AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9323, 28 March 1889, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Received March 28,1.10 a.m. THE RABBIT COMMISSION". Sydney, March 27. The report of the Babbit Commission is ready, but will not be made public till it is presented to Parliament With regard to the refusal of M Pasteur to allow any experiments to be made with anthrax, the Commission asked that definite experiments should # be made to thoroughly test the effect of "chicken cholera. M. Pasteur's representatives desired to expose infected food in certain parts of the colony, but the Commissioners would not agree to this until other experiments had shown that disease would spread as described. ACTION FOR LIBEL. Melbourne, March 27. I Dr. Rose, member for Melbourne North in the last Parliament, is instituting proceedings against the Age for a libellous advertisement published by the paper in connection with the present election campaign. The advertisement referred to recent divorce proceedings in which Dr. Rose was corespondent. Damages are laid at £5000. SIR WILLIAM JEEVOIS. Hobart, March 27. During the stay of the Wairarapa in Sort Sir William Jervois inspected the defences and was highly pleased wit! the Maxim gun. EXHIBITION AWARDS. Melbourne, March 27. Mr. Sonler, of Wanganui,was awarded third prize for red and white wines at the Exhibition. RAINS IN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, March 27. Splendid rains have fallen in many of the pastoral districts, which, have been greatly benefited thereby. STRALIAN~M ARRETS. Melbourne, March 27. . Wheat has been sold at prices ranging down to 5s 6d, but the rate lias now recovered to 5s 7d, which price however is strongly speculative. The market for oats is depressed, and New Zealand sorts are quoted at 3s lOd to 3s 10£ d. Sydney, March 27. • Californian wheat is quoted at 4s lOd to ss. A shipment of 2000 tons is ex pected in June, of which 1500 tons ha v., already been placed at 5s per bushel. Five hundred tons are now being offered at the same price to arrive. The sample shown is a prime one. SHIPPING. Melbourne, March 2?. Arrived : S.s. Taupo. Sailed : Last evening, the Waihora, for the Bluff; barque Cloncaird, for Lyttelton;, Sydney, Marc-h 27. Arrived: Barque Notero, from Lyttelton.. _ Newcastle, March 27. Sailed : Brigantine Peerless, for Auckland: schooner Kenihvorth, for Oamaru; Edith May, for Napier.