THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1696, 12 March 1913, Page 4

THE WORLD'S NEWS.

COLD-BLOODED MURDER. HOW MADERO'S BROTHER DIED, Mexico City, February 23. A sordid story is tolcl by an eye-wiluess of tho killing of Don Uustavo Aladero, the late President's bruthei-. . "Ho did not'attempt to escape," says this gentleman. "X was walking in one of the largo courtyards of the Arsenal with a friend when I noticed a group of men oil the otherside. 'Thero is Gustavo Jfadero now,' remarked my companion. Gustavo was wearing a light suit, and he was bare-headed. 1 could see his face plainly in the moonlight. In one hand he held lias lint, and in the other a handkerchief, with which he mopped Jlis forehem!. "\Vc stopped for a -moment to see what was going to happen. 'Perhaps they are releasing him,' I said. 'It looks like it,' answered my friend. Then we saw lladero replace his hat ou his head, wavo his hand to tlie other men, mid start to walk towards the portal of the gates leading to the street. When lie was lf> or 20 feet away from the men ho turned half round to say something to them. "Tt seemed as though what followed must have been pre-arranged. There was no audible command. "We watched him walk onward towards tho portal with a firm and easy tread. .He was half-way .there when I noticed the others raise their rifles and the shooting began. First only one. or two fired. Then more joined in and kept up the fusillade. I jumped back into a doorway, but I could sec perfectly well what was happening. None of the first bullets struck the poor fellow, for ho turned his head towards the levelled rifles and then ran. But lie hail only taken two or three steps before lie staggered and. fell oil his hands anil knees. He tried to crawl in his agony, and then, struggling up to his feet, collapsed and fell again before the rain of bvillet?. Ho went down on his face with the hand holding tho handkerchief doubled under him. Some soldiers came and turned the body over so I hat the face looked upward in the nloonliglit. His clothing was soaked with blood. Afterwards the assassins carried tho body to the other side of the courtyard, and I heard one of them remark, 'He tried to escape. 1 That statement was false. I saw it all. He was murdered in cold blood. The sight sickened mo and I eamo away."

HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE, SON'S SWIFT RETRIBUTION. San Francisco, February 22. From Oaklaud, i California, comes a abort story of swift retribution. Hyman Goldborg, a travelling salesman, froin Portland, Oregon, shot and instantly killed liis wife, and a few minutes later met bis own death at the hands of his 21-year-old soil. / Goldberg arrived in Oakland on an early train yesterday in search. of his wife,, from whom lie had been separated for more than a year. He located her and his son in a flat on 12tli Streot, and walked into her room. ."Hello, ■ Rose, dear," was his greeting, and immediately he opened fire with o revolver. His wife fell mortally wounded, with two bullets in her throat. Charles Goldberg, a druggist's clerk, was aslosp in the next, room, but the noise of the shots awakened him. He jumped from bed and rushed into the next room to find his father standing over his mother, with the smoking revolver still in his hand. Ho grunpleu • with the older man, and after the latter had fired two shots wrested the weapon from him, and sent two bullets into his father's body. Hyman Goldberg died on the way to the hospital. The son notified the' police, and told them that his father had been greatly worked up by the separation from tho mother. Hyman Goldberg was.M years old, ancL lus wife 35. " 1 TRIAL BY JURY. OLD IDEAS AND NEW. ' London, February 22. In a leading article to-day entitled "De-' fectsof'the Jury .System, the "Times" says:—"There has Ijcen much disillusion as to the functions and value of juries since our law took its present shape. Few would speak of them in thb flattering languago that was once habitual. Everyone knows that when and where there is a choico between trial by a judge and trial by a jury a suitor whoso case has no merits will generally choose the latter. So many aro the defects to-day that if the great Lord Erskino were alive lio might choose as the motto for his arms not 'Trial by Jury,' but 'Trial by Judge.' Wo have lived, to see the Chancery Court, in which juries are unknown, become associated with certainty and expedition; and tho King's Bench, in which t'hey aro common, the subjcct of complaints of delay, uncertainty,_ and expense. Whatever the cause there is much disillusion to-day as to tho value of a jury."

LABOUR UPHEAVAL IN BRITAIN. • London, February 23. It is believed that a gigantic industrial struggle is pending in England. Tho Eight-Hours' Day Congress is asking the workers to fix by ballot a day when they will all ,cease work at tho expiration of eight.hours.- This proposal iermed "Staying in on strike." and it is already approved by some of tho large unions. Tho Labour lenders declare that, they will'not hesitate ' to support a general stoppage of work if necessary, and it is expected that- the railway, textile, shipbuilding, engineering, -steel, and bakery employees will all fall , into line. The dockyard workers at Chatham, to tho number of-50,000, have passed a- resolution protesting against' the low rates of pay given them by the Admiralty. They aro memorialising the Rouse -of Commons for au increase of 6s. 3il. a week.

