AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10011, 30 November 1908, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

(Per Press Association.) Received November 28, at 8 p.m. Melbourne, November 23. There was a large attendance to see the contest in the doubles lor the Davis Cup. The Australian? won two sets, then the Americans annexed the succeeding two. The fifth was won by the Australians. There was great excitement and entluiI siasm. Brookes and Wilding won by 6—l, 6—2, 5—7, 2—6, 64 lr _ Received November 29, at 4.07 p.m. Sydney, November 29. Sailed (5 p.m., yesterday) —Marama. The Xowra to Sydney road race resulted : Darley, 6hrs 48mins, 1; l'owys, 6hrs 59jinins, 2; Williams, 6hrs 58£mius, Murray, the New Zealand representative at the Olympic Dailies. London, is a passenger by the Marama. Melbourne, November 29. Wilding was driving magnificently, and Brookes, with great judgment, was smashilia- with great success down the centre of the court. In the fifth set America led by two games to love. The excitement was intense, and every stroke was cheei - ed. Gradually, Australasia worked up the enthusiasm, adding five games to the addition of one by America —5—3. 1 hen Wrisjht won his service. In the tenth fame, Wilding, serving for Australasia, fed by 40—15, but double faulted, and the Americans thus annexed two more aces, but lost, the next three, and the match went to Australasia. lour thousand people, including the Countess of Dudley, witnessed . the struggle. [The cup was presented to tennis by Mr Dwiglit Davis, of St. Louis, U.S.A., is of solid silver, and valued at- £2OO. The United States were to be the first- holders, and any nation had the right to challenge. The clip has been won as follows : —I9OO, America ; 1901, America (not challenged): 1902, America; 1903, British Isles; 1904, British Isles; 1905, British Lslas; 1900. British Isles; 1907, Australia-New Zealand; 1908, Australia-New Zealand.] j Arrived—Maheno. The police are investigating the Rushworth mine mystery. They believe the murdered bodies could not- have got where t-hey were found without lifting and baling the tanks, weighing four hundred weight, and it would have taken more than one person to do this. A quantity of iron rails and other heavy debris were •also thrown on top of the tank. The male victim was over six feet tall, and was strongly built. The frontal bone of ■.s 6kull is completely smashed. The woman s head is missing, and may have disappeared by natural decomposition. Amongst quantities of clothes found in the shaft was a paper dated August 29th. The victims are strangers to the district. Newcastle, November 29. Arrived —Kucounter, from Xew Zealand.

Sailed—Pendlehill. for Whangarci. llobart, November 29. Arrived —Arawa. She sails for Wellington at two to-morrow. Eight passengers landed and 330 are proceeding. She last her starboard propeller on November 13th.