AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Issue 12181, 16 September 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

BARQUE IN PERIL

(Per Press Association.—Copyright.)

(Received Sept. 14, 9.30 p.m.|

SYDNEY, Sept. 14.

The barque Amazon has arrived from Willapa harbor, 139 days out. She met with hea v y gales and was beam ended for hours. She sprung a leak and the captain jettisoned 150,000 feet of timber cargo. THE BOTANY TRAGEDY. (Received Sept. 15, 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 15. The verdict in the Botany tragedy was that Larkin killed Donnelan while of unsound mind, then suicided. VEND CASE COSTS. (Received Sept. 15, 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 15.

The Federal Government has already spent nearly £IO,OOO in law costs on the Coal Vend case.

FEDERAL I OTITIC 3

(Received Sept. 15, 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 15

The Senate adopted the Address-in-Reply and negatived' a motion excluding intoxicants from the precincts of the Federal Parliament.

MESSAGES FROM THE ANTARCTIC. (Received Sept. 15, 9.5 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Sept. 15. Dr. Mawson has arranged with the Postmaster-General for tins reception and delivery of wireless messages from the Antarctic.

A COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL

(Received Sept. 15, 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 15. In the Assembly Mr Griffiths introduced the' Public Works proposal which include" 36 schemes, including several railways, bridgiing the harbor, a central meat depot at Sydney and a floating dock at Newcastle, the total cost running into millions. PUBLISHER HEAVILY FINED. MELBOURNE, Sept. 14. The publisher of the Melbourne Age has been fined £2OO, taxed with costs in connection with the in which Dr. Peacock is charged with the murder of a woman named Da vies, who mysteriously disappeared after an operation.

VALUABLE PROPERTY

MELBOURNE, Sept. 14

Mr W. H. George, director of George's Proprietary, Melbourne, als 0 George and Kerf ley, of Wellington, have purchased a block in Bourkestr&et for £71,000, which is equivalent to £1035 per foot, a record price for Bourke-street.

A HEAT WAVE

SYDNEY, Sept. 14.

A heat wave is being experienced i n New South Wales. Many stations have registered a temperature of 100 degrees.

CONVERTIBLE VESSELS

MELBOURNE, Sept. 1.4

The Federal Government considers it. inadvisable to publish information concerning the number of foreign vessels trading to Australia which are convertible into cruisers.

RAILWAYS ELECTRIFICATION. MELBOURNE, Sept. 14. The- Royal Comrndsgion on metropolitan traffic has reported in favor of the electrification of the suburban railways and tramways. The scheme will inv,,iv ß an outlay of £.".,000,000