AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2705, 26 February 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

—: A CLORIQUS'ANNIVERSARY, CELEBRATION OF THE FAMOUS '.LANDING.' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, February 25. A movement is afoot to celebrate April 25, tho anniversary of the landing "of the' : Australasian troops on Gallipoli Peninsula, as "Anzac Day." Senator Pearce, Acting-Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, approves the • proposal. ST. IVES MURDER CASE. BROWN RELEASED AFTER MUCH LITIGATION. • Sydney, February 24. Thomas Edwin Brown, sentenced to death for- murdering Police-Sergeant Hickey at St. Ives in 1912. the sentence being subsequently reduced to ouo of lifo imprisonment, and tho man being acquitted afterwards under the Lunacy Act and sent to au asylum, haß now, after interminable litigation, been released oil condition that he leaves Australia. He lias gone to America. tSergt. Hickey and Constable Barclay went to St. Ives (which is 12 miles from . Sydney), to serve two commitment warrants oil Brown, ail orchardist, who. received .them well, and took them to his sitting-room. He then turned on them suddenly, and ordered them out. Brown was told to consider himself under arrest. Other members of the family then entered tho room. Constablo Barclay attempted to seize hold of Brown, and Hickey also jumped forward. Three shots rang out in quick succession; then a fourth. Sergt. Hickey collapsed immediately, three of the bullets having lodged in his stomach, while the fourth struck Brown's 6on on the wrist. Hickey died on the way to the hospital. Brown had attracted considerable attention for_ years before, owing to his anpoarance in the Supreme and other Courts as a litigant. He had filed affidavits on several occasions alleging corruption ahiong the judiciary and law officers and a number of high officials.]

ITEMS IN BRIEF, TAHITIANS EAGER FOR THE FRONT. Sydney, February 24. "A number of Toliitians now in' Syd« hoy and natives of the Gilbert Group, besides contributing freely to patriptio fluids in the shape of money, shell, and copra, desiro to enlist. They have asked the Commonwealth to place their dosire before ±110 Imperial authorities. TAKING STOCK OF NOTIFIABLE GOODS. Melbourne, February 25. A proclamation c authorises the collection of returns, showing stocks of ammonia, coal tar, soda, potash, glycerine, cotton, oils,' fats, and ' other notifiable goods. . SURTAX ON ENEMY PRODUCTS. Sydney, February 25. Tho Chamber of Commerce lias adopted a resolution declaring that a surtax should be placed on enemy goodß after 'the war. , • A total of twenty-six applications have been received for the position of secretary of the liawke's Bay War Re. lief Association.