AUSTRALIAN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13316, 19 June 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright OBITUARY. \ SYDNEY, June 18. Dr 'Robert Lamb, a missionary, late of the New Hebrides 1 , is dead. BOXING. In a round of the light-weight boxing championship, Marks,, a New Zealand'er, cleverly defeated Lane, of Sydney, after a williiig set-to. Received 11.20 p.m., June 18th. GALE AND' ROUGH SEA. A stiff south-west gale is blowing accompanied by heavy rain and rough sea. Received 9.47 p.m., June 18th. NO CASE TQ ANSWER. At the quarter sessions, Wilson, the manager of the South Clifton Colliery, was charged with manslaughter in eomiect\lon with the tunnel collapse on April 30th. After hearing the evidence the Judge recorded an ■ acquittal by discharging the j«iyWHEAT YIELD. ADELAIDE. June 18. The official estimate of the wheat liarvested is that 1,681,982 acres yielded 17,145,796 bushels, a decrease of 2998 bushels as compared' with last year. SIR J. G. WARD AT MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, June 18. Prior to their departure for Sydney todav Sir J. G. Ward and party were tnterdav Sir <L (I Ward and party were entertained at a gathering of New ' Zealariders. TJiey arrive at Sydney on Thursday. POLICE LEAVE WITHDRAWN. The prevalence of crime in the city has led to the withdrawal of all police leave during the current financial year.