AUSTRALIAN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6407, 7 January 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(By BI.EOTBIO rSLKORAP H— OOPIKIOHT ) (PBE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION,) Reooived Jansury 6, 2.45 p.m. SYDNEY MARKETS. Sydney, January 6— Toi» day's prod ice report is j— Oats, 2s to 2a 3d ; 'maize, 4s ; butter, dull, factory 6d to 7d per Ib ; N.Z. hams, lid to Is ; baaon, Bd. Received January 6, 11.10 p.m. ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP. Bowmont is the favorite for the Anniversary Handicap - LAND NATIONAUSATION. At a crowded meeting held to night it wasdeoided to form a Land Nationalisation League. LARRIKINIBM IN SYDNEY. The City Corporation proposo to light the parks and squares in Sydney in order to assist in repressing larrikinism. SYDNEY TRAMWAYS TO BE IN PRI/ATE HANDS. The Government contemplating handing the tramways over to private enterprise. Received January 7tb, 1.30 a.m. SPORTING, Pasha and Enfilade have bsen scratol'ed for the Anniversary Handiop. Several other tooidenta to jockeys ocourred on Randwiok course this week. PACIFIC CABLE, Melbourne, December 6— In Home commercial cirolei it is considered that the construction of tbe Pacific cable is hopeless unless Imperially subsidised, but the promoters are sanguine of success, Au Admiralty vessel will shortly be sent to nvike the necessary surveys. VICTORIAN CATTLE SHOW. An Intercolonial Csttle Show is to be held as an adjunot to tbe Exhibition. NO MORE TOADYISM. The Premier considers it undesirable to take any offioial aotion respecting the proposal to make a colonial present to the Prince of Wales on the occasion of bis Silver Wedding. Received January 6, 11.10 p.m. AN OVERLADEN VESSEL. Brisbane, January 6.— lt is asserted that the ship George Thornton which recently foundered on the Northern Coast was oyerladen.