AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8189, 24 July 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ANOTHER CASE OP PLAGUE. .Received.July 23, 3,9 p.m. SYDNEY, July 23. 'A case of plague is reported from. Mnrtlake. , The victim worked at Darling, Harbour. FIRE ON A STEAMER. Received July 23, 10.9 a.m. HOBAKT, July 23. A email fire occurred in the hold of tbe Wakatipu when she was one hundred miles out from Sydney. The ! outbreak originated in some straw, but was extinguished in half an hour. Sir-all damage was denote the cargo by water. A RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Received July 23, 10.9 a.m. PERTH, July 23. Two railway cifirriagss were derailed at Claokliue. Five women w°ra injurod, none seriously. WEATHER IN VICTORIA. Received July 23, 10.2 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 23. Very cold weather is being ex. perienoed in the country. Three deaths from exposure are reported. Heavy rains and floods occurred in the Casterton district, bouses being inundated and rauoh stook destroyed. Trafflo is impeded. A ROUGH TRIP. Received July 23, 10 2 a.m. I PERTH, July 23. ' The barque Dilpussand arrived after a passage of*'"~64 days frnm Kaipara. She experienced gales almost the whole time. Some of tbe deck cargo was washed overboard. Two men were also washed over the rail, but were rescued by lines boing thrown to them. BLOWN OUT TO SPA. Received July 23, 10.2 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 23. Captain Carlson, of the schooner Enterprise, with two men, attempted to land at Flinders, but the wind was too stong. gThey attempted to regain the vessel, but were blown out to sea. Search steamers are now out looking for the men. FALL OF SNOW.' Received July 24, 12.54 a,m. SYDNEY, July 23. Snow fell for 15 minutes within 20 miles of Sydney. » QUEExNSLAND PARLIAMENT. Received July 24, 12.45 a.m. BRISBANE, July 23, Parliament will open to morrow. The Governor's Speech will announce the raising of the limit of exemptions under, the Income Tax and a more general reduction in. the burden of taxation. _ The Government will seek power to open new districts by the construction of railways on a, principal which, will not add to tbe burden of the tax' payer. A Bill is promised to promote closer settlement. A referendum is to be taken on the question of religious instruction in sahools. The Speech congratulates tbe State on the splendid prospects. The outlook was more enconragingthan at any other period In the history of Queensland. THE VENTURA. Received July 24, 12.54 a.m. SYDNEY, July 23. The Ventura sailed to-day at 2 o'clock with half-a-million of specie on buard.