AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8336, 19 January 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A FATAL ACCIDENT. Received January; 18, 8.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Januarylß. Two boys fell, with a heavy case, off a cart, both being killed. LIFEBUOY FOUND, Received January 18, 8.30 a.m. BRISBANE, January 18, A lifebuoy bearing the words "Senorita, Auckland," has been washed ashore at Port Moreton. YACHTING. Received January 18, 9.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, January 18. It is doubtful if the Heather will compete in the deciding heat for the La Carabine Cup', as she has been dismantled. The race for the Sayonara Cup will be sailed to-day. The Sayonara has been restored to her old Sydney trim, and will now have to concede the Rawhiti 5 ssec instead of 24sec 4 Received January 18, 10.41 p.m. MELBOURNE, January 18. In the Sayonara Cup the Sayonara beat the Rawhiti by about four minutes. Received January 19,1.12 a.m. • MELBOURNE, January 18. For the first race for the Sayonara Cup the course was ten miles to the windward and back. A start was made almost in a dead calm. The Rawhiti was very slow in fetching, but a friendly puff or two of wind enabled her to get over the line a few lengths ahead of the Sayonara. Once fairly going the wind swerved. The Sayonara ' rned the ten miles buoy in 4hrs ll«i1ns and ahead of the Rawhiti. There was little incident on the trip back, the Rawhiti managing to cut down the lead a little, the finishing times being:—Sayonara, shrs 23min 50sec; Rawhiti, shrs 22sec. Deducting the Sayonara's margin she won by 2min 57sec. DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRES; Received January 18, 9.2 a.m. BRISBANE, January 18. Destructive bush fires have occurred in the Charlesville district. , On one station over 1,000 sheep were burned. Enormous areas of country have been devastated at Longreach. A million acres of grass was swept at Tochal and the adjoining runs, PTOMAINE POISONING. Received January 18, 9.20 asm. MELBOURNE, January: 18. A family at Lancefield suffered from ptomaine poisoning after eating tinned pineapple. One woman succumbed,and another, is in a precarious condition. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. / Received January 18, 9.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, January 18. The Federal Government has invited the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to extend their coming ..visit to the East to Australia. A COLLISION. Received January 18, 11.45 p.m. SYDNEY, January 18. Two trains of empty trucks collided at Stanwell Park Station. Heavy damage was done to the rolling stock, and platform, but no one was injured. The driver of one train forced the stoker to jump off to ensure his safety while he himself stuck to his post.