AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9306, 23 March 1907, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PLAGUE. [PBESB ASSOCIATION." 1 SYDNEY, March 22. A case of plague at Camperdown has been traced to the vicinity of Circular J Quay. j TENNIS. SYDNEY, March 22. ' In the semi-final for the doubles; teininis ' championship, Rice and Pockley defeated ' Parker and'Bowket, six two, "three six, ' two six, cix three, six four. SYDNEY LABOR MARKET. (Received March 23, 9.46 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 23. 1 The Director of Labor reports that, em- ' <aent labor in< various classes Is scarce. PUBLISHING BETTING ODDS. MELBOURNE, March 23. The Herald was fined £10 for publishing • betting odds. A stay of proceedings was ' granted. ' [Probably to allow of appeal, as the pub- ' Kcatdon was deliberate, after legal .advice, [ to test the law.] VICTORIAN WHEAT YIELD. MELBOURNE, March 23. Amended] returns- show that tine wheat' yield for the past season was 22,618,000 i bushels, average! 11.13. This yield has been, ooly twice previously exceeded. A USETUL INVENTION. _____ 1 (Received March 23, 9.52 a.m.) 1 ADELAIDE, March 23. Mr MJorley, of the Taxation Office, has ' invented an effective contrivance for clos J ing and sealing mailbags. Its adoption j would save the Commonwealth between ten and fifteen thousand spent in wax and string. THE WRECKED MIL DURA. f FREMANTLE, March 23. The captain and crew of the Mildura,' have arrived. The captain attributes the wreck to an abnormally strong current carrying the vessel landwards, and want of warning lights. He says there is no chance of the vessel being refloated 1