AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9057, 18 May 1888, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[press association.] COLLAPSE OF~~A~SCAFFOLDING. b Melbourne, May 17. r A scaffolding which was being erected ' at the Cofiee Palace, fell with a tr«men- • dous crash to the pavement, fracturing i the skull of a boy, breaking a girl's leg, • and seriously injuring two other per- • sons, who were passing at the time. The workmen engaged on the structure escaped uninjured. ; BURSTING OF~A~RESERVOIR. Newcastle, May 17. : A new reservoir at the gasworks, holding three million gallons of water, burst to-day while being tested. The damage done will take two months to repair. No one was injured. THE STRANDED GABO. Adelaide, May 17. The Gabo has been floated off uninjured. PROSPECTING IN NEW GUINEA Brisbane, May 17. Two gold prospecting expeditions for New Guinea have been sanctioned by the Commissioner. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. ' Sydney, May 17. Oats, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; oats, Tartarian seed, 2s 24 Bran, lojd. Pollard, lOd to 10£ d. Maize, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Potatoes, New Zealand, £2 10s to £2 15s; Victonan, £2 ss. Butter, local, Is 4d to Is 6d; best, imported, Is to Is Id: good, second, 9d to lOd. Cheese, 6d; loaf ditto, 7d. Bacon, 9d to 9kL Hams, Is to Is Id. . " Brisbane, May 17. Maize, 2s sd. Onions, £5 10s. Potatoes, £3 17s 6d to £4 17s 6d. Chaff, £3 to £3 ss. Melbourne, May 17. Wheat, 3s 4£d. Stone-made flour, £7 ss. Oats, 2s Id ; stout, 2s lOd. Barley, mating, 5s 3d: Cape ditto, 2s lOd. Maize, 3s 3£d. Bran, lid. SHIPPING. Newcastle, May 17. Sailed : The Beeswing, forLyttelton ; and Silver Cloud, for Auckland. ,