AARON'S TOMB VISITED. London, February 2.1. Mr. Julian Grande, a -traveller who has just returned from a tour • of Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine, declares that' lie entered the shrine at the top of Mount Hor, which is reputed to bo the tomb of Aaron. The shrine, lie says, is most jealously guarded by Mohammedans, and has never been examined by a competent archaeologist. Mr. Grande succeeded in photographing the interior, though in doing eo he stood a goodi chance of being shot by a fanatic Arab who kept him covcred with a rifle. Mr. Grande says that lie saw a number of IJebrew inscriptions within the slirine. RHODES SCHOLARS. London, February 22. A report issued in connection with the working of tlio Rhodes Scholarship shows that a large proportion of the students go into educational nnd legal careers, while the remainder take up diplomacy, religion, commerce, mining, engmeerim;, ! journalism, agriculture, and forestry, in that order. The Australian students exhibit a preference for the medical science, and on the athletic side of University life are particularly prominent at football and cricket. ; COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. London, Februnry 22. At their Majesties' second court held at Buckingham I'alaco last night, the King woro the uniform of o colonel of the Royal Horse Guards, while tlio Queen was dressed in n gown of palo nattier blue brocado, with a design of gold and silver wreaths, also a silvery train with Indian embroidery of gold and silver. Colonel Allen, Now Zealand Minister for Financc and Defence, and Mrs. and Miss Allen wore among those presented. I : SHIP WITH THREE CAPTAINS. London, February 2-i. The new Hamburg-American liner Imperator, which makes her nuiiden voyage in May, will bo the most luxurious vessel nlloat. She will carry no fewer than three captains, so that one will always be on the bridge. Besides many other remarkable features the Imporatm- will have a winter garden, in which marble staiuary will lie displayed, and a large swimming pool. ■LATEST FREAirENTERTAINMENT. London,- February 22. The latest thing in the way of freak entertainments is what is known as a games, anil gem-rally acted tile part of Ixibies.■ BIOGRAPH AND RELIGION, London, February 21. Replying to a deputation that asked him to refuse to licenso tlu- exhibition

nf a biograph picturo of the life of I Christ, the Recorder of Dublin said that | hi; hail 110 jurisdiction in the matter, though he disapproved of a commercial syndicate exploiting the mysteries of the Incarnation and the Atonement for personal gain. VANISHING RED INDIAN, London, February 21. I he erection of a towering column supporting the bronze figure of an Indian, with hand uplifted in token of peace, has just b:en completed at Staten Island, New York. The column is 105 ft, high, and is intended as America's testimonial to a vanishing race. IMMIGRATION CAMPAIGNS. . London, February 24. "he Canadian Government has appointed an official to inspect the British emigration offices and to report to tire Cabinet. In view of Australia's vigorous campaign, Ottawa proposes the prosecution of strenuous propaganda work, and aUo suggests that there shall bo permanent extra Canadian offices at Bristol Peterborough, and Carlisle. Paid agents' one general publicity agent, and a separate department for female emigrants are alto recommended. FROZEN NORTH. 1 London, February 25. It is officially announced that Steffunsson s journey to the Arctic regions will be solely under Canada's auspices. He will start from British Columbia, and may make Herscholl Island his base, and will possibly try to reach the 'North Pole. . [Steffansson's main object is said to be to explore more thoroughly the Arctic regions, and to plant the British flag on all the unclaimed lands that he can discover.] ROCKEFELLER AND THE SHOPS. 1 New York, February 22. Mr. ,T. D. Rockefeller has paid .£200,000 to block the building of shops and other business premises on a corner of Fifth Avenue adjacent to his residence. KAISER'S YOUNGEST AS ATHLETE. London, February 22. The Kaiser's youngest sou. Prince Joachim, has joined the Berlin Sports Club, and has engaged in track athletics in order to encourage the young idea to train for the next Olympic games. MISSING CLERGYMEN. ( London, February 22. "Crockford's Clerical Directory" reveals that no fewer than 400 clergymen of the Church of England have been reported missing. Of that number 30 disappeared during tho last twelve months. TREASURE ISLANDS. London, February 21. The treasure hunters who went to search for treasure at the Cocos Islands have arrived at Panama, but have no treasure on board. [The above cablegrams appear in the Sydney "Sun's" special cable service.]