FEMALE PRISONER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10436, 29 September 1911, Page 3

FEMALE PRISONER.

I (Received Sept. 28, 1.10 p.m.)

NEW YORK, September 27. Following a physician's report at New Orleans that the stomach of Elsie Crawford, who died a few days ago, contained opium, Annie Crawford, a sister, has been arrested. Elsie Crawford is the fourth member of a family to •dde under mysterious circumstances within fourteen months. The fat/her, mother and another iister died suddenly previously. Annie Crawford is the beneficiary in the policies on the lives of the deceased. ■ ; ,

LABOUR TROUBLES.

(Received Sept. 28, 9.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, September 28. The position at Latihgow is unchanged. Any prospect of a peaceful settlement now depends on the action of the Government, which proposes to summon a conference. Numbers of non-unionists seekiag 'work at Lithgow were induced not to start. The Southern Colliery proprietors announce that no reduction in the hewing rates is at present contemplated, as was feared by the men. (Roeeived Sept. 28, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 27. The Dublin bakers have struck for an increase tsf one shilling per week.

(Received Sept. 28, 9.55 a.m.) HOBART, September 28. The Mt. Lyel strike is extending. The moulders have ceased work and the foundry is closed. / A meeting of the wharf labourers at Strahan decided not to handle any ■non-Union, ore or copper from t'he mines. Steamers at present loading will be- served, but only with general cargo and Union ore. The directors are firm, and intend to cl6se the mines tmress the Union dispute is settled. The other socle proposes to invoke the Arbitration Court. The waterside worKers refused to handle the cargoes of the steamers Wareata, Torea and Marrawaih, owing to the owners employing non-Un-ionist crews;