AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14530, 18 November 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. MR. WRASGE'S RETURN. 1 (Received November 17, to p.m.) 1 - , , SyOfEX,. November 17. , : , Mr. Clement Wragge, who is on his vraf ||| 1 to Auckland in the Maheno, proposes to . sj|| 1 stay. in .Now Zealand a v year lecturing and 1 investigating the reported prevalence of•'\* ■ radium-bearing pitchblende in a- certain ; * <<?; part of the Dominion. ; , _. SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS. (Received November 17, 9.45 p.m.) V»r ' Sydney, November 17. .f - The South African cricketers arrived from Melbourne to-day, and were officially' wel- r: ■ *>' comed by.:the,'3k>rd, Mayor' in the • Town; Hall. . The Lord Mayor said the ; Welcome was particularly heartfelt, because the visit lSff|| of the South Africans meant another chain that would bind the Empire' together. ivJSf Speeches by the visitors, in response, eulogised the hospitality of the Australians and ' ! : ?M their sportsmanlike qualities. , Sherweil, ffp! the. South African captain, declares , , that :'fs the Australian cricket grounds are ;the test i'; he has eVer seen. The weather is fine and *% hot, and a fast wicket is promised for 'toi- • morrow's match. - ~ "^1 POTATO DISEASE. 'M (Received November 18, 1.40 p.m.) \'z ■' Melbourne, November 17. " /;• So severe and extensive is the outbreak iSII of Irish blight in the Waixnambool dis-» .trict that the Minister for Agriculture has decided to quarantine the whole of five'^B infected parishes. _ "% • INSURANCE / COMPANIES. " (Received November 18, 1 a.m.) ". 1 '? - ' - Melbourne, November 17. ' In the Federal House of IvbpresentatiyeS )•'' this afternoon the report of the ; insurance commissioners . was '.tabled'.-"- "it Recommends the enactment of a Fddatt!fl?' law dealing with the subject of fire m- v -'f-> surance only, the administration of-the Act to be 1 entrusted to Commonwealth • insurance commissioners. The report makes, -"i'i a number of other important recommenda- >> tions. , ■ ; ' —- .. SYDNEY COAL LUMPERS. < " [ ' ... Sydney, November 17. v; ? Hie coal lumpers resumed work last night, and a three years' agreement has ;jfl| been signed. " " ' . . "_rl - Two miners' lodges in the Newcastle ' ;£?jg district have nominated -candidates to op-" : „ v?3jra pose Mr. Peter Bowling for the presidency - '< of " the ' Miners' Federation. , BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.. "" •" Brisbane, November 17. ' ? In the Legislative Council the Bible in' Schools Bill passed its final stages. :•}: * - ■; . IMPRISONED STRIKE RIOTER. ; Sydney, November. 17.;" ' p The Broken Hill • Miners' Association >•■%& strongly attacks the labour Government ' over its refusal to release Stokes, one of the 1 rioters during the Broken Hill strike. ' . :• : r -:. " • PLAGUE OP GRASSHOPPERS. ,\ A] Sydney, November 17. , ; - * r ~ A serious plague of grasshoppers "has ?.* ,; \ caused much harm in the Western dis- | tricts, many square miles of co antsy having been eaten bare. . K> , „ A DENIAL OF JUSTICE. | v : ;^ Melbourne, November 17. „ :-gjn| The State Attorney-General states that , . |J|| there must be a change in the law. The present ' system of litigation amounted -.'ln,'; j|H| some cases to a denial of justice, csc6p,t V ,J|| for the wealthy. .. ... . THE MILITARY COLLEGE. Melbourne, In the Federal House of ,Bepresentatjives' "§l§|l good progress was nwde m' thfc Deleiico Bill. An amendment three years; in the forc^Vmay'-heiafe'- 27 ||ff|§ years old enter, the Military-college - upon. .3 passing' 1 *"exammaiion, /was i ciirried v against s the Government by 36 to 12." Mr. ;; Hughes asked the Chairman to report pro- p--- " grew* aa<J other business ,was piwjwde* J withj •;