MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11119, 2 July 1914, Page 5

MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA.

Bv Telegraph—Prees Association—Copyright (Received July 2, 9.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 2. Sir R. C. Munro Ferguson has cabled to the King Australia's sorrow and consternation at the assassinations.

THE ORPHANED CHILDREN.

BREAKING THE NEWS.

VIENNA, July 1

The Archduke's three children were staying at Chulmitz Castle, Bohemia. The news arrived at noon on Sunday, but was kept from the children until the evening, when the Countess C'hotek, sister of the Duchess, informed them that their parents had suddenly been taken away, and they must go to the chapel and pray for them. When the children returned it was impossible to hide the truth. The religious instructor told the children, who broke into convulsive weeping. The Countess fainted at the sight. • The children were awake throughout the night, crouched close to one another, moaning.

THREE HUNDRED ARRESTS

ANTI-SERVIAN DEMONSTRA-

TIONS

SERAJEVO. July I

Hires hundred arrows have been made in connection with the alleged, plot.. Excesses against Serbs continue. Demonstrators smashed the windows of the Orthodox Metropolitan's palace, the broken glass wounding the Servian metropolitan. Three hundred students violently demonstrated, out-sido the Servian legation and burnt the Servian tricolour flag.

A SERVIAN PROTEST.

BELGRADE, July. 1

The Government' has issued a statement pressing keen indignation at the crime, and protesting against the German Press seeking to inculpate Servia.

WHY THE STREETS WERE NOT

CLEARED

VIENNA, July 1

Comment has been aroused because despite the bomb attempt the streets wero not cleared. , According to some accounts the Arctiduke himself insisted that no special precautions should be taken. A section of the Press says that the visit was a purely military affair. Au the preparations were made by '-e military authorities, and the civil authorities were not informed ot tfre journey. , . A large sum of money was founa m Prinzip's room. Several bombs were discovered on tne railwav from Serajevo, by which the Archduke intended to return.

OUTRAGE THE OUTCOME OF AUS-

TRIAN SYSTEM

BELGRADE, July 1. The newspapers express the deepest indignation at the assassination, which was an act of anarchist folly. Considering the political aspects, they point out that the outrage was the consequence of the bad old Austrian police system and the lack of real liberty. Only such a system could breed fanatical criminals of this type.

DOMINION SYMPATHY

[Per Prbss Association.! WELLINGTON, July I. In-connection with the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, the Governor has sent the following cable message to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:— "Myself, my Government and the people of New Zealand wish to express our deepest sympathy with his Roval and Imperial Apostolic Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, at