AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10423, 22 April 1897, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Prttss Association.—Klactric Telegraph.— WHEAT YIELD IN NEW SOUTH • - 1 WALES. ' Sydney, April 21. The Government Statistician has com' i-jp! pleted the wheat) returns for the past V'fe season. They show that thp actual area y v ':s out for grain was 867,500 acres, being an , J | increase of 271,000 on the previous year, ■ the yield being 8,848,000 bushels, an in., crease of 3,052,000. The average yield pel , acre was 10,2 bushels, an increase of 1, ■ jg Since December 5 these figures show larg« increases on the .previous official progress ' reports. , . .. <;lyj BAPTIST FEDERATION. > ; 'J§ • Sydney, April 21, The Baptist, Union adopted a resolution favouring the federation of the Unions of the various colonies. ' A FORTUNATE NEW ZEALANDER. Bobart, April 21. Carter, of Princes-street, Dunedin, won . /<-' •the first prize ol £1800 in Tattorsall'a Sydnej ;|f Cup Sweep. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. Sydney, April 21.. •>& Mr. Reid has summoned a meeting of the ; $ Cabinet for Friday to arrange for the open- »' ing of Parliament on Tuesday to consider the Governor's speech. GOVERNMENT STOCK. ' , ..J Sydney, April 21. .;■=§ Sales of Government stock have been suspended till farther notice, the Govern* ment having sufficient funds at its disposal. ' ' a FASHIONABLE wedding. . ' "{| Sydney, April 21. /*• A large and most brilliant assemblage,' strictly limited by ticket to prevent an j unseemly crush, crowded the cathedral this afternoon to witness the marriage ol ' ■/£ the Hon. Margate!; Brand, the eldest ' V;, daughter of the Governor, and Captain 'v'. Algernon Ferguson, aide-de-camp to tin '1 Governor. The building was lavishly de- % corated. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Bathurst, assisted by several H clergymen. The service was fully choral. •,i The bride was given away by her father, The bridesmaids were the Hons. Alice and '-.K Dorothy Brand and Misses Buxton and Darley. The dresses were magnificent. .•>> Enthusiastic.crowds lined the street?. , CONFERENCE OF COMMERCIAL , Aj , TRAVELLERS. • |g /■ Adelaide, April 21. At the Commercial Travellers' Confer* >0, ence it was decided that the steamship few companies on the Australian coast had agreed to grant a concession of 20 per cent, : ' to commercial travellers, and 10 percent, on the New Zealand and Tasmanian coasts jjjg rates. It was decided to Bend congratulatory messages to the Queen and the Federal .; ' Convention. The next Conference will bs v v » held in Brisbane. The Conference resolved to write to Mr, 'V; Seddon pointing out that the tax on travellers is injudicious and unjust, and to urge its removal at an early date, or, if it if . r < found impracticable to abolish it, that it be '' materially reduced. '.J THE FATAL QUARREL. • .;J Sydney, April 21. . At the inquest on Larsen a verdict ol " wilful murder was returned against Johnion. -1 ■'»- 1 '• ■ CYCLING. • . ' ' " " ' " Melbourne, April 21. Lesna undertook to lower the Australian ..r'ffl record from ,10 to 100 miles. Ho covered 'xV 10 mil« in 22m. l-oi,; 50 miles, lh, 58in. ; . 100 miles, 3b. 54m; 50s. • ■The four pacing multicycles which assisted him did-some< -.v-'' what faulty work. _ '' a v >!-> ■; ; CRICKET. • Pbbth, April 21. - . tiiffeu'i team defeated the representative '"-y eighteen by ten wickets. ' &M?, > 1 -V