AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8486, 13 July 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

STEAM SERVICE TO LONDON. Received July 12, 10.44 a.m. SYDNEY, July 12. The Premiers of New South Wales and Queensland are negotiating for the establishment of a direct steam service to London, via Torres Strait. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. Received July 12, 10.44 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 12. In the Federal House the Address-in-Reply has been adopted. A Bill authorising the Commonwealth Government to take over the quarantine service from the States has been introduced. THE MAIL CONTRACT. Received July 12, 10.44 a.m. "" MELBOURNE, July 12. A vigorous campaign is being conducted against the omission from the new mail tenders of provision for cool storage space. FREE LABOURERS' UNION. Received July 12, 10.44 a.m. SYDNEY, July 12. The free labourers have decided to form an association in opposition to the Coal Lumpers' Union. JOHN CHINAMAN IN DEFENCE. Received July 12, 10.44 a.m. SYDNEY, July 12. The Chinese butcher referred to in the Assembly on Wednesday indignantly repudiates Mr Dacey's assertions in regard to the quality of his meat, which he attributes to jealousy against one who has carried on a successful business for thirty years and, to the fact that he is a Chinese. SERIOUS EXPLOSION. Received July 12,10.44 a.m. MELBOURNE July 12. Owing to a bottle o£ ether breaking in the dispensary of the Children's Hospital, an explosion occurred. The assistant dispenser was blown through a window, though not seriously hurt, and another man had a thumb dislocated. MADAME CARRENO. Received July 12, 11.57 p.m. HOBART, July 12. Madame Carreno, the pianiste, is a passenger by the Mah-;no. She had a brilliant tour of the Co union wealth.