INTERCOLONIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 7431, 28 January 1888, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] [Fer Press Association.J THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. MELBOURNE, January 27. The Wesleyan Conference decided that the time had not yet arrived for the union of all Methodist bodies. M. PASTEUR AND THE RABBIT PEST. MELBOURNE, January 27. Both the ‘Argus’and ‘Age’ recommend that great caution should be exercised in adopting the scheme of M. Pasteur for introducing chicken cholera to exterminate rabbits, but if the scheme proved successful it should be recognised as a great boon. IMPORTATION OF STOCK. MELBOURNE. January 27. The Minister of Lands states that it is probable that the Government will remove the order prohibiting the importation of stock into Victoria, but every precaution will be adopted to prevent the introduction of disease. CRICKET. SYDNEY, January 27. In the intercolonial cricket match New South Wales bus lost three wickets for 269. The highest scorers are: M'Donnell, 42; Moses (not out), 147 ; Burton (not out), 47. M'Donnell was missed the first ball. Lillywhite’s team have been at Orange playing a team of twenty-two, whom they easily defeated by an innings and 70 runs, FATAL ACCIDENT. SYDNEY, January 27. At the Clarence Town races to-day two horses fell, and one of the jockeys was killed; the other had his shoulder dislocated. THE ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP. SYDNEY, January 28, Twenty horses are expected to start for the Anniversary Handicap. Crossfire has jumped into the position of second favoiite, has been heavily backed in Melbourne, and is firm at 5 to 1, LORD LOFTUS’S BANKRUPTCY. SYDNEY, January 23. The ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ in referring to the statements made by Lord Augustus Loftus at his bankruptcy examination, states that ho has slandered the Colony, and it urges that Parliament should deal with it. Lord Augustus was handsomely renin' nerated, and if he did not save money it must have been because he was loaded with European debts. SHIPPING. SYDNEY, January 28. Sailed : Pukaki, for Wellington via Newcastle. VERNON’S CRICKET TEAM. HOBART, January 28. The cricket match Vernon's Team v. Tasmania was drawn, owing to rain. The Englishmen scored 398, Peel contributing 190, and the local men lost two wickets for 130, Burn being not out with 04. SHIPPING. MELBOURNE, January 28. Arrived i Peerless, brigantine, from Whangaroft.