AUSTRALIAN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13242, 23 March 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

United Press Association —Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. PLAGUE. SYDNEY, March 22. A case of plague is reported from Camperdown, the victim having worked in the vicinity of Circular quay. "RACIvUORSES FOR SALK. Mr Crick otters Collarit and all liis otJier racers at auction after the forthcoming A.J.C. meeting. INTER-STATE TENNIS. In the semi-tinal in the doubles tennis championship Rice and Poeldev defeated Parker and Bowker 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. A 'representative meeting, held in the Town Hall, endorsed the proposal to hold a.u International Exhibition in Sydney about 1910. Considerable opposition was shown by a section of the manufacturers'. A LIBEL CASE. Mr Neville, a Singleton chemist, has lifien awarded £250 damages for libel published by the local newspaper, the "Budget and Singleton Advertiser. - ' The case isi'pse out of some comments on plaint ifi'i< decision as judge at the local races. Two witnesses in the case were committed for trial ou charges of perjury. THE POSTAL REVENUE. MELBOURNE. March 22. The'postal revenue of the Commonwealth for the six months, ended December 31st, increased by £162,000, compared with a similar period of the previous- .year. A SETTLEMENT AGREED TO. The Oceanic Company notified the Post-master-General that they agree to the terms of 'settlement' of the amount in dispute for the carriage of mails between Sydney and Son Francisco. DOMESTIC UNREST. Tii connection with the heaving- of a. maintenance case, the husband claimed that the trouble arose through the wife vo'ing at the Federal elections against his .will- Female, franchise, in someeases, he said, was a curse to .the. country. The only »women Who wanted votes were those who had no children. THE ENTOMBED MINER. PERTH, March 22. Divers were employed to reach the, miner entombed in 'the Wr-stralia East mine. They supplied- him with food.