VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 11 April 1912, Page 4

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.'

[Pin PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPTRIOni.] MILITARISM CONDEMNED. SYDNEY, April 10.—The Conference of tlie Socialistic Labour Part}' of Australia condemned the present Federal State and Labour parties and decided to run a full ticket of Socialist candidates for the Federal Senate and New South Wales elections. A resolution was carried protesting against compulsory military training militarism was one of the bulwarks of capitalism and the foe of the working class. Another resolution condemned the compulsory arbitration laws. UNABLE TO LEAVE NEW ZEAZE ALAND.

MELBOURNE, April, 10.— The Federal Immigration officers state that they cannot understand the difficulty regarding Mrs Elliott who, it is reported, is unable to leave New Zealand owing to the operation of the Australian aliens laws. Mr Hunt (secretary of the Department of External Affairs), said that where Eurasians were concerned, the Government was always pleased to speed the parting of the guest. This was the case 1 of such a, ono wanting to return to India from New Zealand. They always did what they could to facilitate their passage through the Commonwealth. He knew that Mrs Elliott’s case had not been officially reported to the Department. He was unable to understand why the Shipping Companies refused to take her as a passenger. LAD ELECTROCUTED. PERTH, April 10—A lad mimed Robert Cricktou, playing on a dump at Harman's Consolo mine at Kalgoorlie, came in contact with n live wire and was electrocuted, death being instantaneous. STRIKE DECLARED OFF.

SYDNEY, April 10.-—A conference of representatives of the unions and the Chamber of Manufacturers agreed to declare the Lithgow strike off to-day, after lasting nine months. REFERENDUM. SYDNEY, April 10.—The Federal Government submits to referenda the proposals rejected last year the same day as the elections next year. PRICE OF POTATOES. SYDNEY, April 10.—Potatoes aio scarce. The dearest and best are Tasmanians which are quoted at £lO, A MINISTER ILL. SYDNEY 7 , April 10.—Mr. Dnecy, one of the State Ministers is seriously ill in'a private hospital. A NOTED VISITOR, MELBOURNE, April 10.—Lieut. Smerdon, the well-known British Scout Master, has arrived to study the compulsory training system. FEDERAL PENSION SCHEME. MELBOURNE, April 10.—A return shows that out of every 1,000 persons in the Commonwealth 19.9 are drawing the old ago or invalid pensions. The total cost is £2,200,000 yearly. AGAINST MILITARY TRAINING. ADELAIDE, April 10.—The Socialist Conference recommended all working class boys to refuse to attend parades and decline to drill if committed to military custody.