INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11419, 10 May 1899, Page 4

INTERCOLONIAL.

Press Association—By_ Telegraph— Copyright. BUTTER EXPORT. . MELBOURNE, May & The value of the butter exported from the colony last- season was £670,000, being a decrease of £272,000 as compared with the previous season's exports. It is: estimated that tlie drought of the last iour years affected the butter exports to the extent of a million pounds. The totil value of perishable products exported during the past season was £1,000,000.' VICTIMS OP A BOILER EXPLOSION. Fred M'Donald, the second victim of the explosion at Howard's chaff cutting works at Shepparton, is not dead, but is in a critical condition. The adjoining hotel and residences were badly damaged by the force of the explosion. Bricks -were blown through the walls and the roof of the factory a hundred yards way, while large pieces of iron were hurled over five hundred yards. The girl Tinner received painful injuries to her head by the flying debris. THE PACIFIC CABLE. The Chamber of Commerce have adopter! a resolution expressing extreme regret ab the decision of the Imperial government in. regard to the Pacific cable, and strongly urging the necessity of constructing such. » cable. THE TRANSVAAL OUTLANDERS. ADELAIDE, 9. The mayor has received a letter from the Imperial South African Association asking him to co-operate with the Mayor of Sydney in arranging a public meeting to ventilate the grievances of the Transvaal Outlanders. DISCOVERY OF RICH COPPER. - - BRISBANE, May 9 An extensive discovery of high-grade* copper has been made near Cloncurry. The surface show alone is valued at £70,000.