PORTUGUESE AFRICA.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 80, 6 April 1926, Page 7

PORTUGUESE AFRICA.

RAILWAY STRIKE ENDS. MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER. (Received 2 p.m.) OAPETO-VyX, April 5. Rigorous military measures have succeeded in ending the railway strike at Louronco Marques after four months. Prisoners, however, are still carried as hostages for the safety of trains, and deportations continue, the strikers being replaced by imported men.

The climax was reached when the Commissioner of Police, de Souss, was riddled with bullets. He had dined at the

Cardoza Hotel, and while walking to headquarters two concealed men opened fire with automatic pistols, and fourteen bullets pierced liis body.— (A. aiid N.Z.).

ROYAL NAVY.

NEW ZEALAND DIVISION,

A TRAWLER READY.

LONDON, April 5

The trawler Wakakura is due to arrive at Sheerness to-morrow from the contractors' yard. She will immediately be manned and commissioned for service in the New Zealand division of the Royal Navy.—(A. and N.Zj

CRIME IN AMERICA.

THE JUVENILE ELEMENT

SIGNS OF DIMINUTION.

WASHINGTON, April 5,

The United States Children's Bureau has issued a statement in which it challenges the contention that there are any real grounds for concern as to a crimerwave among the young people of the country. The statement says the available figures indicate a-reduetion rather than an increase in juvenile crime in the past ten years. It asserts, that there has been no significant increase in the number of children who have been committed to prison for grave offences, such as homicide, robbery and- burglary, between 1910 and 1923.

The Bureau recommends a sane and thoughtful consideration of this problem rather than its display in newspaper headlines. Fourteen cities, including New. York, Boston. Chicago, New Orleans, Richmond, St. Louis, Seattle, and Washington, have provided statistics showin? a decrease in juvenile crime in nine. Increased rates were found in only four, namely,. Detroit, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Seattle.

The years immediately after the war showed slight increases. New York shows a marked' decrease.—(A. and n.z.) ' ■ ■ ':;■"'

GOLD REEF IN PANAMA.

FIND BY AN EXPEDITION.

LONDON, April 5

The "Daily News" reports the discovery of pold-bearing reefs in Panama by an expedition financed by LieutenantColonel Solomon Joel, of the firm of Barnato Brothers, and Mr. Henry Mond, a director of several American coal and nickel companies.

It is asserted that the new reef sye tern is larger than tTiq Rand reefs.

The expedition has secured concessions over the -property for the AngloDominions Syndicate-. '..'..

Mr. Mond, in an interview, stated that the prospecting party included Mr. Calderwood. an engineer who had had great experience in Central America. The report of the latter indicated that a great jroldfield had been found.

Mr. Calderwood reported that he had suffered great privations. Under the guidance of natives he had passed some old Indian workings and had then seen gold-bearing reefs stretching away to the horizon.

In view of the discovery interest has been revived in the recent formation of a concern called the Panama Corporation, with a capital o£ £2,000.000, in which Mr. Mend ■wae interested.— (A. and N.Z.)

LABOUR IN AUSTRALIA.

A HOUSE DIVIDED.

SYDNEY, April 5.

At the conference of the Australian Labour party to-day the Red section, which is opposed to the executive, defeated the latter by carrying a motion to the effect that members of Parliament shall not be allowed to hold seats on the executive of the party.

As the president of the party, Mr. McGrath, is a member of the Legislative Council he will be deposed from office. Other members of the executive who are also members of the Upper House will be compelled to resign from the execu-tive.—(A.-and'X;Z.)..\ < -