AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8392, 10 April 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

CASE OF PLAGUE,

Received April 9, 10.58 p.m. SYDNEY, April 9.

Another "case of plague is reported. The victim is a man living on the harbour front.

CRICK-WILLIS CONSPIRACY CASE.

Received April 9, 10.58 p.m. SYDNEY, April 9

The trial of Crick and Willis, on a charge of conspiracy, commenced today. Before the jury were empanelled, the Judge announced that the sheriff had informed him that he could not be responsible for the custody of defendants. After the expression from the Judges who dealt with the case of the juror Brown, the course which had hitherto been adopted of allowing persons charged to remain in the custody of the sheriff would not be followed again. W. P. Crick: I csrtainly object to be locked up with criminals before I am one! His Honor: There must be no remarks of that kind made in Court. When the Court rises for the day defendant will be handed over in the ordinary way to the gaoler. When the case was adjourned, defendant was taken charge of by the gaoler, but will not be locked up in the cells.

FASHIONABLE WEDDING. Received April 9, 10.58 p.m. SYDNEY, April 9. The Cathedral was crowded, to-day, to witness the wedding of Lieut. Rawson, of H.M.S. Powerful, son of the Governor, with Miss Dorothy Mitchell. NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL TEAM'S TOUR. Received April 10, 12.5 a.m. SYDNEY, April 9. An effort is being made to secure one of the matches during the tour ui the New Zealand football team in Australia being played in Melbourne. THE STEAMER EASBY. A TOTAL WRECK. Received April 9, 8.34 a.m. SYDNEY, April 9. The steamer Easby, which was beached at Gabo Harbour, near Cape Howe, after striking a reef, is a total wreck. The crew are safe ashore at Gabo. THE FEDERAL MAIL CONTRACT. FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME. Received April 9, 10.16 a.m. MELBOURNE, April 9. Advices from London indicate that the mail syndicate has overcome its financial difficulties, and that the building of the new steamers will be commenced within a few weeks. DELETERIOUS ADULTERATIONS. Received April 9, 8.38 a.m. MELBOURNE, April 9. The Customs authorities are taking steps to test the accuracy of the descriptions of medicinal preparations entering the Commonwealth, and to ascertain whether their constituents are injurious to health. Unless there is strong suspicion of serious misdescription, importations are not to be detained pending enquiry. Complaints have been made that a large quantity of whitelead is coming in which is not genuine. The Customs officials are watching.