AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
j ' THE OLYMPIC GAMES. jßy Cable —Press Association—Copyright, j Fremantle, September 18. j Several Australian Olympic representatives have arrived. They are delighted I at their treatment by the Swedes, j The Australians were the most popular >of the visitinir nations. Longworth conJsideds Kahanamokn, the swimmer, the I fastest sprinter in the world, and Hodgson, the Canadian, the best long-distance ■ j swimmer he has ever seen. TASMANIA';-; WIRELESS. Hobart, September 18. It is stated that owing to the surrounding hills, the wireless station here jis not a success, and has not much ! chance of communicating with South Afi rican steamers live hundred miles 'away. The Sydney steamers also are often ■ missed when on the coast. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. Sydney, September .18. Colonel Foster, Director of Military Science in the University, is of opinion V that a hostile army of 20,000 infantry, 4000 horse and CO guns would be unable to invade Australia with a prospect of success if the present forces are well [ trained and fully prepared to take the I field. lie adds.- "Under present condij tions this hostile forte would suffice." His opinion is based on. the recent skelcl ton manoeuvres.
EK DEATH SENTENCE. " Melbourne, September 18. Edward McDonald, aged 31, a laborer, has "been sentenced to .deatli for a criminal offence 011 a girl aged. ten. SYDNEY SLUMS. Sydney, September 18. The City Council contemplates the complete abolition of slum areas in the metropolis. The Lord Mayor has announced that £60,000 will be spent on residences for the poor. AN AMERICAN WARSHIP. Sydney, September 18. The American warship Princeton, whose commander, W. R. Crose, is Governor of Tutuila, one of the Samoan Islands, arrives in a few days for overhaul. ROUGH WEATHER AT FREMANTLE. Fremantle, September 18. Unprecedented rough weather lias been experienced off the coast, and shipping arrivals have been seriously delayed. There have been no accidents.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 105, 19 September 1912, Page 2
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