AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7366, 14 November 1898, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. ) (PKit UNITED PEESH ASSOCIATION.) Received November 13, at 4.50 p.m. Sydney, November 13. At the League of Wheelmen's Carnival the Metropolitan Handicap, of 2 miles, was won by Hunt, of New Zealand, in 4min 47 l-sth sec. The International Scratch Mile was won by Forbes, of New Zealand, in Smin 30 3-sth sec. Melbourne. November 13. A seven-year-old girl at lierann was caught by her hair by the revolving Bhaft of a pumping apparatus, and the whoje scalp was torn off. It was subsequently reattached, and hopes are entertained of her ultimate recovery. Received November 13, at 5.55 p.m. Melbourne, November 13. The detectives burned the bubonic plague germs. Ad laide, November 13. The first intercolonial match of the Beason has commenced against Victoria. The latter, in their first innings, lost three wickets for 274 —Worrall 104. Graham 51, Giller (not out) 100. Received November 14, at 0.42 a.m. Sydney, November 13. In connection with the wreckage in Foveaux Straits, the German built steel ship Philadelphia left Newcastle for Callao on August 27th with 2700 tons of coal, shipped by J. and A. Brown. Hundreds of newly shorn sheep died in the Bathurst district in consequence of the sudden fall in the temperature. Newcastle, November 13.

A conference of representatives of the northern coal owners and miners held a closed doors discussion on the proposed new general agreement. It is understood that they arrived at an agreement to raise the selling price of coal to 8s per ton, commencing at the New Year, and increase the hewing rate to 3s 2d, based on a sliding scale. Th 6 weighing question was not discussed. The decision will have to be submitted to the miners' lodges. Received November 14, at 8.55 a.m.

Melbourne, November 14. The imports of the colony for the 9 months ended in September decreased L 1,135,000. The exports decreased L 1,680,000 compared with the corresponding period of last year. The annual conference of the Typographical Union adopted the union label system. Received November 14, at 9.20 a.m. Newcastle, November 14. The Australian Agricultural and Newcastle Coal Companies, two of the largest in the district, were not represented at the conference. Their attitude with regard to raising the prlceof coal isunknown. A number of non-associated collieries were also not parties to the agreement.