AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9644, 20 January 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright— United l'rese Ats&oeiutiuii (Received, January 20, 9.39 a.m.) PERTH, Jan. 20. The Upper Fit_ioy river is m high Hood. Great numbers of stock have, been drowned. A severe gale with delugo of rain is reported koin Menzies. HOBART, Jan. 20. The death has occurred at Melbourne •of Mr W. W. Peak ins, Legislative councillor, and member of the linn of Perkins and Dear, barristers of the Supreme Courts of New Zealand and Tasmania. i (Received, January 20, 8.4? a.m.) BRISBANE, Jan. 20. Dr. Morrison, a London Times corf respondent, stales that the cabled re-port that Prince Tuau was prepared to march .to Pekin with an army of titty thousand men has been current for the past eighteen months, and is not true. SYDNEY, Jan 19. The Government offer £200 reward m connection with the Auburn murder. The landlord was awakened by hearing a shot. He. rushed for the door. It was- locked. He heard a couple of men escape from the gateway m a buggy awaiting them. They secured ouly a few coppers and a quantity of cigarettes. Constable Long held a .revolver and a partially burned match iii his hands. Evidently the burglars were- m waiting, and shot him immediately he passed the door. An. attempt was made to burglarise the hotel a fortnight ago. Constable Long undertook to keep v sharp watch. The Cricket Association, decided that 50 per cent, of the gross takings of the Sydney match with Lord Hawke's team be lw'nded to the. Englishmen and New Zealand Cricket Council, who make thenown arrangement. It also adopted a resolution repudiating the action of the .-Cricket Ground trustees negotiating With the New Zealand Council m connection with Lord Hawke's match, such negotiatons infringing the rights and privileges of the Association, the body entrusted with the management of cricket m this State. At the- cycling carnival the Wheel Race i>f £120 resulted: Currey. 140 yds, 1; McLean, UOyds, 2; O'Brien, 130 yds, 3. Time, 1.56 4*5. Major Taylor gave a splendid exhibition of sprinting m. the Centennial . Mile, which.' he annexed m 1.54. Morgan won the Morgan Plate, -eating Don Walker after a five finish. Time, 11.11.

Admiral and Lady Beaumont were pas-l sengers by the Sierra, which sailed at 2.5\ this aitcrnoon. A large gathering, including the Governor, Sir E. Barton, and State Ministers, farewelh'd them. The Minister of Lands was also a passenger for Auckland. At the Homebush sales there were only fair supplies. New Zealand, good, were at unproved values. Crossbred wetheis, best 16s to 16s 6d. good 15s to 15s 6d. medium 11 ; ewes, best 15s, good to 14s, medium 10s 6d. Cattle were dearer. Primes were scarce. Bullocks, best £13 to £15. extra £14 2s 6d, good £12, medium £8 10s; cows, best £10, extra £11, good £8 ss. medium £7. Best beef brought 34s to 37s 6d per 1001 b. ■ SYDNEY. Jan. 20. Cardinal Mora.n's reiteration of the Samoan charges against the Protestant mis- ! sionaries has set- afoot a movement for > the appointment of a royal commission of j inquiry. j The preliminary hea.ts to select a rider to meet Walker on Wednesday night resulted m a victory for Gudgeon. Tho winner will race Taylor m the three and one. mile heals to finally decide the championship.