th, nooo. OOOKTOWN, Fabruary 16. ! A boat accident, whicb, it ie feared, has involved fatal - consequences, took place here yesterday. The lugger Arthur capsized during a heavy equaU. Twelve of her passengers are missing. Search is being made, but strong apprenensionfl are felt that they are drowned. ■oMtad February lfttb, 7.15 p.»ADELAIDE, February 16. Arrived, thismernißg—BM S. Austral, from London.