AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3608, 24 April 1886, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

{F#.B Elbctbio Tbleoraph — Copyright. ) (Reuter's Agency.) (Beoeived 10 p.m., April 22nd.) THE TE ANAU. Melbourne, April 22. Arrived, this morning, Te Anau. INTERCOLONIAL TEAM FOR WIMBLEDON. . The proposal recently put forward re the representation of the colonies at the forthcoming Wimbledon prize-firing has met with such support that it has been definitely decided to send an intercolonial rifle team Home to take part m rifle matches at Wimbledon. TERRIBLE AND FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Adelaide, April 22. A fatal railway accident occurred on the Sergott Springs and Strangeways Station section of the northern railway extension now m course of construction. About eight o'clock last night a train consisting of an engine and eleven trucks, having on board thirty-eight ballast-men, was returning, when on reaching an enbankment the driver of the engine noticed some cattle on the line, but it was then too late to stop. Three of _the cattle were killed, and getting underneath the wheels, derailed the train. Seven trucks were overturned, five of their occnpants being killed instantaneously and three others injured. The guard of the train had a miraculous escape. The bodies of the ballast-men killed were found m a fearfully mangled condition. SHIPPING. Sydney, April 22. The Mariposa sailed this afternoon with homeward San Francisco mails. TheHaurato left.for Wellington this afternoon. POLITICAL. A caucus of the Opposition members of the Legislative Assembly has been held, when it was decided to prosecute a vigourous attack upon the Budget Statement. SAD CEREMONY. The funerals of the victims of the recent colliery explosion took place today at Litbgow, and were very impressible. (Received 1.10 a.m., April 23rd.) THE A.M. P. SOCIETY. At the annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Provident Society to-

day, the report was adopted except that portion dealing with the establishment | of a branch office m London, this ' queßtion being held over for consideration at a special meeting. A FAVOURITE. Nelson stands at eight to one m the [ betting on the Sydney Gold Gup. '. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Holt, late manager of the Bank of . New Zealand here, has been committed , for trial on another charge of embezzlement. THE MARKETS. [ Adelaide, April 22. Shipping wheat is dull at 4s 3d. Town flour, L 9 10s to L 9 15s ; country brands, L 9 to L 9 7s 6d. (Reoeived 1.10 a.m., April 23rd.) IN QUARANTINE. Sydney, April 23. The Chimborazo has arrived. Her passengers have been placed m quarantine on acconnt of the case of smallpox which occurred on the voyage out. LOSS OF THE CHIEF OFFICER. The schooner Sir John Franklin has arrived from Wellington. Oaptain Macdonald reports that during a heavy gale the chief officer, named Thomas Henderson, was washed overboard and drowned, all efforts to rescue him proving fruitless. SPORTING. Ringmaster, Tempe and Nelson are the principal favourites for the Sydney Cup.