AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8292, 22 November 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DARING BANK ROBBERY. LARGE AMOUNT STOLEN. MANAGER BOUND AND GAGGED. Received November 21, 9.25 a.m. PERTH, November 21. Yesterday afternoon Mr Jago, manager of the Daydawn branch of Australian Bank, was found bound behind the counter of the bank. He stated that o'clock two disguised armed men entered the bank, and asked for change for a note. On turning round to give obange he found himself covered with a revolver The men bound and gagged him, took bis keys, rifled the safe, and decamped. The manager was the only person on tbe premises. By great exertion be succeeded in getting rid of the gag, and bis cries attracted help. The bank authorities refuse to disclose the amount missing. P, is believed to be nineteen hundred pounds. Yesterday was pay-day at the mines, and a busy day at the bank. Surprise is expressed that the robbers were not interrupted. Ihe police are investigating tbe matter, and have made one arrrst. DANYSZ RABBIT EXPERIMENTS. SICKNESS ON BROUGHTQN ISLAND. 1 Received November 21, 9.52 p.m. SYDNEY, November 21. It is reported from Newcastle that a message was received there to-day asking that medical assistance be at once sent to Broaghton Island, were it is reported sickness has broken out amongst the staff con - ducting tbe Danysz rabbit virus experiments. No information is forthcoming as to the nature of the illness or the number of sufferers, excepting that Dr Danysz himself is ill. Tbe message was repeated several times from the ißland in quick succession, and the Government steamer, with doctors, st-etchers and medical outfit, was immediately despatched to the island. Dr Asbburton, questioned on tbe matter, said that all be knew was that Dr Danysz had telegraphed to him stating that be was siok, and asking that a doctor be sent at once. He had no idea of tbe nature of tbe ailment, but he was perfectly certain- that it was not due to contact with the virns. He concluded that tbe sickness was due to the water or food or some ouuumstance outside the conduct of tbe experiments. He would probably not have definite information before tomorrow. <3LEBE ISLAND ABATTOIR. Received November 21, 11.49 p.m. SYDNEY, No«embor2l. Tbe Premier informed a deputation that he intended to remove tbe Glebe lsland"abattoir to tbe vicinity of tbe Flemington cattle yards. He foreshadowed Government control of tbe abattoir. THE SEISMIC [DISTURBANCE. Received November 21, 9.45 a.m. SYDNEY, November 21. The Seismograph at Sydney Observatory between five and eight o'clock on Monday night showed remarkable disturbance, coincident with that felt at Perth. Tbe Government Astronomer of West Australia thinks the centre of the earthquake was 400 miles away in the Indian Ocean. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT YIELD. ADELAIDE, November 21. Tbe Register newspaper estimates tbe wheat yield o" the State at 19,800,000 bushels, which fcwculd give a shipping surplus of 16,336,000 bushels. THHJ TOTALISATOR. Received November 21, 9.45 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 21. The State Assembly negatived a proposal to legalise the totalisator. CONFERENCE OP MELBOURNE IiUIbDBRS. Received November .21., 9.25 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 21. A conference of master builders and other branches of the trade affirmed the principle of a fortyeight hours' week, and pledged themselves to combine their inter eats to defeat the existing strike. DEMANDS CONCEDED. Received November 21, 9.35 a.m. ADELAIDE, November 21. The slaughtermen's demand for ,an j inorease of pay has been conceded. «■"»—i mini JJiJHUPg SANDHURST CUP. Received November 22,12.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 21. The Sandhurst Cup resulted:— Tulkerov 1, Mira 2, Proceodor 3.' Won by three lengths. A PLAGUE OASE. WC4M I Reoeived November>22, 1.11 a.m. BRISBANE, November 21. A man has been attacked with the plague in tbe city. j

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