NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 October 1924, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

TRAIN DERAILED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT SYDNEY, Oct. 6. An alarming mishap, luckily unattended with serious consequences, occurred to the Albury-Sydney express. Owing to a rail sinking as- the result of the heavy rains, the tender and three sleeping cars left the rails and the sleepers were thrown out of their hunks, while other passengers were severely bumped. The line was considerably damaged before the engine was brought to a standstill. No one was injured. GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS. -BERLIN, Oct. 5. A political clash, probably; resulting in the dissolution of the Reichstag, is expected this week. The People’s Party, headed by Herr Stresemann, threatens to overthrow the Government unless Nationalists ai’e admitted to the Cabinet. THE PRINCE’S PLANS. VICTORIA, Oct, 5. The Prince of Wales , arrived tonight, and is staying at’ the Empress Hotel. He is expected to do some hunting, deer and birds being plentiful in the vicinity. It is announced that he will visit Chicago as the guest of Mr Louis Swift for one day, and he will also visit Detroit, Toronto and Ottawa en route to the east. INNOCENT MAN SHOT. PARIS, Oct. o. Owing to the fact that he had a German name M. Meerck, a resident of the Aisne district, was denounced as a spy early in the war, and an excitable gendarme, without enquiry, shot him dead. The League of the Rights of Man took up the case after the war, and proved M. Meerck’s innocence, and persuaded the Government to give the widow, who was starving, a grant of £250 and £25 annually. EIGHT-HOUR DAY. , SYDNEY, Oct, 6. There was fine weather for the eighthours’ day holiday. Sixty-nine unions, also a body of marching Federal and State Labour members, participated in. the annual procession, through crowded streets. There were many effective tableaux depicting various crafts, and urging support of Australian industry. The leading feature of the display was one which demonstrated that the “way to make the bosses squeak is to organise.”

The sports on the show grounds were largely attended.