BOLSHEVIK MENACE IN AUSTRALIA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 139, 7 March 1919, Page 5

BOLSHEVIK MENACE IN AUSTRALIA

SOCIAL DEMOCRAT MANIFESTO

THE REAL RUSSIAN BRAND

By TeleßNipli—Press Association—Oonvrieht (Rec. March 6, !)J0 p.m.) Sydney, March 6. Announcing itself to be a revolutionary organisation with the object of overthrowing the capitalistic system, the Social Democratic League has issued a manifesto boldly declaring its aims to be identical with those of tho Bolshevik movement in Russia and the Spatacusians in Germany, for the emancipation from serfdom and wage slavery of the producing classes of all nations.—Press Assn.

SHIPPING DISASTER

REPORTED LOSS OP THE WESTRALIA.

■'. . Sydney, March G. The . Huddart-Parker Company state that its vessel Westralia collided with the Star, and the latter sunk. There were no casualties. A later message states that the Westralia was sunk as the result of a collision with the steamer Star while changing berths. ' Another report states that tho star was sunk. Tho Huddart-Parker Com-, pany has no information, and believe it 19 not its vessel Westralia, but a emah river steamer'. named Yvestralia.—Press * S [Tlie local office of the Huddart, Parker Company has received so far no advice regarding the afcove reports.] • [The .Westralia has been trading between Melbourne and New Zealand ports for some considerable time, and she is a frequent'and well-known Tiator to Wellington. Owing to the trouble 'with the seamen in Australia, however, her activities have lately been confined to Australian waters, but she was to have resumed her usual running this month. The Westralia. is. a steel eorew steamer of 2881 tons gross, and was built at Sunderland. in 1897 'by J. Laing and Co Her dimensions are as follow:— Length, 327 feet; breadth, 41 feet; depth, 30 feet.l