AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7732, 21 November 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received November '20, at 1,5 a.m. Mklijouhnjc, November 20. Sailed— Waihora, for Bluff. The locust plague in somo districts is reaching alarming proportions, and the greater portion of vegetables, flowers, and horbago in Korang (180 miles north west of Melbourne) have fallen victims to the pest. The insects travel at the rate of several miles per day, and the surface of the rirer Locidon. which Hows through the FCerang district, is in many places black with the bodies of locusts, The Victorian Government will be represented in Borlin by Professor 11. J3, Allon, of Melbourne University, who is at present in the German capital investigating Dr Koch's cure for consumption. Several local medical men have left for Berlin on thoir own account. Other Colonial Governments having refused to boar part of the cost, the Victorian Government have doclined to contribute to the expense'of fitting out an Antarctic expedition. Tho Canadian Government have approved of the postponement of the departure of Mr J. J. C. Abbot, leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate, who was appointed a Cominis sioner to visit Australia for tho purpose of promoting trade relations with the colonies Mr Abbot will probably leave in March,

Brisbane, November 20. Arrived - - Wakatipu, from Auckland. Tho weather bureau forecasts-that the stormy winds, gales, rain, and rough seas now prevailing on tho Australian coast will mako their way towards Now Zoaland.

Roooivod Novombov <20, at 0.15 p.m. Sydnky, IVovombor IS. Somo anxioty is felt for tho safety of tho brigantine Edith May, which left Port Chalmers for this port -15 days ago. Grasshoppers aro causing great havoc in Ballaranald district, 0.00 miles inland.

Received Novombcr 20, at 8,16 p.m. Svdnky, Novombor 20. A heavy fall has takon plaoo in silver stocks since yootorday. Brokon Hill Proprietary, Ll2 17s; British Broken Hill, L 2 17s 6d; Contral, L 6 9s; ttorth, LI in ; South, L 5 8s; Block U, LG6s; Block 10, Ll3 8s; Junctions, L 3 Ss,