ATTEMPTED BOMBASSASSINATION

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2669, 15 January 1916, Page 5

ATTEMPTED BOMBASSASSINATION

ATTACK ON JAPANESE .PREMIER. -■ i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, January 13. Renter's Tokio correspondent reports that threw two bombs at Count Okunia (the Premier), who was in a motor-car. Count Okumii was' not injured.

FEDERAL PREMIER AND THE SYNDICALISTS "PARASITES OF UNIONISM." tfy Ttileffraph—Press Association—OopyrixM (Ren.' January 14, 9.15 p.m;) Melbourne, January 14. The Federal Prim'e ; 'Minister (Mr. W. M. Huglies), speaking at a recruiting meeting, passionately denounced the "foul parasites" who had attached themselves to tlid vitals of the Labour Party. "There is between syndicalism and unionism," he said, "a gulf as ivide as Hell. In the name of unionism and labourism, I pass them out like devils out of swino." Referring to the trade-union enlistments, Mr. Hughes stated that tho waterside workers had Sent four thousand, and the Australian Workers' Union twenty thousand men to the front.

BROKEN HILL MUNITIONS WORK HELD CP ( ANOTHER. STRIKE. Sydney, January 14. Work In the Broken Hill Munitions Company's factory has been held up owing to a strike. I' NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS' STRIKE. Sydney, January 14. The South Coast minors' ballot'largely favoured resumption of work pending reference of the claims to tho arbitration tribunal. COAL LUMPERS' DEMANDS. (Rec. January 14, 9.15 p.m.) Melbourne, January 14. The coal lumpers have decided nofrto work at tlie contract rates .which were fixed by Mr.. Justice Higgins, but in order to make a constitutional demand foi c hourly rates, they will take a ballot bofore enforcing the demand. They have also resolved that no work will bo performed after 5 p.m.—this latter decision has already been enforced.