Australian News.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 August 1912, Page 3

Australian News.

[BY BIiECTRIO TKLECRAI'n-COPTRICiHTj [per press association.] (Received This Day, 11.45 a.m ) THE VEND CASE. SYDNEY, This Day. Jn the Vend case counsel for the appellants analysed the shipping agreement and urged that . there was no evidence that anyone had suffered. "THE WORST TELEPHONE SERVICE;" SYDNEY, This Day. The Town Cleric, in hi.s annual report, declares that Sydney's telephone service is incomparably the worst in the world. It .is effete, decrepit, obsolete and antiquated. HISTORICAL RECORDS. SYDNEY, This Day. The Federal Government has appointed Doctor Watson, of Sydney, editor of Historical Records of Australia,, the publication of which has jjeerMn abeyance since 1901. CYCLONE. SYDNEY, This Day. A cyclone at Grenfell, which only lasted five minutes, did much damage. It was followed by a deluge which cut the. streets' to pieces. Among the wrecked imiJdings was a skating rink and Permedian. and Wright's store, besides scores of residences. Block's mill was unroofed and a thousand pounds' worth of flour damaged. Fivo persons were slightly injured. SHIPPING. SYDNEY, This Day. Arrived: .The whaler Campbell from the Bluff. SYSmUATfiSED tDEMJSIOXAIi INSANITY. Sydney;-This Day. A report of the Inspector-General for the Insane, which is tabled in the Assembly, states that he is unable- to certify that the man Chidlcy was detained in the aeylum without sufficient cause. He was suffering from systeirwitised delusional insanity. The reason urged for his role'ase, that he was .harmless, could be applied to the large -majority of inmates. BILLIARDS.. -. SYDNEY, This Day. ILarverson is 1052 and Lindrujn 8250. ARiVST v. BARRY. SYDNEY, This Day. The Daily Telegraph's London corwas not at his beet oti the occasion of his race with Barry,'-. .-, The water was bad for both, but'Vorse for'the Englishman, who had the worst course for.-three-quarters of the way, and gave iawa.y more than a stone and a half in weight. From every point, of view, except physical strength,Barry was a better - sculler than Arnst. ELECTION DECLARED VOID. This Day. ''• TJho, Elections Qualifications Coninultee/has declared -TStr Earthing's election' for East Melbourne to be void. ''.'" LaSS OF; VALUABLE STALLION , . ' /."BRISBANE, This Day. The Imported stallion Ladin'lacl. had a leg broken by a kick had to-b*e-destroyed. \