AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8280, 6 November 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

OBITUARY. Received November 5, 8.30 a.m. SYDNEY, November 5. The death is announced of Mr Lane, vice-president of the Rugby Union, and a well-known footballer. DURNAN ARRIVES AT BRISBANE. Received November 5, 8.30 am. BRISBANE, November 5. Daman, the Canadian sculler, has arrived.

A STEAMER OVERDUE. Received November 5, 8.30 a.m. LAUNCESTON, Nov. 0. Fears are expressed concerning the safety of the small steamer Centennial, which sailed from Napier three weeks ago with a crew of six on board. A MURDEROUS ASSAULT. THREE WOMEN ATTACKED. Received November 5, 10.14 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 5. A young man named Johnstone hBS been arrested on a charge of committing a murderous assault on three women named Patterson in South Melbourne. Johnstone nad bwen keeping company with the younger woman, and her mother remonstrated with him for insulting behaviour, whereupon, it is alleged, he assaulted all three women with a bar of iron. Mrs Patterson, who is 76 years of age, is nob expected to recover. A HORSE TRAINER KILLED. SHOT RY t AN ARTIST. Received November 5, 10.30 a.m. BRISBANE, November 5. An artist named De Silva fired four shots from a revolvjr at Young, a horse trainer, killing him. It is alleged that Young made some insulting remark, which provoked De Silva.

BOWLING. Received November 5, 9.8 p.m. 'MELBOURNE, November 5. * The Single-Handed Bowling Championships commenced, to-day, on the Melbourne Cricket Clan's green, which was rather heavy. Results:— Gardiner, New Zealand, beat Thomas, Adelaide, 21 to 19; Roberts, Freemantle, beat Manning, New Zealand, 21 to 13; Forruberg, Sydney, beat Scott, New Zealand, 21 to 12; Kelly, Victoria, beat Bennie, New Zealand, 21 to 17; Smith, New Zealand, beat Howe, Victoria, 21 to 14; Jacobs, Victoria, beat Mowlem, New Zealand, 21 to 14; Pascoe, Victoria, beat Reid, New Zealand, 21 to 17; Smith, Victoria, beat. Lefevre, New Zealand, 21 to 15; Dr Harrold, Adelaide, beat Short, New Zealand, 21 to 17; Collins, Victoria, beat Gillies, New Zealand, 21 to 4; Cooper, Victoria, beat Hancock, New Zeaalnd, 21 to 4; Osmond New Zealand, beat Kemp, Viutoria, 21 to 17; Clarke, New Zealand, retired, giving Waxman, Victoria, a walk-over; Keast, New Zealand, beat Oalder, Victoria, 21 to 20; Moody, Adelaide, heat Black, New Zealand, 21 to 19; Wallace, Victoria, beat Akhurst, New Zealand, 21 to 20; Harrison, Sydney, beat Payne, New Zei»land v , 21 to 16; McPherson, New Zealand, retired, giving Slatter, Victoria, a walk over; Sneddon, New Zealand, beat Hayden, Victoria, 21 to 7; Bleach, Viotoria, beat Buchanan. New Zealand, 21 to 7; Champion, Viotoria, beat Bonakill, New Zealaud, 21 to 8; McLaren, New Zealand, beat T. Smith, Viotoria, 21 to 6. The next round will be played on Wedneday.

MELBOURNE GUP. - Reoeived November 6, 12.32 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. Lady Wallace has been scratohed for the Cap. The weather has improved; the offioial forecast states "cool, passing showers, but improving." The card was called to-night. Demes has been baobed for £I,OOO, Tatterdemalion for £2,000, Refrain for £I,OOO, Oasian for £9,500, Proceed for £9,500, Poseidon for £1,200, Melodeon for £3,000, Dyed Garments for £3,000, Booran for £I,OOO. The final quotations are—Seven to 2 Solution, 4 to I Poseidon, 5 to 1 Ncreen, 1 to 10 Proceed, 12 to 1 Wandiu, 16 to 1 Blue Spec, 20 to 1 Demas, 25 to 1 Simoda, 33 to 1 Tatterdemalion, Melodeou and Booran, 5 to 1 Dividend, Czarovitoh, Ossian, Antouious, 100 to 1 Circuit, Zepbo, Refrain, Dyed Garments, Oharmon, Ellis, Mira, 200 to 1 Delaware. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. Received November 5, 10.4 a.m. ADELAIDE, November 5. So far in the elections the electors have emphatically shown their determination to insist on an extension of the Legislative Council franchise on the lines iudioated by the Frioe Government. In some districts the reformers are winning by a thousand votes. The indications at the present stage of incomplete returns are"in favour of a complete Liheial and Labour victory. Tfie Government had an overwhelming majority in the metropolitan area. The return of all the Ministers is assured.

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