Australia’s Closed Door Policy.

Southland Times, Issue 18020, 16 December 1902, Page 3

Australia’s Closed Door Policy.

MR REID BITES. United Press Association (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Sydney, Dec. 15. Mr G. H. Reid, speaking at Maitland, scathingly denounced Sir E. Barton’s attitude on the hatters’ difficulty. There was a point on which Australians would neither forgive nor forget-that was when a statesman filling a high office administered the law so as to attract the ridicule and odium of the whole British Empire. Melbourne, Dec. 15

Sir E. Barton, in a minute on the hatter.J difficulty, points out that no application for exemption was made till the 10th inst. The application was opposed by the presiden t and secretary of the Australasian Association of felt hatters, bir E. Barton expressed regret that the application was made so late. Sensational Case. [United Pbess Association.— By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) London, Dec. 13. The evidence in regard to the analysis ef the contents ot the stomach of Maud March, a barmaid, employed by George Chapman, who is under arrest, show that she died from antimony poisoning, borne arsenic was present in small quantities.

[Miss Massh was engaged aS barmaid by Chapman 14 months ago, and she died on 28th October, after a fortnight’s illness. Dr Stoker!* who attended her, also attended Chapman’s second wife, who died at tho Monument public house on February 13, 1901. Tho sickness was so identical that his suspicions were aroused. An analysi i of the stomach disclosed an appreciate quantity of arsenic, and a search by the Crown resulted in the finding of five medical books and some white powders. Chapman was brought before the magistrate and ie mauded for a week, the police hinting at the exhumation of the bodies of Chapman’s .two wives.]