AUSTRALIAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3158, 17 May 1883, Page 2

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By Electric Telegraph—Copyright, [Reuteb’s Agency]. [Received May 16, 1883, 8.30 p.m.J Graham BerryMelbourne, May 16. The Hon. Graham Berry has returned here from Sydney. Suez MailArrived, this afternoon—P. and O. steamship with the inward mails, via Brindizi and Suez, dated April 6th * Union steamship Rotomahana from the Bluff. GrainShipping wheat is firmer, at 5s 2d to 5s 3d ; malting barley, 5s lOd to 6s Id, the market weaker ; New Zealand oats are in fair demand, feeding qualities, duty paid, being worth 3s Id to 3s 3d, and ditto, under bond, 2s 5d to 2s 6dMilling sorts, under bond, are quoted at 2s 7d to 4 2s Bd. Congregational JubileeSydney, May 16. The'celobration of the Congregational Jubilee commenced here to-day, sixty delegates from other colonies being present. The Rev J. Jefferies, the President, delivered an address of welcome, to which the Rev. Daldy and others replied. , Enquiry. Hobabt, May 16. At a meeting of the Marine Board held to-day to consider the circumstances attending the death of a steerage passenger named McKay on board

the steamer M’anapouri, and the burial of his body at sea when the vessel was within sight of land, the Board in their decision exonerate Captain Logan, of the Manapouri.