AUSTRALIAN.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 764, 22 October 1886, Page 17

AUSTRALIAN.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright,

(REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.)

Sydney, October 20.

It; is announced that Mr Suttor, the Postmaster-General, has made a counter proposal to the New Zealand Government with reference to the increase of the cable rates, but the nature of the communication has not yet transpired. Adelaide, October 20.

The Government Geologist, who has returned from the Wankaringa Goldfields, has brought with him several nuggets. Sydney, October 20. The Union Company’s R.M.S. Mararoa arrived this morning from Auckland.

The festivities in connection with the Sydney Municipal Jubilee will be concluded to-morrow.

Melbourne,- October 20. The Union Company’s s.s. Tarawera sailed this afternoon for the Bluff.

Adelaide, October 20.

Considerable excitement has arisen here over the discovery of gold at Wankaringa, and a large number of men have left for and are still proceeding to the field. Many miners have also been attracted from Wallaroo and Moonta.

Melbourne, October 20.

The manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports on the local grain market as follows :—Shipping wheat, quieter and weaker, 5a 3d to 5a 4d ; malting barley, dull, 3s 9d to 43 4d. Oats.—New Zealand feeding, quieter, 3s Id to 3s 4d; New Zealand milling, rather weaker, 3a 4d to 3a 5d ; New Zealand, in bond, slow of sale, 2s 5d to 2s 7d.

Melbourne, October 21.

Mr Derharn, Postmaster-General, replying to a proposal of Mr Suttor, Postmaster-General of New South Wales, that Victoria should contribute to a subsidy for the New Zealand cable, has stated that toe Victorian Government declined to contribute except on a federal basis, which should include all the cables connecting with Australia.

(UNITED press association.) Sydney, October 14.

Sir Henry Parke’s wan: ot confidence motion, after a two nights’ debate, was defeated by 58 to 34. An amendment has been moved by Mr Abbott in favor of a judicious system of retrenchment in public expend!tuie and farther taxation. This was agreed to. The debate generally wa3 well sustained, but one episode occurred which led to a scene. Mr Burke, one of the members for Tamworth, stated that some remark of Mr Abigail’s was a damned lie, and in making an apology repeated the obnoxious epithet, but subsequently made an amole apology. The prorogation takes place next week, with a view to early reassembling. A large number of guests are now in Sydney for the Municipal Jubilee gathering. At the reception at the Town Hall one of the best speeches was made by the Mayor of Wellington. The Mayor of Auckland also spoke. Yesterday the guests were taken round the harbpr, and afterward entertained at a bauquet at Cabarita, Parramatta Biver. The Mayor of Wellington was amongst those who responded. Brisbane, October 14.

Mr Palmer has given notice of motion declaring that, in view of the impossibility of obtaining a substantial reduction in the cable rates to Europe from the present Cable Company, the Government be empowered to join with one or more of the other colonies in a subsidy to a Cable Company for the construction of a deep-sea cable to Europe. News has been received at Cooktown of an outrage by the New Guinea natives on the steamboat Koredo. Four persons were killed aud two wounded. Whilst lying in one of the New Guinea harbors the vessel was surrounded by native boats. The natives, without warning, seized the captain and speared him, and some others. The boatswaio, who was armed, made a gallaut resistance, and killed one native and wounded two others. The rest then fled.