TURKS IN AUSTRALIA.

West Coast Times, 4 January 1915, Page 4

TURKS IN AUSTRALIA.

RETALIATION. GERMAN CLUB WRECKED. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION COPTRKJH?!’.] SYDNEY, Jan. 2. -■ls a sequel to the Broken Hill affray, a mob of several thousand march ed to the Gorman Club in IH'kuooro Street and sot fire to the buildings, which were entirely consumed., the cr.iwcl singing patriotic airs.

The crowd then proceeded to the Afghan camel camp, whore the military lixed bayonets and loaded-rifles. The first Hag ever captured in Australia is now in the custody’ of the police. KILLED AND WOCNDJSI).

Latest details of the outrage confirm the statement that fotir were kill ed and seven wounded, via.Alary Kavanagh (215), and George Stokes (M) Kith in a serious state, ana Thomas Campbell (70), Luck Tola"- (15 Alma Crockert (04), Rose Crabb (30), and Constable Mills. The latter arc not in a critical condition. The assailants fired twenty or thirty shots. POLICE PROAIPTITUDE. AVhen the alarm was, telephoned the nolice inspector despatched two motor cars containing a force of armed men, who followed the Turks’ tracks along the western outskirts of the town.

Arriving at a point near Cable Hotel, two men were seen amongst the rocks on the hill. Without suspecting that they were the enemy, a sergeant was about to make enquiries, when the Turks .suddenly opened fire. Constable Mills was struck by twobullets, and firing then commenced on both sides. Soon there was a general rush of armed civilians, who joined in the fight. The attacking party spread nut on the adjoining hills, and poured a hot fire into the enemy's position.

The Turks returned the fire at short range without effect. ■ SHOT DOWN. I The battle did not last long. At i one o'clock the attackers rushed tho 1 Turks’ stronghold, and found both ly- j ing on the ground behind shelter with; i many wounds. During the fight tho police ran; short of ammunition and Sergeant | Gibson made a perilous journey to the ! rear of Cable Hotel to obtain fresh supplies. THE ASSAILANTS. The police established the identity of the Turks. The one killed outright was Mulla Abdulla, aged 60. He was a butcher by trade and was recently convicted of slaughtering J sheep on unlicensed premises. The | other was (loot Mahomed, He died j en route to the hospital. He. i s tie- , lieved to have been an ice-cream vert- I dor. Abdulla carried a Snider rifle ami home-made bandolier for, IS cartridges ami a new knife in a sheath Mahomed's rifle was a. MartiniHenry. INCIDENTS. When a constable was shot, Wal-' sahma Asson, a Punjabi from Peshawar raced under lire and carried; water t> tho wounded constable. Khan llahadcr, a camel owner, contributed largely' to the defeat of the rebels. VI i s residence, near tho Cable Hotel, the police used as cover, shoot, ing through the windows. The marks on the railway carriage* suggest- that expanding ballots were used.

RACIAL FEELING. (Received. .lan. !5 at fUO p.m.) SYNF.Y, •Tan. -I. Broken Hill i s quiet. All the seven wounded ain progressing well except Campbell, whose condition is critical. Tim inquest onened but was adjourned until Thursday. There is an undercurrent ol racial feeling existing. The raid on the camel camp was frustrated by the police. A military nan climbed the ttagstaff, the only stick remaining of the German Club and hoisted the Australian flag amid cheers from the crowd. An Italian was arrested for threatening to shoot a man. The crowd, thinking him an enemy’s subject, were ready to lynch him, hut the police protected him. 1 , ~ , P Mr. Hughes, asked for details of Friday’s affray, says the acts of the Turks show the necessity for rigid supervision of all enemy sublets.