AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8398, 12 April 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE TIMBER TRADE. Received April 11, 10-15 a.m. SYDNEY, April 11. An experimental shipment of two and a quarter million feet of Japanese timber has arrived. Other shipments will follow. THE PLAGUE. Received April'll, 10.15>.m. SYDNEY, April 11. A case of plague is reported from Waterloo. The victim is the son of a man who recently died from the complaint. A plague rat was found on a steamer trading to the Northern rivers. A FIREMAN INJURED. Received April 11, 10.15 a.m. SYDNEY, April 11. A fire started this morning in 1,200 tons of coal at the North Sydney gasworks. It is supposed that the fire was caused by generation of gas in the mass. The fire is now under control. A' fireman was seriously injured by falling twenty-five feet. EARTHQUAKE AT PERTH. Received April 11, 10.15 a.m. PERTH, April 11. A shock of earthquake was felt yesterday. THE COUPON SYSTEM. Received April 11, 11.45 p.m. SYDNEY, April 11. An influential deputation waited on the Acting-Premier, and asked that the Legislature take action to put a stop to the coupon system, which was detrimental to the trade of the State. The Minister promised to refer the matter to Cabinet.

HIDES MARKET,

Received April 11, 10.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, April 11. Hides are very firm, and catalogues were cleared in sellers' favour. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS. Received April 11, 11.45 p.m. SYDNEY, April 11. A cable from London recently announced that a jiew line of monthly steamers, under the name of the Alliance Line., was about to start running between England and Australia. News by the mail indicates that the line is in opposition to the Australian shipping ring.

A CYCLE RIDE. Received April 11, 10 .30 p.m. ADELAIDE, April 11. Two cyclists, "named Warren and Lennie, have ridden from Perth. They suffered somewhat from thirst and hunger. They left Perth on February 24t'i, and have proceeded to Sydney. SHIPPING. Received April 11, 11.5 p.m. FREMANTLE, April 11. Arrived—Ortona. The New Zealand passengers are:— Messrs Naps, Taylor, McLean, Johnston, Todd, Cradock (2), Couper, Mesdames France, McDonald, Smith, Johnston, Todd, Couper, Misses Johnston (2), Todd (2), Inglis and Hutchinson.