AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9056, 15 February 1908, Page 5

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SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS,

Received February 14, 10.19 a.m PERTH, February 14.

The championship swimming events resulted as follows: —One mile, Beaurepaire (Victoria) 1, Dickman (New South Wales) 2, Garland (New South Wales) 3. Won easily in 24min 29sec. One hundred yards, Hesly 1, Beaurepaire 2, Garland 3. Healy won with the greatest ease in 57 l-ssec.

THE TIMBER STRIKE,

BUTTER INDUSTRY DISORGANISED.

Received February 14, 10.19 a.m. SYDNEY, February 14. The timber strike has disorganised the butter industry. Orders for boxes are being sent to Melbourne, Brisbane and New Zealand.

DEATH 0* MR SYME,

Received February 15, 1.28 a.m. MELBOURNE, February 14. 1 The death has occurred of Mr David Syme, proprietor of the "Age," at the age of 80.

QUEENSLAND POLITICS

PHILIP GOVERNMENT RESIGN. Received February 15, 12.35 a.m. BRISBANE, February 14. After a caucus with his party Mr Philp waited on the Governor and tendered his resignation. He declines to give information as to what advice he gave the Governor. VARIOUS CABLES. Received February 14, 8.3? a.m. LONDON. February 13. The Pellegrina, from Newcastle to Atofagasta, has been posted as missing. NEW YORK, February 13. Six automobiles have started from New York on the 200,000 mile race to Paris, via Alaska, across Behring Strait and through Siberia and Europe.