AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8447, 25 November 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Association. SYDNEY, November 24; Arrived.—Patrol, from Wellington. Sailed, 4.30 yesterday.—Moeraki. Obituary.—The Hon. Clarke, father of the New South Wales House, aged 85. He represented Eden for 33 years. MELBOURNE, November 24. Arrived. —Warrimoo. The House of Representatives ratified the mail contract. The King's Prize was won by Raven (Britain) 314, Ommundsen (Britain) 309, Edwards (Sydney) 308. The championship aggregate was won by Lake, of Adelaide, with 579, Edwards (Sydney) 572, Ommundsen (Britain) 571. The inter-State tennis match for tho Mars Buckley Cup was won by Victoria beating New South Wales by four sets. (Received November 24th, 8.11 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 23. Tho coastal steamers Sphene and Peterborough collided in a fog off Coogec. The Sphene was badly damaged and was beached. The Peterborough, too, sustained considerable damage. (Received November 25th, 9.42 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Owing to the prevalence of plague in San Francjsco, strict precautions are being taken to prevent its introduction by vessels arriving from there. During a hailstorm in the northern suburbs lumps of ice the size of fowls' eggs broke many windows and damaged gardens. The storm had similar results at Bathurst. MELBOURNE, This Day. In a rifle "match the British team beat the Victorians by 916 to 913. BRISBANE, This Day. Mr Kidston says the Governor's action in dissolving Parliament will be dealt with at the right time. (Received November 25th, 9.51 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The wheat-laden ship Thessalus has arrived from South Australia. She was originally chartered for the United Kingdom, and was diverted to Sj'dney owing to the state of the wheat market. Merchants complain that the_ Customs restrictions regarding the shipping trade at Noumea effectually block them competing with the French in the New Hebrides. They also state that prohibited goods are exported direct to Noumea from France and are passed on to the New Hebrides. ; MELBOURNE, This Day. The Government has abandoned the idea of purchasing Coal Creek mine. « BRISBANE, This Day.

A passenger train collided with a stationary goods train at Gracetown, owing to the points being left open. A number of passengers were injured and heavy damage done to the rolling stock. HOBART, This Day. Further scarch failed to discover traces of the Alfheld's missing crew. The Treasurer has arranged with tho A.M.P. Society to convert a £300,000 4 per cent, loan into 3£- per cent, at 95. This saves the cost of renewing the loan in London.