AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15096, 12 September 1912, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

; By, Teles ph.—Pre*» Association.— THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. •. Sydney, September 11. The Anglican .Synod at Bathurgt; carried a resolution by 37 votes to 22 'in favour of. autonomy in the Church in Australia. THE - RAILWAY COLLISION. ' . 7,' Melbourne, September 11. In connection with the : fatal "railway collision last week it has been decided that the driver of the slow train, shall bo examined by an oculist. The inquest on the victims . ha&, therefore, been •. adjourned until Friday. - ' - ;

THE NEW COMET. _. September. 11. The Government, astronomer lias picked' up; the comet'discovered oil Sunday. even- ' ing by Mr. - Gale. Th© comet.. will . possibly remain visible in the evening sky for a considerable time, but whether it will become bright to the naked eve is as vet impossible to state. * . ME. WILLIS'S CLIMB DOWN. ■ Sydney, September. 11. The Daily Telegraph, in commenting on the readmission of its reporters; to; the press gallery of the; Legislative Assembly, says:—"Mr. Willis's precipitate descent from the high horse, is a touch of comedy _ which, though it may add to the gaiety of public life, will do little 'to enhance the dignity of the Speaker's office or to inspire reverence for Parliamentary instil tutions."

v. PROGRESS IN MUSKETRY; Sydney, September LI. The musketry returns for New South* Wales show an ..advance in the percentage of efficient men from 79 to 85.. MINERS AND MILITARISM. Sydney, September 11. The Broken Hill Miners' Association, as a protest against militarism, declined to participate in the Hospital Sunday demonstration, if cadets were included. The committee decided to expunge the cadets, and thereupon; the bands and the Master Builders' Association refused to join. The committee is new in a quandary .as to what steps they shall take.

ROLLER-SKATING RECORD, ' (Received September 11, 8 p.m.) . Sydney, September 11. Harley Davidson Avon the mile rollerskating race from scratch, in 2m 525. This v is an Australian record. -

ALLEGED. RUSSIAN CONSPIRATOR. (Received September 11, 8 p.m.) Sydney, ' September 11. Acting on information received from Scotland Yard the local detectives arrested at one of the leading hotels to-day a Russian, who is supposed to have been concerned in a conspiracy ease in London.

IMMIGRANTS FOR AUSTRALIA. (Received September 11, 8 p.m.) : Sydney, September 11. The steamer Raugatira, which, arrived from London to-day, brought- 1100 immigrants for Australia. ;