AUSTRALIA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10443, 24 April 1912, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

United Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received April 24. 9.30 a.m.) LABOURERS' WAGES. SYDNEY, April 24,

Cabinet has decided to increase the wages of all unskilled labourers employed on Government works from 8s to 9s a (Inj - . MURDER IN NEW HEBRIDES. Mails from the New Hebrides report, the brutal murder of a man named Turier and his wife 011 the Maskelyno Islands, near Malekula. Turier was manager of tho Lanour Station. Both wero shot by Lauvur natives as they were sitting at dinner. Tho wife was struck by a bullet in the back of the head as sho was holding a soup tureen, in the act of placing it on tho table. Tinier was sitting at tho table when a bullet liit Jiim in the chest and another struck his ami, shattering tho limb. It is supposed that tho murder was done by way of revenge for illegal recruiting by some whites in the past. THE GINGARA TRAGEDY. Ball, tho young immigrant who has been condemned to death for tho murder of his wife at Gingara, said in evidence that lie killed his wife because she had been suffering agony, owing to illness. Ho entered the room and saw her struggling on the floor and foaming at tho mouth, having taken carbolic. Ho shot her because ho pitiod her suffering and was convinced that sho was practically dead when lie fired. Ho had always loved his wife and had novor quarrelled with her. Ho must have been mad to burn tho bod v.