AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15489, 17 January 1916, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ALLEGED MURDER. (By Cable.—Prees Aaaociatian.—Copyrij|gj MELBOURNE, Jannary;Hflg &H the inquest oa the woman SpajSj £he victim of the Fitzroy tragedy/M Coroner said that X>awßon's story-SK garding the accidental discharge-OE® revolver had been disproved, aJsjK medical evidence showed muzzle of the revolver had been jWgS inside the woman's month, and^^B | BTRIKE SETTLED'. '/||h| MELBOURNE, JajraatfJlra At a compulsory conference wheat .handlers in regard strike, Mr Justice Higgins dectcterajß the men were entitled to 2s£lWj|M hour overtime, and 3s 9d foy'lgjljjM and left the question of ordinance® optional. The men are reanmingjim to-day, providing the employerßjsjßß I cession is ratified. PORT PEE EE "BLACK-^^ffl (Received January 17th, SYDNEY, •' The Broken Hill mines are. sttSffil picketed. Arrangements are f ?jj!H completed for the issue of food.tMM to strikers. A meeting of the AbKMB mated Miners' Association : wgjfßl Port Pirie "black," and deridtjajflß any members of the continuing work would be e*PSIH They are also instructing theJßMjfij throughout Australia to decline wJH| die Port . Pirie products. A FATAL ASSAULT... (Received January 17th. 5.5 p&sjm SIDNEY, Jannaryjlfi Mrs Hayes, who was assaulted}#®! 'an axe by her husband on theJSfflj inst., has succumbed to her iltyj|!C| Hayes committed suicide.