AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8435, 6 May 1907, Page 5

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ANOTHER VESSEL DAMAGED. Received May 4, 8.37 p.m. ADELAIDE, May 4. The steamerJPort (.Chalmers, entering from Hulib struck the* wrecks of; ■■ tbejsiorma and Jessie Darling, |and water is entering her forehold. The extent of the damage is unknown. CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY. Received May 4, 8.37 p.m.■ , SYDNEY, May 4. The jury have verdict of not guilty on the first count of conspiracy between W. P. Crick, W. N. Willis and Peter Close. The jury have still to give their decisions in the counts charging Cricked Willis and Crick and Close with conspiracy. Received May 6, 1.8 a.m. SYDNEY, May 5. After disposing of the first count in the Crick case, the Court adjourned till Monday. HOSPITAL SATURDAY. Received May 5, 4.45 p.m. SYDNEY, May 5. "Hospital Saturday" yielded over £5,000, some hundreds better than last year. FIRE ON THE BIELEFIELD. BRISBANE, May 4. The German-Australian Company's steamer Bielefield is on fire. The fire originated in some copra, and is still burning. Received May 4, 8.37 p.m. BRISBANE. May 4. The Bielefield is still burning, and ; the plates on the port side are red- ( hot. This morning a hole was cut | through the plates. The water i poured in and the vessel, is settling j down by the stern. ' Received May 6, 1.8 a.m. BRISBANE,'May 5. The fire on the Bielefield has been subdued, after burning for fifty hours. The principal damage was .done in No. 5 hold, where there were 140 bales of wool. The [damage by fire, and water, roughly, is estimated at £5,000. Some plates have been buckled. I (The Bielefield is a steel screw steamer of 4,468 tons, built in 1898). EIGHT-OAR RACE., Received May 5, 4.45 p.m. } ADELAIDE, May 5. The inter-State eight-oar race resulted:—Victoria 1, Tasmania 2, Queensland 3. Won by 3$ lengths. Time 17min 4sec. New "i3outh Wales was fourth.

CHAMPION SCULLS. Received. May 5, 4.45 p.m. ADELAIDE, May 5. The amateur champion sculls was won by Evens (Victoria), with Green (New South Wales) second, and Jack (Tasmania) third. f

JEWISH COLONISATION. MELBOURNE, May 4. Mr Alexander Marks, who is endeavouring to ' secure territory in Australia for the purpose of founding a Jewish colony, has 1 received a somewhat remarkable letter from Mr Israel Zangwill, the well-known author. It was in reply to one from stating that any form of independence was quite put of the question for a Jewish settlement in Australia, but that under Australian laws a large'amount of local autonomy was possible. Mr Zangwill'*'letter says:—"We are quite satisfied with local autonomy. Whdt we really want is elbow-room. We desire to solve the problem for a few thousands, but to build up a possible future for the "whole people. lam quite aware that Australia will fight hard against giving away any territory, or fostering our aims in any way, but Australia has to choose between a black population and a Jewish white one. Australia is waking up to her folly, and her possible future collapse. The Jews could possibly safeguard her future] as a white territory. Thus we are in a position to dictate our own terms. The great mistake of the Jewish people has always been to let other people profit by their pioneer labour. I am convinced that the presentdog-in-the-manger attitude t must pass away. What will help it to pass away will be that the Jew takes a strong manly attitude, and refuses to be further exploited political advantage. He must make a bargain, so that after he has developed the country he is not turned round upon as a parasite and bloodsucker. The definition of his territory must De'that itj[is his by public recognition. With a land sufficiently healthy and sufficiently large, I should have no fear of the rest. The gain to Austx'alia will be no less than the gain to our own paople. We want no hypocritical piety nor tolerance, but a fair bargain profitable to both sides. Our utmost hope would bertha I in* the far i future there should be a Jewish province in Australia, perhaps even a Jewish State, as not the least valuable member of Australian I Federation."

ELECTION PETITION. ADELAIDE, kay 4. At the hearing of an application for a re-count of votes in connection I with the recent Senate election, on a petition against the return of the Hon. Joseph Vardon, it transpired that nine Thousand odd votes had been accidentally burnt in clearing out old documents at the returing officer's office in the Angus district. The Court adjourned to consider the position.

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