AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8262, 16 October 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A SEVERE GALE.

Received Ootober 15, 9.2 a.m.

MELBOURNE, October 15. A severe ga'e is raging on the coast.

Passengers on the steamer Coogee were battened down on the voyage from JUaunoeston. i'he vessel had an exciting moment when entering the Heads. She was carried for a minute on the crest of a wave at right angles to her course. She broached to, but ultimately got on her course again without being damaged. A large ship appeared off San Reino, and was in imminent danger of running ashore, but tbe crew managed to get tbe vessel out to sea.

A STEAMER OVERDUE,

Received Ootober 15, 9.2 a.m

SYDNEY, October 15. Some anxiety is felt concerning tbe steamer Port Stephen, whiuh is a week overdue at Newcastle from Oaraaru.

WILY METALUCIANS

Received October 15, 9.26 a.m. SYDNEY, October 15. The new betting law has produced a peculiar result at AI bury, where bookmakers employ cabs to convey their clients into Victorian territory to conduct business. THE INQUEST ON GROHN. Received October 10, 12.23 a.m. SYDNEY, October 15. The inquest on Grobn was resumed to-day. A witness testified tbit Morris, owing to his being turned out of Norton's bouse, suggested to him that they should conspire against Norton by stating that he killed Grobn.

Norton, in bis evidence, denied \ that he struck Grobn. Tho latter came home drunk and fell down. Morris dragged him upstars lo bed. The Coroner stated that the evidence of Morris was unreliable. In the absence of more minute medical examination at the time of death he did not think it possible to And the aotual cause ofdeatb. There was not sufficient evidenoo to say how thu man came by his death.

WOOL SALES. Reoeived October 16, 12.57 a.m. SYDNEY, October 15. At the wool sales, to-day, greasy sold to 12% d, and scoured to 20^d. fc ■ ■■■■■» INTERSTATE FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION. SPEECH BY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. Reoeived Ootober 16, 12.25 a.m. SYDNEY, Ootober 15. The third annual conference of the iuter-State fruitgrowers opened to-day. ) Two delegates from New Zealand were present. The Minister of Agriculture, in his opening speech, commenting on the price of fruit to consumers, said that he bad never been aole to understand the difference between the price secured by the producers and that paid by the consumer. If improved methods of handling could be adopted, both consumers and produoers would benefit. The latter dies not get half the price for fruit that the former paid. That was a matter which ihe leaders of the State ought to take into consideration.