AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8246, 26 September 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PREFEUENCE PROPOSALS. Reoeived September 25, 9.7 a.m. MELBjURN til, September 25. The sub committee of the Chamber of Commerce has reported adversely on the British preference proposals. The committee considered the i proposals would not be an important advantage to Britain because ho many of the articles affected me American or foreign food stuffs of special macufaoture. I'he committee also pointed out the insignificance of foreign imports compared with Australian exports, nnd the possi Isilities of retaliation by the countries affected. Received September 26, 1 a.m. MELBOURNE, September 25. The House of Representatives, by 17 to 15, adopted Mr Fraser's amendment to the Preference Bilk providing that British goods should only be given preference if carried in British vessels manned by white seamen. PRICE OF CATTLE. Reneived September 25, 9.74 a.m. SYDNEY, September 25. At the Homebush stock sales the price of cattle advanced up to £1 per head. HIGH COURT JUDGMENT. Received September 25, 9.47 a.m. MELBOURNE, September 25. Ihe High Court has delivered judgment in ' the case of William McKelvey, whoso extradition to Natal was ordered by the Full Court. Tbe High Court held that the contention that Victoria had ceased to te an independent State was untenable, as the State bad independent authority outside of matters given to the Commonwealth by the Federal Constitution. j ALLEGED FURIOUS RIDING. Reoeived September 25, 9.47 a.m. MELBOURNE, September 25. The polioe took the names of tbe competitors in the Warrnambool Melbourne bicycle road race witb a view to prosecuting them for furious riding. THE MELBOURNE MYSTERY. Received September 25, 9.7 a.m. I MELBOURNE, September 25. I The efforts of tbe polioe to estab I lish tbe identity of the dismembered 1 body found in a lake have so far I proved fruitless. The lake in Albert j Park is still being dragged. t j COPPER DISCUVERY. Received SepSember 25, 9.47 a.m. ADELAIDE, September 25. Advices reoeived from Taylor's prospeoting syndicate report the discovery of a huge copper lodo near Mundootna, in Western Australia. It is described as rioh and w«ll defined and traceable over two miles. SCULLING MATCH, Reoeived September 25, 9.47 a m. SYDNEY, September 25. A deposit has been lndg«d on behalf of Durnan to bind tbe match with Towns. Durnan will leave for Australia on October 12tb. VALUABLE ART COLLECTION. Received September 25, 9.47 a.m. MELBOURNE, Sept. 25. Captain atkin, tbe commissioner from tbe Imperial Government to tbe New Zealand Exhibition, has arrived here with his staff. He declares that the art section under his charge comprises more fine samples of the works of living individual artists than has ever before been sent out from the United Kingdom. THE RECIPROCAL TREATY. Received September 25, 9.25 p.m. MELBOURNE, Sept. 25. Mr A. Deakin cabled to Sir J. G. Ward, to-day, asking if the recip* rocal treaty was likely to be passed in the New Zealand Legislature.

TIIE ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY. Reoeived September 25, 9.47 a.m. SYDNEY, September 25. The up to date methods employed in connection with the attempt to rob the Pitt Street branch of the English and Scottish Bank, on Sunday, lead to the belief that American experts took a hand. Reoeived September 25, 11.4 p.m. SYDNEY, September 25. There were evidently two or more men engaged in the attempt. Despite tbe fact that the robbers bad to traverse a considerable length of roof to reach the bank, and make the electrio connection, the polioe are without a olue. Colour la lent to the theory that American cracksmen took a hand in the attempt by the statement tnat three well-known oriminals escaped from prison at San Franoisco at the time of the San Francisco earthquake, and landed in 'Sydney within the last fortnight. ALLEGED FORGERY. Reoeived September 25, 11.4 p.ui, SYDNEY, September 25.' Edgar Michael Dell was remanded to New Zealand on oharges of forging cheques and obtaining money for goods by false pretences, at Napier, in June last. *

CABLE NEWS.

By!Telegraph—Ptr&i Association—Copyright. THE MINING TROUBLE. 1 Reueived September 25, 9.45 p.m. SYDNEY, September 25. Trouble is again threatened in the Northern oolleries. ;At the reoent oonfereuue it was agreed that work should be resumed under the old agreements. To-day the East Grett miners were asked to sign the new agreement uuder the directions of 1 the U'iaers' secretary, who declared the now agreement to be a breaub of faith. The men declined to sign the u«reement unless the difficulty i 3 settled, 'ahere is a possibility that the whole district vvill be involved. SUPPOSED SUICIDE. Eeoeived September 25, 11.41 p.m. BRISBANE, September 25. Hardy, the purser of the steamer Tomoana, was to-day found dead in his berth with his throat out. A razor was lying alongside. THE EPSOM HANDICAP. Received September 26, 1 a.m. SYDNEY, September 25. Wagering on the Epsom Handicap is restricted pending the reading of the card on Thursday. Prices are praotioally unchanged. RABBIT EXTERMINTION. Received September 25, 11.55 p.m. SYDNEY, September 25. Sir William Lyne has received the report of Dr Tidswill, who was appointed by the Government to assist in carrying out i,he initial laboratory experiments of Dr Danyz's rabbit viras. As the result of exhaustive experiments on oaru vorous birds, fowls, uative small birds, pigeons, sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs, Dr Tidswill reports that the whole course of the experiments revealed that, while causing fatality amongst rabbits, the virus as far as natural means of infection was concerned, was re"markably innoxious to other kinds of animals exposed to it. He re oomwends further experiments on a larger scale on Broughton Island, where preparations have been already made, for fully testing the virus under natural conditions.