AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8239, 18 September 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE MINING TROUBLE. Received September 17, 10.16 a.m. SYDNEY, September 17. The employees of tbe Proprietary Mine at Broken Hill will meet, today, to consider whether, in view of the advanced price of metals, a case for increased wages should not bo oited for arbitration. OA MP SCHOOLS. Received September 17, 10.1G a.m. SYDNEY, Septomber 17. Experiments in the way of "camp schools" are about to be tried by the Education Department. The object ib to bring tho boys into contact with country life. The first school will oonsist of twelve units of twelve boys each, a master being] in charge of each 'unit. They will visit a well-managed farm, and will camp there for a week. The first school will start on October 10th. , JUDGES AND INCOME TAX. Received September 17, 10.30 a.m. BRISBANE, September 17. I'he Government has received advice that the judges* petition asking the King to disallow an Act passed last session to compel tbe payment of income-tax on judges' salaries has failed. The judges will, therefore, have to pay tbe tax. ATTEMPIS TO WRECK A TRAIN. Received September 17, 10.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Sept. 17. Attempts were made to wreck a train at Bendigo, and a train at Kangaroo Plat. Some dynamite caps were placed on the rails, while some sticks of gelignite were jammed in the space between the rails. In some way tbe caps beoame detached from the gelignite, and no harm was fortunately done. IFE MELBOURNE ROBBERY. Received September 17, 10.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Sept. 17. Tbe burglary at the King's warehouse turns out to be not so serious as at first expected. The thieves took electro-plate instead of silver-plate. SEAMEN'S WAGES. Received September 17, 10,30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Sept. 17. The Steamship Owners' Federation and Seamen's Union have signed an agreement increasing the wages of the men by ten shillings per month, and making several new regulations in reference to overtime and hours. A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE. Received September 18, 12.42 a.m. MELBOURNE, Septemb&r 17, A terrible adventure befel a labourer named Peter Kenane. He fell down a disused shaft at Rushwortb, and remainsd there for six days without food. He was rescued in a weak state. He sustained shocking injuries in the fall. Received September 18, 1.5 a.m. MELBOURNE, September 17. A man named Campbell fell down an abandoned shaft, near Fryerstown, and spent three days and nights there before he was found.

MANIaFOTO scratched. Received September 18, 12,43 a.m. S¥DNfciY, September 17. Maniapoto hag been scratched for hia Sydney engagements, and it is nossible that be nil] not compete at the Viotorian Spring Meeting. Lord Uliin's Daughter has been scratched for her Sydney and Melbourne engagements.