Australian Cables.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 March 1914, Page 4

Australian Cables.

ELECTRIC TSLEGBAPH —COPYHIUJiT, [PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Sydney, ALarcli "Z. During an inter view with the muster butchers the Hon. W • Holman intimated that unless ine dispute was speedily settled tm\* Government would take steps to nationalise the meat industry: jie also intimated thai their licenses lor killing spacu at Lrlebe lslaiui would bo cancelled. ilie Aimister gave an assurance that in future the men would not strike but would refer disputes in a constitutional way to tne Court. The masters are indignant at the Hon. Mr Hoiinan s threat, and review the situation to-day. it is understood that the Government's proposals to amend the industrial law will be m the direction of substituting arbitration lor ihe present wages uoardSi involving the appointment oi new judges. 'Ine Methodist conierenee discussed the request of the lie v. -J as Wilson that New Zealand be ad-

mitted ill 191u. Resolved that in view oi the Rev. \\ llson s intension to visit England that the request be not entertained. The wharf labourers worked overtime last night, but still declined to ship irozen cargo. Eor the first time since the strike the master butchers operated at the Honiebush sales to keep up the city s supply. A number oi the non-associated butchers also operated and bought Jtreely. Competition was keen and prices higher. News from Noumea report the massacre oi three oi the crew oi the ketch Guadeloupe by natives oi the Island oi xVlalekula. lhe ketch was on a recruiting trip and when the men landed tne,y were immediately attacked by tne natives. Alter killing tnem they held a cannibal feast on the spot, ine captain oi the ketch became uneasy at the non-appearance oi tuo men and landed. He wa» greeted, with a volley by the ambushed natives but scrambled back into his boat. The natives made a rush to intercept him and more shots were hred, but he got oli safely. .Details have been received of a

sensational tragedy at Apia, ruur young native constables broke into tiie arms ciiest at' tlie gaol and stole revolvers and rounds oi ammunition and disappeared. .Later they visited the nouse oi a (jerman planter named TreviranuSj, and told his manager that iney were searching lor escaped Chinese. Schlitt said there were no Chinese and ordered them to leave the plantation, lhe desperados iired a volley in reply fatally wounding Treviranus and Schlitt. The Governor organised a punitive expedition, including a number .of .Europeans, wliicii surrounded tlie murderers. A tierce exchange oi shots, lasting several hours, took place, and three of the murderers were shot, dead and the other captured. Une oi the attacking party named lierr Hillize was shot tlirougn uic heart, and another, JLLerr ALotzkins was severely wo untied. The captured murderer was hanged, it is supposed that the cowuoy pictures shown twice weekly 111iluenced the young desperados minds. Melbourne, ihis Day. The first successful Mights have been made with the Commonwealth Heel consisting oi one uipiane and three monoplanes.

Adelaide, Aiarcji ~

At the official reception to Ur ALawson, JSir read a message of congratulation iroin ilie Jtving and regretting the loss ol their comrades.