AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14300, 21 February 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. .-•;■ .-'.' ■ .■• •■■_;. ' GREAT COAL SEAM. * . (Received February 21, 1.15 ' a.m.) '»' Stoney, February 20. 7 The manager of the Abermain colliery, re- "" ports striking a seam of coal 23ft thick, 3£ miles from the present pit head, estimated to yield 7 6000. tons daily. . ..'•■ i y, i - v^■. ■•■■■■ - r BUNKING RECORD DISALLOWED. ' CRficeived , February 21, 1 a.m.) .-•'■■■.... "- :.', Melbourne, February 20. " At the Melbourne Harriers' sports yesterday, Ellis won the 300 yds handicap, in 31 3-55., -which is over a second inside :the>', Australian record. The track was measured and found to be two yards■ short. Ellis was, therefore, not given the record. „ .-' ' RIFLEMEN FOR BISLEY. Adelaide, February 19. ;> Burgoyne and Best have been chosen as. South Australia's representatives in thtf Commonwealth* Bisley team. '.Received February 21, 1 a.m.) ' Biusbajte,, February ,20. ;■ Gorrie audGrany 'will represent Queens* land in the Bisley team. ■•'■•' ;;u-.v?; -w-VV-. /■.■-'•;■:■■■-■ :; : <■■-■ ■:;'<:. ■'■-■■■■-■ '■■K.\ ; ;;g ■*;-. .'■■;■. *..-'■ ■■■■':■■:-:::.■■■■ -V;'' ::■:■.';•'- r *".-"•..;;;■>/: ■.- .. ■ :■ '.■ - : • V?.; THE RAILWAY SMASH, '..•'' ;■ ; .'•" Melboitkto, February 19. '...•'.' • At the inquest on the victims of the--; Beaufort railway disaster, the train ex-' . ... .-■■ .....' ;■*■■ .- ~'-■! ■ ; ::'.". ..,....■:: vr-.-Vj.. aminer at Stawell stated that he warned : Driver Gronn that it would be foolish tc»> proceed with a broken brake pipe. Gronn.; replied, "I have not got a good tight : train, but I will look after it all right." r ' « POSTAL REFORM. ,lv ( Melbourne, February 19. x > Sir John Quick's postal reform scheme proposes the appointment of : a 'board of : administration and the providing ;of the necessary funds by short-dated loans^pfv ——— ' '■"" '.■ SUBORNING WITNESSES. :, MEiiBorKNE, February, 19. -Patrick Hill, an, ex-postai' employee, has been committed' for trial on.a 'charge of subornation of witnesses in the, Ronald v. Harper libel case. Some witnesses dot ■ posed that Hill, ' who claimed to be acting on behalf of Harper, offered them considerable sums and promised them I permanent situations if they gave evidence ■' I against Ronald. In some instances wit* nesses deposed to. having received; similar | promises from Mr. -Harper, jun., and alleged that the evidence they gave in - the libel action was manufactured and false/ Hill told one witness- he got £250 from . j Harper for securing witnesses.