AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

TROUBLE WITH THE STATE TRAWLERS. SUSPECTED CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. (fly Tolegrapk—Preds Assn.—Copyright.) Sydney, Juno 8. The Fisheries Department reports a recurrenco of the troub'o regarding the Statu trawlers. Simultaneously, when seventy miles apart, and 11, airing good hauls, the firemen on each of tho vessels ceascd work, and tho engineers wore compelled to do tho homeward stoking. Tho Department lias been reluctantly compelled to adopt tho view that there is some concerted action in operation to interfero with the- success of tho Government trawling scheme. Tho Minister is determined that nothing shali be allowed to stand in tho way of ca]>turing and supplying tho public with fish. (Rcc. June 9, 1 p.m.) Sydney, June 8. The firemen trouble on the trawlers has been settled. TRIAL BY JURY IN PAPUA. I - UNSATISFACTORY IN INTER-RACE ! CASES. Melbourne, Juno 8. Judge Murray's -eport on trial by | jury in Papua is confirmatory of the I conclusions reached hy Judge Bevan in • the Northern Territory, namely, that I. trial by jury is distinctly unsatisfac- ■ tory in cases where a white person is S accused of an offence against a native, [ JEALOUS HUBAND'S CRIME. • THE ADELAIDE TRAGEDY. j Adelaide, June 8. Tho cause of tlie sextuple tragedy at i Hilton, a suburb of Adelaide, when s Cary Adolphe Graf killed liis wife and 5 their four children, ranging from eight | 1 to fifteen years, and thou shot himself ; dead, is stated to have been domestic quarrels in consequence of the woman's conduct. These gradually increased in violence, and culminated in the tragedy. On a s table near Graf's body was a message, intimating that he suspected his wife, • and thought that sho and the children would be better dead. j THE MEAT SHORTACE. , SUPPLIES FOE IMPERIAL FORCES 1 STOPPED. (Rec. June 8, 8.15 pm.) a Melbourne, June 8. The Federal Cabinet has informed the " Imperial authorities that owing to the 8 shortage of sheep the Government will be unable to continue the exportation 0 of frozen meat for the Imperial forces. - A SYDNEY TRAGEDY. 8 (Rec. June 8, 10.10 p.m.) Sydney, Juno 8. 1 At the inquest on the victims of the i tragedy which occurred in Riley Street, when a tailor named HaiTy Lewis shot 0 his landlady, Mrs. Annie Stern, and 0 then himself, the injuries in each case 0 being fatal, a verdict of wilful murder - was returned against Lewis. Both the 1 victims were Russians. BINALONG TRAIN SMASH. COTTER ACQUITTED. 3 ' (Rec.. Juno 8, 9.15 p.m.) £ Sydney, June 8. Cotter, the night officer at Binalong 0 station, who was charged with causing >- tho death of Thomas, a victim of tho " railway smash last April, has been acij quitted. '' TWO MILITARY THIEVES 1 SENTENCED. d ELEVEN MILLION CARTRIDGES STOLEN. •- ' (Rec. June 8, 11.30 p.m.) 0 _ Sydney, June 8. r Sergeant-Major Gribble and a civilian d named 'William Samoy have been sentenced. to two years' hard labour for stealing- war stores, comprising 72 drums of oil and 11,000,000 'cartridges. 1, The Jndce ordered the return of the stolen goods. The Government has 8 issued a warning to those purchasing Government stores. 0 0 ITEMS IN BRIEF. 8 PLENTY OF -WHEAT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. , (Rec. June 9, 1 p.m.) Sydney, June 8. !, Mr. D. R. Hall (State Attorney-Gen-eral'! has informed the millers that 0 plenty of wheat is now ooming forward, 0 0 JAPANESE BANK IN SYDNEY. Sydney, June 8. A branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank is being established _in Sydney, !. with the object of facilitating Japanese and Australian commercial transactions, jj Melbourne, June 8. ® Preaching at the national service in (. the Cathedral, Archbishop Clark urged the necessity for more recruits. Aus--3 tralia's contribution was a worthy one, but it was far below tho demands of D the position. It was no time to waste life on pleasures and games.