AUSTRALIAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5017, 27 May 1889, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Per Electric Telegraph— Oopvrioht.) (Per Press Association.)

EARTHQUAKE, Hobart, May 25, A sharp shock of earthquake wj experienced here lest night.

(Received 1 p.m., May 26th.) THE WEATHER, Sydney, May 26. The weather for the last few days has been very boisterous, and all along the coast rain h?s fa’len continuously for 40 hours. LOSS OF A STEAMER. The steam collier Duke of Enfield, bound from Newc. 'tie to Sydney, struck the reef off Broken Bay on Friday night, and owing to the fierceness of the storm she went to pieces in a few minutes. One of her crew named Struthers was drowned while the boats were be : ng launched, but the rest of the crew were picked up by a passing vessel. SHIPPING. Arrived—Three Cheers, from Auckland ; Alice Mary, from Lyttelton; Pendle Hill, from Napier.

Melbourne, May 2G. Arrived—Parnell and Yolande, from Kaiapara; Victoria from Dunedin. (Received 1.20 a.m., May 27th.) THE MARAROA. Sydney, May 2G. Arrived—Mararoa, from Auckland. THE MAORI FOOTBALLERS. Melbourne, May 24. The footbrll match yesterday, between Carlton and Scott’s Maori team, resulted in a decided victory for Carlton by 13 goals and 16 bebinds, to 2 goals and 4 behinds. The game showed that the Maori team were not up to the rc..l points in the Australian game. The tc-'.m have been entertained at a banquet by the members of the Rugby Un ; on plajers.