INTERCOLONIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 7471, 15 March 1888, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. 1 [Per Press Association.]

THE SILVER BOOM. Sydney, March 15. (Received March 15,1888, at 2.10 p m.)

Silver shares arc still quiet, except those of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company’s mine, which are firmly held at about L4OO. New companies are being floated and discoveries made daily, particularly in the Tuena and Orange districts. Among the latter are said to be some valuable deposits of tin.

SITTING ON PASTEUR. Sydney, March 15. A Bill to prevent the introduction of disease into the colony for the purpose of rabbit extermination passed through all its stages in the House last evening.

WHOLESALE MUNICIPAL SWINDLING.

Sydney, March 15,

It is stated that the Mayor’s special audit of the Corporation accounts has disclosed embezzlements to the amount of L 21,000. All the books and accounts from January, 1880, to June, 1881, have disappeared. Four officers of the Engineer’s Department will probably be suspended.

SPORTING

Sydney, March 14

The racehorses Nelson and Escutcheon leave by the Mararoa for New Zealand to-day.

A PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT. Brisbane, March 15.

At a meeting of the German Club held last evening it was decided to establish, in memory of the deceased Emperor, a fund to assist distressed Germans.

CRICKET.

Melbourne, March 15.

A match played between Vernon’s team and an eleven from the Melbourne Cricket Club for the benefit of Bates, was won by the former by live wickets. The highest scorers were—for Melbourne, MTlwraith 89 (not out) ; and for the Englishmen, Abel 92 (not out).

LIKELY TO BE A FIZZLE,

Melbourne, March 15,

It is feared that some difficulty will be experienced in arranging a review of the colonial troops here in the first week of the Exhibition. The Queensland Government were the only one who answered the circular.

AN EXPORT RATE WANTED.

Melbourne, March 15.

At a meeting of the Harbor Board an attempt was made to impose an export wharfage rate, in consequence of the heavy outlay the Board have been put in completing the wharf improvements and accommodation, which have exceeded L 750,000. The chairman ruled the motion out of order, as being opposed to the fiscal policy of the country.