AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8140, 15 May 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE MISSING CLERGYMAN. Received May 14, 9.40 a.m. SiDNEY, May 14. The photo of Rev, T. A. James, the misaius? clergyman, has been identified by a lodging-house keeper as that of a man named Lee, who stayed at his he use with his wife for a few days at Easter. The passenger list of the Maheno contains the names of Mr and Mrs Lee. The detectives expect to matter fully olearod up shortly. Received May 14, 11.5 p.m. SYDNEY, May 14. A shipping clerk has identified a photo of the Rev. James aa that of a man Riving the name of Lee, who booked passages.by the Maheno for himself and wife to Winnipeg. THE LABOUR MARKET. Received May 14, 9.55 a.m. , SYDNEY, May 14. The report of the Director of Labour for April shows a brisk demand for labour, while the number of unemployed in the city is comparatively low. A GOLD ROBBERY. Received May 11, 9.55 a.m. PERTH, May 14. Geld has been stolen from the Golden Pole Mine at Kalgoorlie for some months past. At least fire hundred ounces have been miased, which was said to have been lodged in the bank. . The perpetrators have not been discovered. A BARQUE ON FIRE. Receives May 14, 9.55 a.m'. MELBOURNE, May 14. The ship lliawarra, which has arrived here, reports that on March 13th, about Ave hundred miles from Tristan d'Aounha Island, in South Atlantic Ocean, she saw a barque on fire. She bore down, but owing to oontrary winds, i,t took the vessel! several hours to reach the spot. By* that time the vessel was a smouldering mass. There was nothing to indioate her name. Tin barque had been forsaken by the crew, of whom nothing was discovered. ACCIDENT TO A SAILOR. Received May 14, 10 a.m. HOBART, May 14. The steamer Matatua. bound from London to Auckland, called in t ere to land one of the crew named Rorton, who had broken both his arms by falling down a hatchway. The vessel had experienced very bad weather between the Cape and here. A CANDID CRITIC. SYDNEY, May 14. Major-General Sir George French, who is returning to England after a visit to Australia, in the course of an interview, referred to the intention of the Federal Government to appoint an Australian officer to succeed Major - General Finn, the Inspector-General, ' when that offiuer's term expires. He said that in his opinion there was no Australian fit for the posi j tioni, It would be a politioal appointment, and he supposed some South Australian "waster" would get it. The position was of the greatest importance so far as the defence of Australia was concerned. No one man could fulfil the duties the present InspectorGeneral was called upon to perform. The outlook in defence matters was; he thought, very bad, and this he attributed to the ruthless cutting down of Major - General Hutton's estimates. The present Military Board was a farce. The Federal Government should take immediate steps to establish a Military College similar tc the Canadian College. EXECUTION OF MURDERERS. Received May 14, 11.5 p.m. ( BRISBANE, May 14. The Cingalese, Johannes, for the< murder of a policeman at Maokay, and Tradega, a native of the South Sea Islands, for the murder of a boy near Maokay, have been executed Death was instantaneous in both oases. SPLENDID RAINS FALLING. Received May 14, 11.5 p.m. SYDNEY, May 14. Splendid rains are falling throughout the State. MELBOURNE, May 14. Splendid rain has fallen over the greater part of the oountry, and removes the fear of a bad grain season. • ,