AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Issue 9362, 30 October 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

♦ [By Bljbotbio Tmjsqbaph— -Oopjbight.] | (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) | MELBOURNE, Oct. 29. i The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. bave held their weekly wool sale. A fairly representative catalogue was offered, comprising 1600 bales, of which 1238 bales were sold. Notwithstanding the market being considerably lower owing to Home and Continental buyers having their limits reduced, | the attendance was large and the compsi titioa brisk. Greasy merino shows a decline of £d to Jd ; scoured wools, Id to l£d since the commencement of the season. No large or important clips have been offered. The highest price secured for greasy wool was lOfd, and for scoured 17£ d, although a large parcel of the latter passed in at 18|d. Tbe final acceptances for tbe Victorian Derby are :— Acme, Aglaos, Chesham, First Consul, King Fish, Kibri, Maddelma, Telephone, Trident, and Volcano. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company have formally given notice that the tariff between New Zealand sv.d Australia will) on the lst No^enr.-yr. h-?, rv:.~:.:' to. 10a for the first ten words, uud ou« ainuicg per word for eyery euQceadiog word,

. Meteor is heavily backed for tha Mel-' 'bourne Cup at 12 to 1 ; Little John, 9. to 1 ; ißonomyj 9 to 1 ; SiJvermine, 9" to 1 ; Trenton, 15; to I ; Commotion, 30 to 1. i Jfl [ % .y'l SYDNSY, Oct.^ > The Church of England ijyriod ; have agreed to the proposal that the Primate of Australia should be created Archbishop. ■ .Religioua disturbances have occurred, at,, | the township of Lisinore on the Richmond j River in consequence of a lecture delivered by Misa Edith O'Gorman, Special con etabifls have been sworn in for the purpose of preserving order. ■ Numbers of the unemployed in Sydney are being drafted to the country districts, where the Government is providing employment for them. The Union Company's s.s. Tokapo sailed this evening for Wellington. ADELAIDE, Oct; 29. Arrived— S.s. Cuzeo, with the outward mails (24th September). Reports of the Waukaringa goldfields which have been received from Teetetuepa are on the whole satisfactory, though no important developments have occurred.