AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7935, 8 January 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE LA BiJLLA WRECK. Received January 6, 8.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. Captain Mylius has been committed for trial in connection with the wreck of the La Bella. THE PYRAMUS. SYDNEY, January 6. The Pyramus the new drill-shiD for New Zealand has arrived here. During the voyage she experienced almost continuous trouble with her boilers owing to defootive tubes. TYPHOID. MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. The number of typhoid cases in Victoria last year sbow a pheno-. menal decrease from 2040 to 336. The diminution in the metropolitan area is attributed to tbe development of the sewerage system. THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. Received January 7, 8.54 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jan 7. The new Commonwealth order of precedence has received the King?s approval. The long-standing difficulty over the eoclesiastioal precedence has been settled by no mention being made of ecclesiastics. The Naval Commander takes a position after the State Governor. No provision has been made for the head of the military forces or for the Consular representatives. THE NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT YIELD. Received January 6, 8.54 p.m. SYDNEY, January 6. The Government Statisticiar estimates the wheat yield at 22,489,000 bushels, an average of about 11 bushels to tbe acre. • This is the second best year on record, and the quality of the grain is generally excellent. Local iequirements are set down at between ten and eleveu million bushels, and the surplus fur export at about, ten millions. A HEAT WAVE. Received January 8. 1.4 a.m. SYDNEY, January 7. A heat wave is sweeping over the Riverina, Viotoria and South Australia, and some very high temperatures are recorded. Melbourne reports over 99 in the shade, Mildura 124, and Wentworth 119. Adelaide reports two deaths from heat apoplexy and several cases of sunstroke. SENSATIONAL BOMB AFFAIR. Received January 7, 4.45 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 7. A sensational bomb-throwing case took place at the residence of Detective Sergeant O'Dounell. A stone bottle, charged with a powerful explosive, was thrown into a sleeping room. The report aroused O'Donnell, who tired a shot at a disappearing man. The explosion partly wrecked and set tire to the room, but the flames were extinguished without serious damage. Mrs O'Dounell and five children were also in the house, but none of them was injured. O'Dounell attributes the outrage to some betting people in prosecuting whom he recently took an active part. He alleges that bis house has been shadowed, and several of those assisting him have been assaulted, and have had their wiodows broken.

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