AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12364, 26 January 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Assn.-^-By Telegraph—€opyright) BRISBANE, January 26. The swimming breast stroke of Australia, 100yds championship, resulted: Wickham (New South Wales) 1, Pinday (Westralia) 2, Mendoza (Queensland) 3. Time, Imm. 1 3-sth,se& In the first attempt all the competitors were disqualified on the ground that they did not swim square ■ all- the way or touched with both hands. WickhamV first time was lmin. 13 4-ssec.Mile championship : Hardwicfc (New South .Wales) 1, Longworth (New South Wales) 2, Springfield (Queensland) 3. Time,' 12min. msec. Won by six yards. Wickham made a worlds record for 60 yards in 3lsec. '. The steamer Eastern is aground at Salamander bank. The following item is supplied by the Commonwealth cable service:— It is understood that the Swiss Government intends to authorise cities possessing freezing facilities understate control to import frozen meat, but a permanent permit to import will not be granted at present. - SYDNEY, January 25. It is stated in League football circles that the finest team of New Zealand Kugby players to visit Australia will do so next season, a number of stars in the Rugby Union, firmament having promised to make the trip. (Received January 26, 10.45 a.m ) SYDNEY, January 26. The Catholic Education Conference decided to celebrate May 24th as Aus tralia Day as a counter demonstratioii to A m 5 ire Day * faking to the motion, Cardinal Moran said many of the champions of Imperialism and' Empire Day werfe avowed enemies of the Church. Mr Holman states that a wrong construction was! placed on his Melbourne statement that he was quite in accord with the Federal Government as far as the referendum related to effective arbitration, the new protection, and the nationalisation of monopolies. These were planks in the Labor platform. As far as the proposals went beyond these planks, he opposed them, and would advocate their rejection. Mr Verran, Premier of South Australia, is visiting Sydney. He states that he and his colleagues entirely favor the referendum proposals, as they will enable the Labor Government to evade the obstructive tactics of nominee legislative councils. , ** The Political Labor League conference commenced to-day. There are seven hundred motions on the business paper. MELBOURNE, January 25. In connection with the portion of a human leg recently discovered at Carrum, it transpires that a boy found it while fishing, and placed it' in a bag It is supposed to belong to some person drowned in the bay. • MELBOURNE, lanuary 26. Ihe Commonwealth imports for last year were £59,456,238, an increase over the previous year. of £8,284,342. The ex&o r & 0 "_S e £74 >497,627, an increase of JoU,i/o,oyl. HOBART, January 26. James Roach and his -wife, an elderly couple, were burned to death while in bed. The origin of the fire is unknown. PERTH, January 2b. Advice from Ceylon states that the Government has erected a wireless station near Point De Galle. This* with the stations at Cocos Island and Fremantle, will keep the mail steamer in touch during the whole voyagfe from Colombo to Fremantle. PERTH, January 126. It is alleged that through the neglect of a Civil servant, the.. Parisiana's crew had to travel 24 hours in a train from Albany to Perth without food.' THev had no money. The Government directed that they be provided with food. An officer neglected to telegraph the instructions. - The Premier -has. decided to draw the French authorities' attention to the fact that tho provisions on St. Paul Island, where the Parisian's crew landed, have not been renewed for 18 years. The biscuits there are mouldy and unfit to eat. , A Bill before Parliament provides for the establishment of a university. '