AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue XX, 14 November 1903, Page 23

AUSTRALIA.

A man named George Atwood, belonging to New Zealand, was burned to death at the Boulder Block, owing to the destruction of his hut by fire. Skinner, the caterer of the V.R.C., won £ll,OOO over Lord Cardigan. He hedged £23)00 and laid £l,OOO to his employees and friends. A youth named Wilburn Finlay, a member of the Salvation Army Guards Band, and a native of Auckland, was drowned while bathing at Gunnedah, New South Wales. The Bradford ((Vic.) Roman Catholic Church has been the scene of vandalism of '.he worst description. Images and pic. ares were destroyed, and the altarclothes and priests’ vestments torn and covered with filth. Riding in the Australian mile handicap, Ivor Lawson, the American cyclist, beat Don. Walker, of Victoria, establishing a world's record of Im. 55 2 ss. D. Plunkett, the New Zealand rider, qualified for the final, and Burton, of New Zealand, finished first in the semi-final of the Sydney Wheel Race. A RECORD COAL SEAM. Coal-boring operations at Cessnock, near Maitland, revealed at a depth of 260 ft. what promises to be the world’s record seam of coal. The seam has been cut through 31ft, which constitutes a world’s record. AUSTRALIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Over 100 Australians have returned from South Africa by the Gracchus. Five of them give a very unfavourable account of the state of affairs. Stranded Australians are as thick as flies, and would ail be back if they could only COLONIAL CREDIT. Mr Harold Beauchamp, of Wellington, who has returned from a visit to Europe. on being interviewed at Perth, said the British publie were disposed to look to our indebtedness from a per capita basis, and would not take into consideration the large assets in the shape of railways, telegraphs, and telephones. Not only colonial securities had suffered. but consols had slumped. If any further fall in gilt-edged securities occurred there would be an unparalleled financial crisis. THE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. In fine weather, with a perfect wicket, and in the presence of a large number of spectators, the English cricket team began their Australian tour on the Adelaide Oval in a match against South Australia. ENGLAND.—First Innings. Warner, c Jennings, b Claxton 65 Tyldesley, c Giffen, b Claxton 1 Foster, run out 2 Hayward, c Hill, b Travers 157 Braund, b Giffen 58 Hirst, e Evans, b Claxton 37 Bosanquet-, b Hay 19 Lilley, not out 91 Relf, c Travers, b Claxton 30 Arnold, not out 7 Extras 16 Total for eight wickets (innings closed) .483 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Travers took one wicket for 95 runs. Giffen, one for 129. Hay, one for 68. Reedman, none for 40. Claxton, four for 76. Evans, none for 37. Hack, none for 9. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Gehrs, thrown out 31 Hack, b Rhodes 16 Hill, st Lilley, b Bosanquet 18 Travers, not out 4 Giffen, not out 15 Extras 0 Total feu- three wiekets 84