AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Independent, Volume V, Issue 325, 17 January 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

BOWLERS EN ROUTE FOR NEW ZEALAND. (per press association.) [by electric telegraph — copyright] Received January 16, 11.28 p.m. Sydney, January 16. The bowling team and the Lord Mayor and Mayoress of Melbourne, left by the Manuka for Auckland to-day. MANUFACTURERS’ EXHIBITION. Melbourne, January 16. Lord Northcote opened in the Exhibition building the Australian Manufacturers’ Products Exhibition. There is a fine display of primary products and. manufactures of all kinds. Mr Deakin and others made speeches congratulatory of the advance in Australian manufactures. GOLD PRODUCTION. (Received January 17, 9.32 a.m.) Sydney, January 17. The quantity of gold produced in the Commonwealth last year was 3,431,921 ounces, 216,872 ounces below the previous year. SWIMMING MATCH. Sydney, January 17. Billington, the English swimmer, defeated Read by 3ft in a 300yds race at Broken Hill. Time, 3min. 54sec. DISSATISFIED COMPETITOPvS. Adelaide, January 17. Detachment of the local, medical corps who competed at Christchurch, complain that in the bearer competitions they had to meet immediatly after competing the first round, a Christchurch team, who had a good spell. They also allege that the doctors judging were all Christchurch men. DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN. HOBART, January 17. A man named Newton, died in the Charitable Institution, aged 104 years.