AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8271, 26 October 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

Received October 25, 9.22 a.m. SYDNEY", October 25. Miss Wbitesides, of Hobart, won the ladies golf champiouaip of Australia. SPEECH BF SIR JOHN FORREST. Received October 25, 10.30 a.m. PERTH, Ootober 25. Sir John Forrest, Feleral Treasurer, speaking at a mayoral reception, said he regretted very much the movement which was expressive of so much dissatisfaction against Federation. Those who raised the cry of "The Bill and nothing but the Bill" met with so much success that it was impossible to withstand them. The reason why Federation had not been more successful was due to the way they had been treated. It made one's blood boil to think that they had beeu hoodwinked and regularly fooled into Federation by promises held out and not yet fulfilled. At theooming elections, he said, the people might line to return ten men belonging to what they termed the Labour party. It this were the oase, and he himself was reelected, he would take very little iuterest in going back to the Federal Parliament. He had fceoome tired of this sort of thing. It did not suit Lim, and he did not see bow he could properly do his duty if tbegpeople of the State returned ten men of a different way of thinking to himself. If people could only Bee the danger that lay before them, and see the good they might accomplish by being properly represented, they would not hesitate to atteud at the poll and record their votes.

REID'S MANIFESTO. Received October 25, 10.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, October 25. Mr Deakin, characterises Mr Reid's manifesto as "a graceful avoidance of definiteness and a oheerfnl evasion of practical issues." _______ CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE. \ Reoeived October 25, 9.35 a.m. j SYDNEY, October 25. Inoluding £510,000 for old age j pensions, New South Wales' oharit- j able exnenditure year was | £1,020,000. CHILDREN POISONED AT A PICNIC. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE A~" MYSTERY. Received Ootober 25, 9.22 a.m. SYDNEY, Ootober 25. Out of 300 children attending the Bourke Convent Schooi picnic, 60 were seized with symptoms of poisoning, requiring medical attendance. With the exception of three, who are being treated at the hospital, all have reoovered. The unuse of the trsuble is a mystery. MINERS' WAGES. Reoeived Ootober 25, 11.56 p.m. SYDNEY, October 25. The Brokon Hill Union delegates have adopted a resolution disapproving of tho mine offer of an Increase of wages. They could not see their way to recommend its acceptance by the Unions. It ie proposed to take a ballot of the miners on Sunday. The ground of the delegates' disapproval is that the aoceptanoe of the offer under the circumstances might endanger the principles of Unionism. (After a meeting of the Mine Managers' Association at Broken Hill a notioe was posted in all mines that the rate of wages as i from Ootober 2nd would be in- ! creas d 12 Jo per cent., and that ' this rate would continue in operation while the crice of lead remained above £l6 per ton). RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. KING'S PRIZE WON BY A VICTORIAN. Received October 20, 1.9 a.m. SYDNEY, October 25. At the Rifle Association Meeting, the King's Prize was won by W. Keyte, Victoria, with a score of 231. Corporal Edwards, of New, South Wfiies,was second with a score of 229 points. WOOL SALES. Received Ootober 26, 1.9 a.m. MELBOURNE, Ootober 25. Tho week's wool sales olosod firm, with an Rctive demand for all better classes of wool. Greasy brought up to 13% d, aud sooured 23^d. NORTH COAST RAILWAY BILL. Reoeived Ootober 25, 11.56 p.m. SYDNEY, October 25. Tho Assembly, after sitting for over twenty hours, carried the North Coast Railway Bill through the oommittee stages. The Bill involves an expenditure of £2,600,000. The Opposition strongly objected to the forcing through of such an ' important measure.

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.

BRITISH POLITICS. PLURAL VOTING BILL. Received Ootober 25, 10 p.m. LUNDON, Ootober 25. The House of Commons are discussing the Plural Voting Bill. The Government are resisting all amendments. An attempt to exempt the University constituencies from the operation of the measure was defeated by 247 votes to 92. Mr Balfour scathingly denounced tbe Bill as an insidious measure. Mr Asqulth replied that there was no reason why University voteis should have separate treatment. A LABOUR MANIFESTO. THE HOUSING PROBLEM. Received October 25, 10 p.m. LONDON, Ootober 25. Mr Keir Hardie and 29 Labour members of the House of Commons have issued a manifesto urging 'he electors to vote for Labuur municipal candidates. The manifesto declares that if tbe Housing Acts were properly administered 2,667,500 persons would not now be living over crowded tenements.