AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8387, 25 March 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

WRECK OF THE MILDURA. FREMANTLE,March 23. The captain and crew of the steamer Mildura, which was wrecked at North-west Cape, have arrived. The captain attributes the wreck to an abnormally strong current carrying the vessel landwards, and to the want of warning lights. He says there is no chance of re-floating her. HEROIC RESCUE WORK. PERTH, March 23. Divers have reached the entombed miner in the Westralia East Mine, and have suppled him with food. His name is Varischetti. In order to reach him, the divers had to make their way down the shaft from the 900 feet level, through water, down a ladderway, to the 1,000 feet level. Then it was necessary to walk a distance of 300 feet along the 1,000 feet level then to ascend 30 feet up a rise, at the top of which Varicshetti is imprisoned, the compressed air acting as in a diving bell, and keeping him from being drowned.

Hughes, a miner, who is used to diving, volunteered to assist the regular divers who were brought to do the work. Hughes, in his third attempt, succeeded in reaching Varischetti, after a hard struggle, the rise being almost blocked with mud. Varischetti was intensely surprised when the diver emerged from the water below. Water and,food were supplied to him. An attempt will be made to get Varischetti out in a diving dress. SYDNEY LABOUR MARKET. SYDNEY, March 23. The Director of Labour reports that efficient labour in the various classes is scarce. PUBLISHING BETTING ODDS. MELBOURNE, March 23. The newspaper Herald has been fined £lO for publishing betting odds. Stay of proceedings has been granted. A SUCCESSFUL NEW ZEALAND PONY. Received March 25, 1.5 a.m. SYDNEY, March 24. The New Zealand pony Frederick won the Flying Handicap .at the Hawkesbury meeting by six lengths. VICTORIAN WHEAT HARVEST. MELBOURNE, March 23. An amended return in connection with Government statistics shows that the wheat yield of the past season is 22,618,000 bushels, an average of 11.13 bushels per acre. This yield has only twice previously been exceeded. QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS. BRISBANE, March 23. The Parliamentary elections have been fixed for May 18th. THE PLAGUE. ' Received March 23, 7,3 p.m. SYDNEY, March 24. A girl living at North Shore has been attacked with the plague. She visited the city daily. Received March 25, 1.5 a.m SYDNEY, March 24. The plague patient is dead. The source of infection is a mystery. HAWKESBURY HANDICAP. Received March 23, 7.3 p.m. SYDNEY, March 23. The Hawkesbury Handicap, ran today, resulted as fallows:-—Fascina-tor 1, Legion 2, Roseray 3. There were eight starters. Betting: sto 2 Fascinator, 4 to 1 Roseray, 10 to 1 Legion. Fascinator won by four lengths. Time, 2min 23Jsec.