AUSTRALIAN

New Zealand Mail, Issue 907, 19 July 1889, Page 25

AUSTRALIAN

(PER press ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, July 11. One of the cargoes of Californian wheat has been disposed of privately. The other has been stored, awaiting a rise in prices. The total deliveries received here during the week was 458 tons of wheat and 358 tons of flour from Victoria, 283 tons of flour and 654 tons of wheat from New Zealand. The four-masted schooner Collaroy, bound from Sydney to San Francisco

twith a cargo of coal, Isaa been wrecked on the Californian coaßt. The crew ‘were saved. A strike among the miners working tin the Mount Kembla mines is.likely «to eventuate to-morrow, owing to the trefueal of the mine managers to rednce 'the hours of labour from nine to eight sa.nd a half hours. Sydney, July 12. A heavy fall of snow has taken plaee tin the Upper Murray districts, in the neighbourhood of Kiandra. It is lying 20ft deep in the gullies, and heavy floods are feared when the snow Ibegins to melt. Huddlestone, the well - known •cricketer, haa been arrested on a •charge of embezzling the sum or XG2SO from the department of the Jiegistrar-Genoral. Sydney, July 13. The wreck of the steamer Fijian, as ©he lies on the reef near Tanna, New has been sold for L 5. The evidence taken at the inquest i©n the body of Pettitt, recovered rirom the Glebe Colliery, shows that there had been no inspection of the mine for four weeks previous to the accident. Sydney, July 15. The miners at Mourn. Ivembla have ©truck. The steamship owners of Australasia have resolved that freights must ibo paid in cash in exchange for delivery orders, the rule to apply to the various colonies. .Arrived—M araroa. Failed—Kingarooma. Sydney, July 19. A remarkably rich find of silver is reported from the Central mine, . ißrokeu Hill. A specimen shows '34i(k>z to the ton. Bktseane, July 11. Information has been received from the New Hebrides that a British wartslup has removed to a place of safety ihe remaining Europeans at Ambryu iu consequence of the recent depredations committed thereby the natives. Brisbane, July 12. The Governor of New Guinea has 'made a successful ascent of Mount Owen Stanley. The expedition arranged by his .Excellency is the first ,to have reached the top of this wellknown mountain, though several attempts have been made by previous ■parties. Brisbane, July 14. The highest peak of the Owen Stanley Mountains, which has been ascended by Mr McGregor, Commissioner of New Guinea, has been named Mouut Victoria. Its height is 13,121 ft above sea ievei. Mr McGrecror found a perfect climate,' daisies, buttercups, and other flowers, also heather aud grasses growing on the summit. Beisbane. July 15. The Maori football team beat Queensland by 22 points to nil. Adelaide, July 12. A good harvest is anticipated, audit is estimated, from present appearances, that it will be the heaviest on record. Theyield is expected to reach 5,000,000 bushels. Melbourne, July 12. j Inquiry into the collision between the barque Vision, from Kaipara, and the ship Sardomene off Cape Otway resulted in the Court finding that; the latter was to blame. No order, however, was made, and the certificates were returned to the officers. Melboubne, July 17. Arrived—S.S. Bayley,from London. Hob AST, July 13. The Fii ancial Statement shows a fuDpluH of nearly L 13.000. It is estimate d shat there will be a surplus next year of L 12,0 0. Newcastle, July 14. The si earner Afghan, which foundered in the harbour while being load'd with coal, has been successfully floated. Newcastle, July 15. 1 lie Bo'bwell Castle sailed on Saturday for Wellington. Thursday Tsland, July 15. The German barque. K_> uiiwoHli has been wrecked at Fly Hiv* r. New Guinea. A boat with t! e mate and flve of the cr< w is mfising ; the rest have been rescued. • Sne was bound i mm Newcastle to Sourabai a, in Java, With a cargo of coal.