AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.
Great excitement. Sydney, March 5. Tremendous excitement is evidenced over the cricket match. Immense crowds throng the streets in front of the newspaper offices and traffic is almost completely blocked, and greatest difficulty in working the tram service. Fire. Sydney, March 5. A Chinese steamer brings news of a disastrous fire at Singapore, on January 21st. One hundred and fifty houses wero destroyed. The estimated loss is u quarter of a million uolluia. The fire originated through a boy letting olf fireworks in a Chinese shop. Cricket. Melbouhne, March 5. The city simply recks with cricket. The shop windows are mere displays of cricketing pictures. England's first innings closed for 385. Over 7,500 persons paid for admission to'day, £4BO being taken. Sporting. M ei.dourxe, March, 5.-—The Australian Cup resulted: Havoc, 1 ; Donation, 2 ; Harvester, 3. Ascot Yale Stakes : Challenger, 1 ; Onward, 2 ; Trentina, 3. Bouike Handicap: Eiridsford, 1 ; Tullamore, 2; Solanum, 3,
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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 2
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154AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 2
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