Empire Outposts.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 269, 30 October 1916, Page 6

Empire Outposts.

THE REFERENDUM. COMPULSORY SERVICE TURNED DOWN. j THE LAIESt" RETURNS. NOES LEADING BY 36.861. (Received 30, 10.20 a.m.) Sydney, Oct. 30. Incomplete referendum returns, including Queensland, are as follows :— No 883,283 Yes 801,422 Majority against conscription 86.861 An earlier cable stated that incomplete referendum returns for the Commonwealth were published early this morning as follows:—Yes, 636,569; No. 722.306. The final figures will not be available until to-morrow. The referendum polling proceeded steadily with a complete absence oi excitement. All other States report that the referendum dav parsed peacefully*. The regulation* prohibitine the publication of results last night kept the city quiet. .1 re -":<i p< d h anticipated. Present figures indicate that majorities against conscription will obtain in New South Wale*. Queensland and South Australia, while Victoria. West Australia and Tasmania will f,.« in favour. The present voting is ineniK lu-ive, and later returns -ti i de<i thLater. The positim i* practu aily unchanged. The latest figures, not including Queensland, are as follows : No, 797,988 ; les. 715.037. I ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION

OF FEDERAL PREMIER. A STARTLING STORY. f*VSTRAII»N YZ CABI.F *SSN. 1 Melbourne. Oct. 28. The “Age" publishes a sensational account of a supposed attempt to t assassinate Mr. Hughes, who has recently received over a hundred threatening letters. It appears that a con.-’.able saw a man attempting to enter Mr Hughes’ bedroom at miclnigbt. The constable fired and missed the man. who et- . caped in the darkness. INCENDIARISM. A GERMAN ARRESTED. [ii»nuuu< ■» x c.»m.« *aw«.] Sydney. (Jet. 28. Three suspicious outbreaks of fire have occurred at the V ictoria Barracks in the past twenty-four hours. A quantity of cotton waste and grease was found, but their timely discovery prevented damage. A German has been arrested in connection with these fires.