AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 10, 28 August 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. Sydney, August 26. The cross-country championship was won by T. Wood, with C. Weyman second. STATE OWNERSHIP. Sydney, August 27. The Government lias purchased a road metal quarry at Kiama, together with a steamer, for £l-1,000. CARDINAL MORAN’S SUCCESSOR. (Received 2S, 8.50 a.m.) Sydney, August 23. Archbishop Kelly has been installed as head of the Roman Catholic Church )f New South Wales. In an address, he declared: “To prevent apostacy and adultery, I never sanction' mixed marriage without having a dagger driven into my heart.” TIRED OF LIFE. Melbourne, August 28. Ted Kalman, the well-known comedian, has committed suicide.

THE COMET. Perth, August 28. The comet recently observed is approximately thirty million miles distant, and is travelling rapidly towards the south-west.

RAIN WANTED. Perth, August 23. The absence of rain in ' the agricultural centres of Westralia is causing serious concern. BLED TO DEATH. (Received 28, 10.10 a.m.) Melbourne, August 28. A child bled to death through cutting its thumb. Although early attended by a doctor, he was unable to staunch the blood, as it woidd not coagulate, this being a family peculiarity, other relatives having died in a similar fashion. MAWSON’S EXPEDITION. Adelaide, August 28. Dr. Mawson, in an interview, declared that it was not his intention to attempt to reach the South Pole. The object of the expedition was to open up the unknown coastline south of Australia. An aeroplane would be used for reconnoitring. NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIA.Perth, August 28. Members of the Swedish scientific expedition describe north-west Australians the most interesting country in the world from a scientific standpoint. There are many natives of distinct Semitic cast of features; they were decidedly cannibalistic. TRAIN WRECKERS. Brisbane, August 28. A serious attempt was made to wreck the train at Million. Large boulders were placed on the line, but they were discovered before the train approached.