LATEST CABLE NEWS. United Press Association—Copyright, AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 7233, 3 January 1889, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS. United Press Association— Copyright, AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, Jan. 2. The revenue last year exceeds that of 1887 by^up wards of £300,000. Hobaet, Jan, 2. The revenue for the year has increased by £42,000. Melbourne, Jan, 2. The Leader estimates the wheat yield in Victoria at nine million bushels an acre. It adds that after home consumption there will be one million seven hundred and thirty seven thousand bushels for export. The most disastrous floods which have been experienced since 1854 took place' at Caßtlemaine yesterday afternoon and night. A portion of the bridge was swept through the town. All the railway bridges from Castleinaine to Chewton have been destroyed, and the damage to property is enormous. Railway traffic has been suspended. Mrs Mathers, who, in her endeavors to avoid the rush of water got on a table with her youngest child' over- balanced, and both were drowned. Two miners named O'Connor and Dennis were drowned owing to the Francis Ormond mine flooding. Adelaide, Jan. 2. The weather has broken up, aDd throughout the colony severe floods, have occurred. Great damage has been done, and intercolonial railway communication is suspended. Thuksday Island, Dec. 31. Newß has beea received here that Mr

W. M'Gregor, Special Commissioner of c New Guinea, has oaptured some of tbe € , natives concerned In the murder of Cap- . tain Afls'tell, of tha sohooaor Star of 1 Peace, who #4b killed ib November at , Buller Ba)u A desperate resistance was dffered by the friends of the captured ' men. ' (Received Jan. 3, 1.20 a.m.) Sydney, Jan. 2. Terrific gales swept the east end of the Solomon Island group, at the end of November, destroying plantations and houses in all directions. The Sydney schooner Lizzie was caught in the gale and dismasted. She had a narrow escape of foundering, and was so much damaged that she was eventually condemned. She was insured in the South British office. The drought has broken up,at Silverton and inland. Melbourne, Jan. 2. It is still raining generally in the colony, and heavy floods have been experienced in some places. In Maldon the main street was wrecked by the water pouring down it, and at Sandhurst a man named Rundle was drowned. It is proposed to expend £183,000 to support the defence force of 12,000 men. Adelaide, Jan. 2. Lambert, driver of the coach which fell over the precipice yesterday, is dead;