AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10721, 19 June 1906, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

•♦• — - (Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) SIDNEY, June 18. The Pacific Cable Board has • pened un office m the city for the transaction of business direct with the public. One of those arrested *n Saturday's raid on v betting house was fined £00, and twenty-four others £5 each. Durnan, the Canadian sculler, writes that if Towns beats Stansbury m the forthcoming race, lie will go to England to row Towns. If Stanebun' wills t.e will come to Australia to row Stansbury. The New Zealanders, Starshoot, Chivalry-, Savoury. aud'.-Melodeon are amongst the entrants at tlie Canterbury Park races on Saturday at Warwick Farm. As an outcome of the Chicago scandals, the Premier has obtained a report from tive Chief Government Medical Oflictr showing that the system of inspoctim and supervision of the meat trade m Syd. ney is excellent. Sir Wm. Lyne, after conferring with Major Wardill at Melbourne, today conferred with the trustees of the Cricket Ground.. It is understood that he intimated that the Melbourne Club preferred to cancel tlie agreement with New South Wales players if the Association remove their suspension of the club. He is also desirous of co-operating, with other cricketing bodies with a view to securing a visit of the English team. Sir W. 1 yne to-night attended a meeting of the Asso. ciation, . whereat tlie proposal '6 being discussed,, but the result is not yet known. (Received June 19, 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 19. Sir W. Lyue having explained that two members of the Melbourne Club told him the club would do almost anything to bring about a settlement, but it must take place within' four days. The Cricket Association, after discussion, resolved that any proposition from the Melbourne Club must he forwaixied through the Cricket Association. The opinion of the local wool experts is opposed to tho London suggestion that fires vi wool cargoes are the result of sheep dips. It ie pointed out that elueep are dipped immediately after they are shorn. Even if dips contained ingredients of a combustible nature, they Mould have evaporated before tho next 'shearing. It is hinted the suggestion m .regard to dips may have emanated from some interested quarter. The more general opinion fa. vors the belief that the fires were caused by the dampness of tlie wool. Speaking at Arncliffe, Mr Carnithers announced that the Lands Department would be placed under commissioners. He claimed that the Government, by their closer settlement policy, had placed fifteen thousand people on the land. He predicted the" year would end wjth a million surplus, after paying £450,000 off the sinking fund. The Federal Government had given the necessary permission for breaking tlie seals of the jare of Dr. Danys.'s microbes. MELBOURNE. June 18. Florin has been allotted top weight (12.2) for the National Hurdle race, and Miss King 10.6. For the National Stee. plechasc .Bellis heads the list with 12.1., Up.to-Date 12.7, Dingo 10.9, Miss King MELBOURNE. June 19. Mr Jeffray, Commissioner of the Board of Trade, m an address to the Chambers of Commerce, stated that he had obtained complete schedules showing, the course of imports into both the Commonwealth and New Zealand for twenty-five years. He had accumulated a great deal of informa. tion when seeking traoo of tlie cause of the decline of British imports to Australia. He had always been met with the answer that British manufacturers did not seem iucliued to make what customers wanted, but Germans und others were ready to make anything required. >liss King has been allotted 10.5 m the National Steeplechase. BRISBANE, June 19. The Marine Board exonerated everyone IB regard to the wreck of the IvanUoe.