AUSTRALIAN.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 2716, 2 February 1892, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Press Association.—Copyright.)

(by submarine cable.)

SYDNEY, Yesterday. Obituary—Lady Hay, widow of the late Sir John Hay. A series of clever forgeries perpetrated on the residents of Noumea by liberated convicts have come to light. Large sums of money were obtained from their victims. Three of the convicts escaped to Australia, and one was arrested here and another in Melbourne. The Tekapo was not injured by her accident. The Australians have been at the wickets all day, and have lost two wickets for 240 runs. Lyons made the top score with 134 runs. Later. There was a great attendance at the cricket match to-day. At the close of the day’s play the Australians had lost three wickets for 263 runs. The principal scorers were Lyons 134, Bannerman (not out) 67, G. Giffen 49, Bruce (not out) 5. Lyons played a magnificont innings, hitting with great freedom and brilliancy. He only gave one chance during the innings, and that was a difficult one. He received a great ovation on returning to the pavilion. Bannerman played a splendid defensive game. MELBOURNE, Yesterday

It is believed that the railway revenue will fall £300,000 below the expenditure. Further reductions will be made in the staff, and it is possible that the rates will have to be increased. BRISBANE, Yesterday Sir Thomas MHlwraitli denies that the colony’s Treasury bills are to be offered for one year at 4£ per cent, and and he says that if they are not placed at the original price they will probably be withdrawn. He also states that the Government can carry on at the present rate of loan expenditure for the next eighteen months, and during that period large sales of land in the west district would probably be effected. Sir Samuel Griffith reiterates the statement he made to the Adeluide interviewer regarding the attitude of the Bank of England.