AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8183, 16 July 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

KILLED ON A RACECOURSE. Received July 15, 4.47 p.m. ADELAIDE, July 15. While watching tne steeplechase at the raoes, a boy named Jaoknes wont on to the comae to assist the rider of a fallen horse, when another animal kicked him on the head and killed him instantly. A BOOKMAKER KICKED TO DEATH. Received Jnly 15, 4.47 p.m. MELBOURNE, July 15. A young man, named McLeod, who was lay'ng odda on "The Flat," at Flemingtou, is alleged to have tried to get away without paylng-up on the Steeplechase. The maddened crowd chased him, and kicked him to death. DISEASED RABBITS. SYDNEY, July 14. The Premier (Mr (Jarruthera), has received a letter dealincr witb the diseased state of some rabbits now being trapped, and probably used for hum n consumption. The writer alleges that the disease is communicable to man. The latter also calls attention to a statement from a resident in the Moiong district that one hundred and fifty out of every four hundred rabbits skinned by him were suffering from hydatids, scab, and other loathsome diseases. The President of the Board of Health, to whom the matter has been referred, states tnat the hydatids disease in rahbits is not communicable to man. Sc«b was a skin parasite, lie believed the rabbits were inspected by an expert.

THE GROWTH OF NKW SOUTH wales. SYdNKY, July 14. Ihe Government Statistician has prepared a statement shoeing the estimated value of production from various industries, primary and seconda.y, in the State for 1905. The flgureß show a substantial increase over the preceding year, due partly to the fact that prioes were nearly four per cent, higher last year, but the greater part was undoubtedly due to increased production. The returns per head of population fr r m all industries attained a vrey high figure—£3llls4d an increase of £4 6s Ud.

Primary industries returned £24 8s 3d—an advance of £4 0s 7d. The value of wool was £12,102,000 —an ino'eaae of nearly three million pounds. The inorease in the value of dairying was about 13 % P er cent, though there was a slight decline in the production. The value of agriculture was £6,611,000 —an increase of over 20 per oent. Ihe mining industry improved in value £500,000.

The increase in manufacturing industries was faiily satisfactory. Faotories employed 56,117 males and 16,118 female workers. Tbe wages pai<J amounted tu £5,191,000 —the average earnings per hand being £1 15a less than in the previous year. This is said to be aooounted for Iry the introduction of labour saving machinery and substitution of boys for men and the increase of women employees. The total output of the factories was £30,028,000. The export of minerals for tbe past half-year are valued at £2,609,000 —an inorease of £395.000 over the corresponding period last year. The shipments of coal, for the half-year were 48d,000 tons greater than tbe corresponding period last year. THE SWEATING KEVELATIONS. CONDITIONS IN MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, July 14. In reference to the sweating revelations in Sydney, the Inspector of Factories states that tbe conditions in Melbourne were just as bad prior to tbe introduction of the WageJ Board, which secured proper payment to all workers. CHINESE STUDENTS. MELBOURNE, July 14. The State Cabinet has decided nn certain conditions to admit Chinese students, who would not become permanent residents. THE ANTI-TRUST BILL. MELBOURNE, July 14. The Anti-'fruat Bill has passed the committee stage in the Federal House of Representatives.

CABLENEWS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.