AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8878, 12 November 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

®AN AURIFEROUS BUILDING.

GOLD IN MORTAR. Received November 11, 9.14 a.m. SYDNEY, November.ll. An old building is being demolished at Parkes, and the mortar is being cyanided in order to extract gold from the auriferous sand . used. It is believed it will yield four pennyweights to the ton. NAVAL TRAINING. NEGLIGENCE OF AUSTRALIA. ADMIRAL SIR W. FAWKES SARCASTIC. Received November 11, 9.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 11. The Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Squadron, Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes, responding to the toast "The Navy" at the Lord Mayor's banquet, said it struck him as rather peculiar that people were always talking about battleships, cruisers, torpedo boats, and submarines, and seemed to think very little of the crews who were to man them. In future it would be better to pay more attention than Australia was doing to the training of men. In the last five years this country might have put thirty-two boys i'n training ships of the Imperial Navy, but had only sent twelve. Perhaps parents did not care to part with their boys, perhaps the expense was too great, or perhaps the Australian boys preferred the land to the sea.

A POLITE REFUSAL. Received November 11, 9.14 a.m. BRISBANE, November 11. The Labour party sent a polite refusal to Mr Kidston's proposals, after carefully considering them. (Mr Kidston, the Premier, suggested an agreement under which both,, parties should accept the Government programme, and pledge themselves to stand by the Government in its struggle With the Council, and that, in the event of an appeal to the country becoming necessary to obtain the desired end, a joint committee should be appointed to manage, the elections, neither party to contest any seats now held by any memher of either party.)

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN BRISBANE. CONSTERNATION IN THE CITY. Received November 12, 12.40 a.m. BRISBANE, November 11. At midnight on Sunday there was a severe shock of earthquake, lasting twelve seconds. The occurrence spread consternation throughout the city. Eight lighter shocks were experienced at intervals between midnight and daylight. SCULLING. SUCCESS OP A NEW ZEALANDER. Received November 12, 1.55 a.m. SYDNEY, November 11. At the Ulmarra regatta the allcomers' race of two miles resulted:— Arnst, New Zealand, scratch ... 1 Noonan 45sec ... 2 C. Towns, scratch ... 3 Towns led for the first mile. Arnstmade the pace hot from the start, but did i)ot pull as scientifically as Towns. After a mile had been covered Arnst went to the front, and won comfortably by five lengths. In the race bet-veen Fogwell and C. Mitchell, for £2OO aside and the championship of the North Coast, Fogwell took the lead at the halfmile and won by twelve lengths. Time 19imin.

WOMEN'S EXHIBITION. A NEW ZEALAND LADY TO THE FORE. Received November 12, 12.40 a.m. MELBOURNE, November 11. Among the exhibits at the Women's Exhibition which attracted most attention to-day was Miss Rout's quite unique display uf handmade books. This New Zealand lady was responsible for some of the most original work in the applied art section. Lady Northcote purchased severalof Miss Rout's books.

CABLE ALWS.

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