AUSTRALIAN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 61, 26 October 1911, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN.

the Sydney' tragedy. (Received 26, 9.40 a.m.) Sydney, October 26. Mrs. Cdvors is in a serious condition. She lias a terrible wound on the face.:. It is believed the tragedy whs. the oiitcome of a supposition on the.part of Lawless that Mrs. Covers induced a young lady to whom he was paying court to throw him over.

Lawless spoilt the morning' ‘ aiicl j lunched with the Covers. he and | the girl Una were some time practie- j ing w ith a rillo the murderer carried, ! Later Lawless visited some friends | and gave them CIO, winch he told i tnern to hand to his mother if anything happened. After being shot Mrs. Covers and two children ran a couple of miles seeking assistance. . y , .. RIFLE SHOOTING. ] Mol bourn 0, October 26. At the annual meeting, of the Rillo Association Parsons (Woollongong) was leading at, the end ,Of the second stage of tnc King’s Prize. FEDERAL NOTE. ISSUE, Melbourne,' October 26. ■ The Commonwealth , note issue has reached nearly £IO,OOO. f CYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP. ’ ', ' ■' " Sydney, October 26.. , At the postponed eight hour sports tile mile cycling championship of , Australasia - resulted:—Grenda 1, Mutton 2, Dickson 3. Lengths separated the placed men. Time, 2mm i2sec. Mutton entered a protest for alleged teaming. Squires,, off, 30yds, won the quarter mile all comers’ sprint in 40 3-usec. IND USTRIAL UNREST. i." Melbourne, October 26. In connection with tliq, clainis of the Seamen’s Union before the Arbitration Court, the secretary of , the Commonwealth Steam Ship Association stated that owners paid £175,000 annually in wages. If the increase of wages and remodelled hours asked for were conceded it would mean an extra £57,532. Sydney, October 26. Directly and indirectly the strike affects five thousand wharf labourers, of whom two thousand five hundred are engaged in the coastal and inter-State v trades. According to the roue 'U uflsc nights livcio struggle is imminent. The shipping cuiiipcUJ ICS declare that they will stand by their rights under agreements, while the men are practically unanimous. The secretary of the Wharf Labourers’ Union has communicated the decision of the mass meeting to the Arbitration Court. It is understood that overtures arc being made for the carters and seamen to join the warf labourers. The outlook is considered serious. In mercantile circles all departments are likely to be affected. Mr. Hughes, interviewed after the mass meeting, said he was sorry for the result He hoped the men would realise their mistake and would follow the advice of the council and himself and return to work under an agreement. He could not believe that they were acquainted with the full facts. » The “Herald”'says the decision , of the meeting caused bewilderment. It calls upon the Government to take strong action—if necessary, at the point of the bayonet, and the muzzle if t.bri revolver. “We are really faced,” it says, “with the beginnings »f civil war. rr must be a desperate day for unionism when three or four thousand men in a single union can declare a great city in a state •of siege. It will also lie a dark day for Labour when the community realise that such a state of things is met by the Government with trepidation, spinelessness, and junction.” The “Telegraph” characterises the attempt as industrial blackmail of the community. It asks: “How long are Labour Governments going to let organised, labour go on in this way without in the least trying to protect the public?” (Received 26, 10.30 a.m.) , Adelaide, October 26. ,The‘ strike is causing much inconvenience in shipping circles.’ Vessels lire leaving without' Sydney cargoes! UNDER CONTROL. Fremantle, October 26. The Concordia fire is under con- • trol.. DEPUTATION OF BARMAIDS. Brisbane, October 26. A deputation of barmaids protested against the proposed Liquor Bill dealing with their hours of labour. They said it would drive them out of the calling. It was only, wanted' by a few temperance fanatics and incompetent barmen. Hr, D. F. Denham promised consideration.