AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13780, 19 June 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph— Association.-—Copyrifllt. MELBOURNE HIDE MARKET. (Received Jane 19. 11.16 p.m.) Mkebotoke, June 18. At the hide market to-day all classes were firm, with good competition. ;; THE BRAYBROOK DISASTER. (Received June-19, 12.20 a.m.) - Melbourne, June 18. ;' At the inquiry in regard to the Braybrook railway disaster to-day Driver Milburn, who repeatedly broke down, deposed that- he tested the brakes when he took charge of (lie engines, and they were then in perfect order. Approaching the distent signal at Braybrook Junction at a upeed of 60 miles he applied the brakes. They appeared to grip properly, and he reduced Iho speed to 40 miles. Then the train jumped forward, and again he made an emergency appiication of the brakes, but this time they failed to act properly. Milburn denied " using the words, after the accident, "Then? is no one.to blame but myself." —— ■■■ ,; v:t ... THE LAUNCESTON TRAGEDY. ' Lacnceston, June 18. \: The boy Robertson, aged eight, has been committed for trial for the murder of hi* baby brother, whom he beat about the head till he died, subsequently hiding the body *. in a hole by the roadside. " '. —-• -.''" '■' '■:■-':'-J-KW NEW UNION STEAMER. ; Fj&kuastus, June 18. The- Uniou Steam Ship Company's new" ~ .steamer Waite-mata has arrived from Loo- '. don. - ;<*! (The W.iiu-nuui wili be one of the com*' ■■ ['any'.-! largest cargo-carriers. ».i Her princi- . pal dimensions aw: Length. 4151t bv i'fum. She to designed to i-a.'iy 3500 tuns ■ ■'-.-[ dead weight on a draught of 2-Hr- Sus, ay , a speed ot lOiknou,] " ■ ■ * " ■■'".''■/■'•.'■■" ■.■■'!! ■'. • . '■'":■' '-■"' .'".>■ "'■ '■'■ ■■■' ■' ■" ;; ;'■!.■ :. ! '-ii''.'.i' ; J 'i..^;^^'"^'^^^ . . '■"■.. v-^^i^-'C^-VA-rm^h^^ ! ■'-■:■ '■r- ■',■■■■■' ■..,■:•.■.' ■- :■.!<■ :;;■'■ '■■..,■■ -y-.'\-\'yr.^:---.:'-^{--;^ " \ "■■■;..■■: v,