Australian.

Southland Times, Issue 11670, 26 February 1891, Page 2

Australian.

SYDNEY, Feb. 25. Received 2")lh, 7.45 p.m. The Tekapo had a rough passage from New Zealand. Sir 11. A. Atkinson and Captain Russell, the New Zealand delegates to the Federal Convention, who were pas> sengers by her, are both well. Owing to the non-arrival of the New Zealand postal delegate (Hon. J. G. Ward) it it probable that the business to-morrow wil only be of a formal character. An exhaustive report furnished to the Government on the deposits of iron in various parts of the colony computes that 12,944, (XX tons of ore are available, containing 5, 853,00< tons of iron. Received 25th, 9.30 p.m. Bidding at the wool sale* ia well sustained tl>e 'demand for scoured being stronger Gieisy commands up to B^d ; medium washed, ll|d; good scoured combing, 14|d MELBOURNE, Fkb. 25. Four to one is now the best offer abou Bungebah for the Newmarket Handicap, al uiues to two having been exhausted. Fer nando is receiving good support, at 100 to 5. Grey Gown ia also being nibbled at for the Newmarket at 1000 to 30, taken. For the Cup, Grey Gown has eased to 7 to 1. Received 26th, 12.55 a.m. Wilson, who murdered his sweetheart bj cutting her throat, has been sentenced v death. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Pound, a metallurgist, on a charge o: stealing platinum, valued at L6OOO, belong ing to the Otway Ranges Platinum Coni' patiy. The revelations concerning this coin pany are the Bensation of the week. Il was" started about fifteen months ago and v of a report by Pound the shares, which were originally worth 13s, rose with a bound to L 35. Mr Cosir.o Newberry, the Government Analyst, subsequently tested the ore and failed to find a trace of platinum, upon which Pound instituted a libel action against hi.n.