AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13666, 6 February 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.— Awoc&tioxi.-CopjrijjiM, COLLIERY TROUBLES. (Received February 6. 12-17 a.m.) Sydney, February 5. The boys' ,v. the Dudley colliery, wh' went on strike, have, resumed work, Tiw special Court for the settlement of the miners' ■■ grievance ■'met to-day, only M i find, however, that the boys at the But - ' wood colliery, on some trifling grievance, j had thrown that mine idle. The Court thereupon adjourned till Monday.

KOROMIKO'S DAMAGED CARGO. Fskmantm:, February 5. The superphosphates damaged by the <n« rush oi water in the No.- 1 hold of the turret steamer Koroniiko were dumped at sea., since they were unless.'.' The loss i> stated at £5600. HOUGH TRIP TO SYDNEY. Stbkbt, February S. The Momlii, spoken 00 Monday morning, 150 miles'from Sydney, was contending against a very heavy gale. The timber fleettexperienced a rough bundling oil Satur clay and .Sunday in the 'toman Sea. THE WffiKLESS EXPERIMENT. Sri»KKT, Februffrfy 5.; ..■■:.■' The wireless experiment with New Zealand was not, entirely hucccisstul. Tits Powerful got out of touch with New Upland and Australia for.'«s hours, losing tk« New Zealand side oh Sunday night.

An eating match has just been decided at Burlington, New Jersey, states the Cleveland Loader, between Arthur Will---cox and a resident of, Delano. Wilcox ' consumed thirty-lint- ham sandwiches, ■■■ '■ forty-eight small pickle.-, two pounds of .- cheese, and twelve cups of coffee, but was..:■■.;; easily beaten by his opponent. Rugs and blankets, sheeting, table-liueai boartn rags, and mats, and all furnishing■, '_■ goods at obeiwacoß sale prices. Sale, now ©«, —RusbbrooJc and BridgiuaiJ, Just above theGr*j_SUtuv\ jj ■.■.■■.■■■■■