AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 766, 31 December 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

[BY KLJEOTRIO TBLKGRAFH — CBPYBIGHT.J [PMt F*EM 4BBOOIATION.J THE VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. Melbourne, December SO. < Sir Thomas Bent has called a Cabinet meeting for to-morrow to discuss the political situation. He has also asked 35 Ministerial and Labour members to attend, in order to discuss the question of the leadership. NEW SOUTH WALES WINS (Received December 31, 10.10 a.m.) Sydney, Deoember 31. , New South Wales won the .rubber r in bowling tournament against South *% Australia. BEING SWEPT BY FIRE. A fire, with a four miles frontage, is sweeping over the Gundagai district. A large quantity of grapes have already been destroyed. SHIPPING. Newcastle, Deoember 31. Arrived, Kohohead, from New Zealand. INTENSE HEAT. Sydney, Deoember 31. Intense heat is being felt throughout the State. Yesterday several . cases of sunstroke and prostration oo- * curred in Sydney. A 541 b NUGGET, A nugget, consisting of SJlbe of pure gold, was found at Taiga, in the Marblebar district. > TO PREVENT BRUTAL BOXING. Sydney, Deoember 31. The Chief Secretary states that the Government will take action in the event of further contests such as that between Burns and Jefi£asn, as it is imperative to^j£syent M-gaHflLjOX-ing contests /-from developing into * ' contests of^heer brutality. THE/ ELECTRIC SPUR CASE. ---*'•'" Perth, Deoember 31. Concerning the oase of the jockey, MoDougail, who died from injuries re- w ceived by a fall from his horse in the / races on Saturday, the stewards, at /_ an inquiry, found that deceased car-? ried an electric appliance attached to hie spurs, and they held the trainer responsible for the use of the electric spur and disqualified him for life.