AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8293, 23 November 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

HIDES SALES. Received November 22, 11.16 p.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 22. At the sales today there was spirited competition for hides, and all descriptions were cleared at full rates. ANOTHER STEAMER aSHORE. Received November 22, 8,40 a.m. ADELAIDE, November 22. News received from the Troubridge Lighthouse, last night, states that a ship wbb ashore at Marion Reef, on the west Bide of St. Vincent Gulf. Tbe name of tbe vessel is unknown. A tug has gone to her assistance. Received November 22, 9.36 p.m. ADELAIDE, November 22. The vessel reported asbore at Troubridge Lighthouse has been proved to be the ship Scottish Minstrel, from Natal tD Adelaide, in ballast. She came off unassisted. THE MONTEBELLO. Reoeived November 22, 11.57 p.m. ADELAIDE, November 22. The salvage steamer has returned from the wreck of the steamer Montebello. The captain of the wrecked steamer states that they experienced fine weather till Saturday, when it became cloudy and obscured, and hegwas unable to ascertain his position. At nine o'clock at nigbfc, according to dead reukoning, he was sixty miles south-west of tbe Neptune Light, which be expected to pick up. Preparptions were made for entering Spencer's Gulf, but he failed to do so. A strong southerly gale was blowing, with heavy rain, and it was very dark. All hands remained on deck, and kept a good look-out. At two o'clock on Sunday morning they beard tbe breakers, and tried to gen the ship offshore. It was too dark to see the land. A few minutes after the vessel struck and bumped hard several times and then settled down on the rooks, Shortly after the mainmast went overboard. The crew remained huddled on deck. A heavy *ea was breaking over them till daylight. It was then discovered that tbey were not jmore than 150 yardß from land, and close up to the cliffs. A sailor attempted to take a line ashore, but the heavy sea drove him back. Another seaman, named Yrebot, volunteered to go. The first time he failed, and on the secocd attempt a wave washed him on to the rocks. He was severely bruised, and his clothes were torn to sbreds. A Btout line was got shore, and by seven o'clock all hands had landed safely. COLLAPSE OF A PLANK. A SE4MAN KILLED. TWO OTHERS INJURED. i Received November 22, 9.30 p.m. SYDNEY, November 22. A plank over the skylight on the steamer Grosser Kurfust, collapsed, and one of the crew was killed. Two others wero seriously injured. PRISON PREFERRED TO PAYING A FINE. Received November|22, 10.30 a.m. SYDNEY, November 22. Of the twenty-eight youths who refused to work in the Het ton Colliery, owing to tbe non-cession of a demand for increased wages, fourteen eleoted to go to prison in preference to paying a fine. TRADES UNIONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Received November 22, 10.30 a.m. SYDNEY, November 22. The report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies sbowa that 152 trades unions were in existence in the State at the beginning of last year, and 137 at tbe end. Of 125 formed duiing the last six years 35 have disappeared. PTOMAINE POISONING, Received Nuvembsr 22, 10.4 a.m. SYDNEY; November 22. The doctors have returned from Brougbton Island. Ibey state that Dr Danyszand sis others are with ptomaine poisoning, probably due to eating mushrooms. Excepting Dr Danysz, who is still weak, all have recovered. Dr Danysz emphatically denied that tbe illness had any connection with the experiments. NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS. Reoeived November 22, 10.30 a.m. [SYDNEY, November 22. Mr Anderson, one of the New South Wales representatives at tbe Exhibition, said the Exhibition was a groat success regarded as a looal affaii, New Zealand making a fine display, but as an international business tbe Exhibition was a failure. Wbat Britain showed could not be called attractive, as it gave no idea of her greatness, whilst the Canadian display merely drew attention to tbe lines she wished to trade with New Zealand.

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RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. CELEBRATIONS IN VICTORIA. Reoeived November 22, 8.54 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 22. The ceremonies in connection with the celebrations of responsible government in Victoria were nut elaborate. Of [about one hundred and fifty living ex-memberp, eighty attended at the Assembly, and were welcomed by the Speaker. A message was read from His Majesty the King, congratulating Victoria on the event. Other messages of congratulation were also read. A similar oeremony took place in tbe Legislative Council, where tbe ex-mambers were welcomed. The most notable figure iu the proceedings waR Mr Charles Read, the only liviug member of Victoria's first Parliament. Speeches were made by Messrs Deakin (the Federal Premier;, Bent (the State Premier;, and R. Ramsay Mao Donald. CHARGES AGAINST CRICK. Received November 22, 9.38 p.m. SYDNEY, November 23. P.jjGriok occupiedgthe whole day with the statement of his defence generally denying the charges. in the course of hie remarks Criok said that whilst his salary as a Min ister was £1,350, bis professional income was never less than £2,000 per annum. He hßd lost his practice owing to bis having paid too close attention to politics. He would have to start from ocratob again. THE POSITION OF THE AUSTRALIAN. Received November 22, 8.54 a.m. PORT DARWIN, Nov. 22. The salvage steamer which has just returned from the wreck of tbe mail steamer Australian, which went asbore at Port "Darwin on Saturday night, reports that the position of the steamer is hopeless. Her holds are full of wuter. Tbe work of discharging the cargo is proceeding, and wbeu the bulk is discharged it is proposed to attempt to ficat the steamer at spring tide.