THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14673, 14 February 1912, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

TRICKS OF TRADE. i Press Association—l!; Tel. —Copyright ' MELBOURNE. Feb. 12 | A meeting at the Trades Hall dei cided to ask the Government to adopt drastic measures to prevent alleged | swindles in connection with (Chinese I furniture. It was stated that largo | quantities of furniture, including SO J per cen of that in Government offices, j was made by Chinese, taken to j European shops, polished and sold as | European. S. AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. ADELAIDE, Feb. 11. Great interest is taken in tho c<le;- : tions. which are cliiefly fought on the question of the powers of tho j lative Cou' oil. The elections are be- ! nig bitterly contested. The official? , are greatly handicapped by badly eomi piled rolls. Hundreds nre being dh- [ franchised, some being electors > f ! long standing. At one booth iiv? : voters found that their names were I already marked. Progress returns point- to a Liberal ; majority of six in the Assembly. The ; Socialists will probably gain two seats j in tile Council. ! LABOUR PARTY DEFEATED. ! ADELAIDE, Feb. 12. j Election returns aro coming in ' slowly. The latest figures give the ; Liberals twenty-four s?ats. and I labour sixteen. These may be altered, but the Labour Government's defeat is certain. Senator Millen declares that the olections. are another indication of the general revolt against Socialism, which commenced to make itself manifest directly the Labour party was placed in a position to act instead of talk.