AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 135, 8 June 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Received 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The Australian Association has received a letter from Colonel Collins, of New Zealand, hoping that the Dominion's Bisley team will be able to participate in the Sydney meeting on th* way back from England. New Zealand is not sending a representative team this year, as the Empire Match will not be fired in Australia, but will endeavour to induce individual riflemen to pay a visit to the meeting. A CHANGE-HOUSE BURNED. (Received 11.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. A fire in Broken Hill Block 10 mine destroyed the change-house, in which 300 suits of clothes, belonging to the nightshift, were left. A SELE-DENYING ORDINANCE. (Received 9.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. In order not to interfere with the comfort of lady members the Straw-hat Workers' Union adopted a self-denying 'ordina— cc prohibiting sjnoking during meetings. The motion was moved and seconded by inveterate smokers, with their pipes in full blast. YEAR'S STRIKE ENDED. SYDNEY, June 7. The Teralba miners, after being on strike for 12 months, have decided to accept the proprietors' offer and return to work. The dispute will be referred to an independent board. COAL VEND CASE. SYDNEY, June 7. The coal vend case was resumed to-day Tbe managing director of the Kbbw Mair Colliery gave evidence to show that opera tions had been hampered by inability tr jget suitable steamers to carry coal. I - I ATTEMPTED TRAIN "WRECKING J MELBOURNE. June 7. ! A determined attempt to wreck a trail .' was discovered at Sen Lake. Two heavi ! pieces of timber were found on the lin< I just before a train was due. LEPROUS RATS. ' j SYDNEY. June 7. 1 The President of the Board of Healt . ! states that tbe leprous rats in Melbourn . | are not new. Although rare they ,ar . j found in many "parts of the -world, ii : ! eluding Sydney last year, but human hi ! ing» had so-ilflg kn /«_, v