AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12399, 12 October 1903, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Co] wnghk:; j .RAILWAY ACCIDENT. (Received October 12, 1,8 a.m.) Melbourne, October 11, I A train, consisting of two passenger ears ■ and trucks, was standing at Ararat station when two trucks broke away from a pilot engine and ran into the train with, great force. Considerable damage was done.i Seven passengers were severely iihaken, buti none seriously injured.

THE PACIFIC CABLE CONFERENCE.; ' (Received October 12, 1.8 a.m.) | Melbourne, October 11. Mr. Deakin has cabled to the Colonial Office to ascertain the tinu and place, and the system of representation for the Paoifie . , Cable Conference. CYCLING. , '. (Received October 11, 9.30 a.m.) Sydney, October 10. .At the cycling carnival Morgan won th« half-mile championship in-,lm. 205., and the international mile in 2m.. 15 2-ss.

BOXING TEAM. Sydney, October 10* The New Zealand boxing team wore pag<', sengers by the Mokoia, which left for Wei* ling/ton to-day. - (Received October :12, 1.8 a.m.]i : , . . Sydney, October 11. } Prior to their departure. Taylor and Griffins' were presented with gold medals for the box-; ing championships, at a large gathering of athletes. - . ' i INTERESTING uiSCOVERY. Perth, Octoler 9. A magnificent cave has been discovered near the Margaret River. The skeleton of , a man was found under a sandstone ledgo in the case thinly encrusted with lime and well preserved. A quantity of bones were seen in the crevices lower down. It is ■r'Ayl IS thought they belong to the crew of * I Dutch vessel supposed to have been lost on this coast on the way from Holland to Batavia with pay for Dutch soldiers. She was never again heard 01. It was while searching for her that Captain Fernanda discovered the mouth of the Swan Riven, '... • . .: A STRIKE. :.■ ■^■&%MX '■'•■'•. ■'■■■■ I ■ Sydney, October Iv. Owing to the wheelers striking beciusai one of them was dismissed, the Pelaw, main mine at. Newcastle has been throwni idle. Orders have now been applied for in the Arbitration Court to prosecute the mem for breach of the Arbitration Act in striking. '.Received October 12, 1.8 a.m.) Newcastle, October 11. The Pelaw strike his been settled, and work will be resumed on Tuesday. Twelve of the strikers have been paid off, and the others reinstated. • COLONIAL SUGAR COMPANY. Sydney, October 10. The Colonial Sugar Company proposes to :;. increase its capital to three millions by the '''/§■ issue of 44,800 new shares at £20. LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE. Melbourne, Oct«]>er 10. Sir Malcolm McEacharn has been elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne. '''.'"-'V^i AN ELECTION. Melbourne, October 10. ! Mr. Fairburn, the Reform' League candi* „ date, has been elected for Toorak, Victoria, , , vice the late Mr. Gillies, beating the Go- J vernment candidate by .'jOO. SHIPPING. Newcastle, Oclo'ber 11. Sailed: Bjlmain, for Gisboilie; ,Eln,viJJ«'i , ■ for New Zealand. .-■ ' M:elbotone 1 Octolxsr 1Arrived:. MocraH.