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(By Electric Telegraph— Copyright). (Per Press Association). UNIONS- AT VARIANCE. . LONDON, June 19. In a melee at Glasgow, in which the workers of rival unions participated, James Martin, a member of the Seafarers' Union, was fatally shot. Those arrested include Albert -Firetnch, secretary of the National Union of Sailors and firemen. THE INDIAN CONSPIRACY; DELHI, June 19. The trial of consprators has opened at Calcutta. The prosecution asked pardon for two approvers . giving- evidence as to the working of the Barisni and Dacca sections of the conspiracy. The prosecution ' detailed ' a lengthy list of rhurde.rs and outrages, which >he pol-iea connected with the society. Sedition was preached chiefly through the religious services. AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE. 'LONDON, June 20. The Australian submarine was successfully launched by Vickers, of Barrow. QUICK JUSTICE. NEW YORK, June 20.. At Hot Springs, Arkansas, a negro fatally assaulted, a little girl. The mob 1 captured and hanged him to a telegraph pole at a street corner. ALIEN IMMIGRATION. WASHINGTON, June 20. In order to check the admission of Hindus and Malays from the Phillipines.to the Pacific coast the Immigration regulatons have been modified empowering officers to reject aliens j coming firom 'insular possessions unless able to show.thaT they were no f members of an;- excluded class or likely to become a public charge. Thiousanid? of 'Hindus ih'itherto had gained admiss'on to the United States without difficulty once they had "been admitted to the Phil-pines. WRECK OF ASCHOONER. NEW YORK, June 20. The liner Sagamore arrived at Boston with eight members of the crew of the schooner Olympia, which sunk in a collision off Sable Island. The captain and five sailors were drowned. GREAT GERMAN LINER. ' ! NEW YORK, Jun eig. The German liner, Impera.*:or ,'has arrived with many notable people aboard. She was given a great reception. The average speed through out the voyage was 22 knots. JAPAN AND AMEPICA. WASHINGTON, June ig. Four Jaipanese commercial (unofficial envoys, who are inquiring in. f o the Califgrnian question, visited Mt. Bryan and expounded their views. Presdent Wilson will receive them later The. envoys .ore conducting an investigation on behalf of Japanese business men.
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Grey River Argus, 21 June 1913, Page 3
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