AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 300, 16 December 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

* THE AURORA'S RETURN. (Received 11.20 a.m.) HOBART, this day. Dr. Mawson's Antarctic ship Aurora has arrived from a cruvse She visited the Macquaries on Nov. 22. The Mawson expedition then reported all well. Captain Davis confirms the discov cry of a long ridge connecting Australia with Antarctica. The Aurora sails for tho Antarctic on December 26, and is expected to return in April. TENNIS TOURISTS, BRISBANE, December 15. There was a large attendance at the British v. Queensland tennis contests yesterday. A heavy storm interfered with play shortly after commencement. Ratten played well in the singles, but otherwise Queensland's display was poor. > arke and Lowe beat St. John and McLean, o—4, C—2; Parke beat St. John, (3—1." G—l; Dixon and Beamish beat Ratten and Exton, 6—2, 6—4; Beamish beat Ratten, B—6, 6—l. GOVERNMENT HOUSE QUESTION SYDNEY, December 15. Mr McGowen (Prfemier of New South Wales), accompanied by Mr Holman (Minister of Justice) and Mr Griffiths (Minister of Public Works), and several members of Parliament, yesterday declared the Government ifouse ground* open for the public. There, was "a large gathering, and proceedings wore extremely noisy. Mr McGowen's speech was only parti ally heard above the cheering and "hooting. The opponents of the Government's atti tude in this matter endeavoured nnsucjcessfully to make themselves heard. Mr Henley (a member of the Assembly) delivered a bitter speech, condemning the Government, but lie was not heard He handed his speech to the newspapers for publication. The proceedings "otherwise were good-humoured. A GIRL'S HEROISM. FREMANTLE, Decembe*- 15. A girl's heroic rescue of her father from drowning is reported from P.ottnest Island. Waters, the light-keeper at EalL.irst Point Lighthouse, and his daught";-, aged 18, were out fishing in a dinghy, which was. upset by breakers in a narrow passage. Waters was unable to swim, but his daughter was a powerful swimmer. Time after time the pair were wished from the upturned boat, but the girl i*oel. time brought her father back. Ssvral times the boat overturned on top of the man, but the girl dived under and dragged him out. The two struggled for an hour until help was forthcoming.