AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8628, 14 November 1889, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Adelaide, Novembar 14. On several parts of York Peninsula the wheat yield has been reduced from fifteen to twenty bushels to seven bushels to the acre, owing to the red rust. Melbourne, November 13. The Stock Conference lias decided to quarantine horses from foreign parts for fourteen days. The schooner Abstainer struck the pier at Cunningham wharf and sank. Captain Gallistis and a man were drowned. The Messagaries - Maritimes Co.'s steamer Yarra has been quarantined, in consequence of small -pox being on board. One of her passengers, named Gould, booked for Dunedin, left the Yarra at Melbourne, and journeyed overland to Sydney. He is believed to be identical with a passenger of the same name who took passage on the s.s. Jubilee, which left for Wellington on Tuesday, and the local Board of Health hare advised the health authorities at Wellington to be on the alert. Admiral Lord Scott has arrived. Melbourne, November 14. The Stock Conference suggests that a Commission of experts be appointed to investigate the specific diseases existing in Australia and New Zealand, and also to ask the several Governments to encourage the fresh meat trade by erecting markets, chilling chambers, and stock centres. Sydkey, November 13. The Telegraph, commending the views of the New Zealand Press on Federation, which hold that New Zealand should sympathise as an onlooker rather than a participant, says :— " Outside union means outside of the tariff, and doubts whether there is another colon j of the group to which intercolonial Freetrade means more than access to markets. New South Wales has been of wonderful assistance to New Zealand ; and would not perfect freedom of access to all the ports of Australia be one of the best possible things that could happen. | New Zealand would be most shortsighted in its policy if it refused to cast its lot in with the ' Nation on the Continent.' " Affairs are quiet at Broken Hill. Pending the conference of the directors, the miners have strong pickets to pi'evont non-Unionists working. Sydney, November 14. The Hon. S. 0. Fysh, Premier and Chief Secretary of Tasmania, has written to Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier, a letter which is regarded as exjmjs.^ing opinions of the colonies in supporting I the proposal for a Federul Council. Mr Fysh says that Sir Henry Parkes' scheme is larger than necessary for the defence of the colonies, •act while ho to dwiro to hnv§ a

parliamentary discussion on the subject, the fact that the Federal Council exists should be remembered, and it is possible to work through it to broader federation. He suggests that a Conference composed of the members of the Federal Council, say four from each colony, including New South Wales, meet to agree to a resolution, and decide at once the best form in which to submit a scheme of federal defence to the several Parliaments, and from them to the Federal Council. In his reply Sir Henry Parkes says that the time has already come to complete federation, and the matter of defence would only lead up to other questions of national importance.