AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2866, 2 September 1916, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SECRET SESSION . ' - V WAR AND POST-WAR MATTERS By TelefrraD!i--PrcKo As-'ociation-Copyrielt '• Melbourne, September!. Tho secret session discussed war'and post-war matters, but Mr. Hughes's »tatsment was not referred to.. -.Mr. Hughes has announced that the conscription referendum will be taken in about eight weeks. He proposes to visit the various capitals and explain tlie reasons for; .-his; proposal to the Labour organisations, and enlist their, 6upjx>rt. The Commonwealth Statistician's return shows that 4,52.618 men in. Australia eligible for military service have not enlisted, of which number 152,910; are single men. A congress of trades unions.is to.b'e held in each State before the end of Beptember... MINISTERIAL DENIAL. CABINET CRISIS IN BRISBANE. , (Rec. September 1, 10.40 p.m:)

Brisbane, September 1. '•. The Hon. John Adamson: denies, that lie has resigned his portfolio. He considers that; a full Cabinet meeting should have the opportunity of digcussing his attitude on conscription. The leaders.and members of the Cabinet are bringing pressure to bear on Mr. Adamson ivith the 'vieiv of dissuading him from his contemplated resignation. [It was'reported on Thursday that Mr.. Adamson, Minister of Rnilways, had resigned his portfolio and had accepted the' vics-presidency of the Universal Service League.],

NOVEL LEGISLATION. IN NEW SOUTH WALES. j: ■ Sydney, September 1. 'In the Legislative Council Dr. Creed introduced a Bill pro'vidirg for'females to adopt male attire and ;.a_ male Christian name. The object is to allow women to follow male callings, which at present-the.v are prevented jfrom doing owing to- the-disabilities of fomale attire

COMMONWEALTH LOAN. ' . i Melbourne, September. 1. The' Wat Loan has- reached £<22,674,160. '.'. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Sydney, September 1. ; ■ -Edward- Stainer' has been sentenced to death" for the. murder of Chinamen at Auburn on April ,22.' [St'ainnr, .who' was masked, walked to an open window of a house at Auburn occupied by- foiir- Chinese.. Without warning, he shot- a Chinese with a revolver. Then he entered the house awl shot another, who had been attracted by the shot, and, walked'into an adjoining, ro.om and shot a third Chinese. He. looked the fouf'th in a bedroom. After ransacking the victims' pockets lie departed, leaving no clue. Two of the Chinese .-died.]- ~