AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12508, 8 April 1909, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

other day in the estate of the late Mr Peter Mclntyre, late of Mureduke, Victoria, grazier, representing duty at the rate of 10 per cent, on £170,---591. " ■ .. , . I- ■ •' During. a cricket- match, in Perth j(West Australia), in conection with ithie secondary schools' competition for ithe Darlock and Alcock trophies, the iScotch College playing against theiGuildford- Grammar School scored 60] iriinsin exactly four hours. The first ";two and a half hours' play realised 449. One lad (Halliday) made 249, while the captain- . (Medcalf ) scored - 178. This is a record for .West Australia. : . ■ ' •' Warder Powell, of the Kew Asylui:(Victoria) was Cycling along Victoriastreet, near the bridge, when he saw the familiar face of one of the lunatics who escaped from the asylum the daj previous. He invited the man. to accompany him ; but instead of going with the warder the lunatic ran to the bridge, and from a height of 150 ft., . dived into the river.' He' was recovered and taken back to -the asylum . ■ .The promotors 0f .,. the . wrestling 'match between Hackenschmidt : and Frank- Gbtch, which is to take place in Melbourne during Cup week, have receivecl "word from Hackenschmidt that he, is very : elated at the prospect -of ■ having another opportunity of- xrieeting his f prmidablei American opponent. When an attempt was made to -get the two men on the mat in London recently, there was much haggling about terms; and nothing was arranged. The syndicate has practically given the men their own terms, and will risk about £10,000 in fche-venture, trusting to the, cinematograph rights to .yiel<f them a ; big|profit. '■■ _ . "A : man walked into the '"casualty room at the Sydney Hospital last week, put his hand to hiß side, groaned^ and then announced that he had three bullets in him (says the "Daily Telegraph"). Ah attendant reached out his hand Vfcf steady, the wounded man, and then started back, just in time to avoid a vigorous punch aimed for his head. Evidently the man was in too great pain to be touched except by^heliands^of (experts. ;So the.doc-' 'tor'cbme ove/, and to him the stricken man explained his trouble. "One bullet is in, my kidneys," he said.. The surgeon looked grave, and put out •-. his hand towards. . the spot.. He -had the v. same" experience as the attendant, for the patient was fractious arid would not be touched. Two other vital spots were indicated as. the resting places of the second and third bullets, "but by that time the nature of case was; appreciated, -and ' without : further humouring a quick .but thorough exam-. •! ■inaction was made, which disclosed the | ■i&S that Jthe. patient .was perfectly : sound. He was*accordingly sent about k 1 his business, though still complaining ;' of bullet woundsr. . > " = < '