AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.] SEARCH FRUITLESS. (Received this day at S a.m.) SYDNEY. April 22. Although the police are still continuing tlieir search no further bodies Slave been recovered in the Botany Bay disaster. EFFORTS FUTILE. SYDNEY. April 23. Further efforts to refloat the Riverilia have been futile. NEWSPAPER’S XEAY FORM. SYDNEY. April 23. The “Daily Telegraph” newspaper has abandoned its old iorm and tine and from Tuesday next issues a thirtytwo page [taper seven days weekly, uhder the title of “Daily Telegraph News Pictorial.'' The management states the object of the change will meet the growing demand in Sydney for presentation of news in picture form. YEARLING SALES. SYDNEY. April 23. The yearling sales have concluded. G2l lots were sold and realised 141.745 guineas. CAUSE OF DISASTER. MELBOURNE. April 22. The Point Cook aviators deny that yesterday’s flying accident was caused bv the low altitude of the two inacli-
ines. They state that the flying was never dangerously low, and that thete was never a time when the aeroplanes could not have come down on to emergency landings without difficulty.
There were thirty-six machines in the air welcoming the Duke and Duchess of York, and it is now considered likely that in future a smaller number will ho used on similar occasions. A Departmental inquiry into the cause of the crash has been opened in camera. CEMETERY DAMAGE. SYDNEY. April 22. Amongst the destruction wrought by the storm was the shattering of the memorial to the late State Governor, Sir Walter Davidson, erected by public subscription in the South Head cemetery. at a cost of several thousand sterling. The column was smashed in several pieces, badlv damaging the base. COLD WEATHER AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY. April 22. To-day is the coldest April day ever recorded in Sydney. The maximum temperature was lifty-six degrees. A RODY RECOVERED. SYDNEY. April 23. The police have recovered the body of Gordon Melvihe. one ot the victims of the Botany Bay tragedy. FINE WEATHER FOR RAC ES. SYDNEY. April 23. The weather is fine and bright for the races.
ROPE WORKS AFIRE. SYDNEY. April 23. A fire at Donaghy’s rope works, West Geelong, caused damage estimated at £15.000, mainly to the store department.
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