AUSTRALIAN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8463, 4 February 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyright.) (Per United Pibbs Association.)

Sydnhy, February 3.

One of the digesters of Oddy^s boiling down works at JDeniliqueen exploded yesterday, and a heavy iron top with 200 carcases of sheep were blown through the roof high up into the air Boiling fat was sent in all directions, and the employees miraculously escaped injury. In the courae of an. interview with a representative of a local paper, Sir Henry Parkes said the federal Council, though unfortunately constructed, was a tangible vality, while the Conference of Premiers was mere vapour, and very foul ■vapour nt that. He thought ifc certain that no Australian Parliament would ratify what it proposed, He thought if placed in capable hands the federation of the Australian colonies could be easily effected. Melbourne, February 3. At a meeting of the Commercial Bank of Australia Mr Service stated that a reduction of .£20,000 was made in the annual expenditure, and the assets realisation account had been reduced by nearly .£700,000. The liabilities of the new Bank were £1,800,000 and the assets ,£4,800,000, all of the latter being sound. The Banks had anticipated extended i deposit receipts since the reconstruction to the extent of nearly £1,500,000. The business or the institution was good, and. the rumours as to tho stability of the Bank were without a shadow of truth. Sidney, February 4. Speaking at the opening of tho BurwoodMorriokville Railway, Mr J. H. Young, Minister of Public Works, said the Government considered it was possible to construct public works which would pay, as the cloud of depression was passing away. He believed the construction of railways would be taken up in earnest, and the Government would submit proposals for several important lines directly Parliament met. The plan of the U-overnment vtob to proceed with reproductive works regularly and steadily. The proprietors of Block 10 Mine at Broken Hill have deoided to erect a concentrating plant capable of treating 2,000 tons of orude sulphide ore per week. They state that the small plant in use at present has thoroughly demonstrated the success of this method. Canon Flower, of Ballarat, ha? been appointed Arobdeaoon of Grafton. Mblboubnb, February 4. The railway reveune for the sis months ended December Slat, shows a doorcase of £70,400 compared with tho previous year, but the expenditure has bean reduced by £51,500. It is expected that by the end of the financial year the loss in the reveuue will be made up by savings. Eight of tbo Gulf of Bothnia's shipment of cattle have died, and others are likely to follow them, as they refuse to oat the dry feed. It is feared the mortality oa the voyage will be vary groat. Adbeaidb, February 4. J. Closiston won the amateur sculling championship of the colony.