AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144146, 16 July 1913, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

SYDNEY GOVERNMENT HOUSE. ’ BY ELECTRIC. TELEGRAPH.—COrYEIGIIT. SYDNEY, July 15. A movement has been started to induce the new Federal Government to end tho litigation over Sydney Government House by leasing or acquiring it as Commonwealth property. AUSTRALIAN NATIVE EXECUTED. PORT DARWIN, July 15. An aboriginalnamed Koppio has been executed for the murder of two Chinese at Pine Creek in December. Two other,natives are under sentence for the crime. [A cablegram dated December S-said:) “The decaying bodies of two Chinese gardeners have been found beneath the ruins of a shod hear Pino Creek. They are terribly gashed and mutilated. It is supposed they have been murdpred by natives. The police are investigating. J AID-TO STRIKERS. SYDNEY, July 15. The Industrial Commission baa ruled that the law prohibits aiding those engaged in a strike, but does not prohibit tho granting of assistance to those suffering from tho effects of* a strike. A DARING-THEFT. (Received July 16, 9.45 a.nu) ADELAIDE, July 16. Two men broke a window of M‘Dongall’s jewellery shop' at 7 o’clock last night, and stole £550 worth of dia-. mond rings. Two men on the opfwsjte side of tho street witnessed tho theft, but did not intervene.