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*CI!TUAL(AN AND N.Z. OAIILE ASSOCIATION N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY. .March 17. The Federal Statistician estimated that tlie population of the Commonwealth at the end of 1924 totalled 5,873.503. consisting of 2.990.8 IS males and 2,870,005 females.
TERRORISM IN r;:XK. MELBOURNE. March 17
A deputation of trailers Imm Pin:. 1 ran waited on the Chief Secretary, demanding the services of m ire police to concentrate 011 watching a gang <n known criminals who arc idle :u tin s| reels all day. arrogantly Inasling ol their immunity ironi law. and aic robbing business places and homes evers night.
The deputation also, staled l-rnt organised gangs of tlic worst criminals ii: the (state had conceal•-1 w -’!r activities in I’mhrnn, terrorising trader} i>i the main, streets and defying the police. They added that the business people in Prnlirnn were being subjected to 11 reign of terror, and they asked for tin amendment of the Police Offences Act, making il an offence ti consort with known criminals. The X’hief Secretary promised t> deal with the trouble. He stated I.lml amendments to the 'Polite Offences Act were being drafted.
R.S.U. DKTERAIINATION. SYDNEY. A!arch 1,8. A slight hitch occurred during tin unloading of the \ oluninia. 1 lie tail) clerks declined to continue work in view of the attitude adopted towardr the vessel by the Maritime Unions.. After a little’ delay four Returned Soldiers replaced them, and work proceeded smoothly. A largely attended meeting of Trolley, Draymen’s, and Motor Drivers Union passed a resolution endorsing the action of the Seamen’s Union and AVatersidor.s’ Federation; declaring the Yoluinidii “ black.’” It was decided not to remove the cargo at present being unloaded from the vessel by the Returned Soldiers’ l nion. According to an ojfk-ial statement members of the Returned Soldiers' Union are prepared to meet any exigency which may be the outcome ol the present situation. I hey uio ermined that no obstacle shall be placed in the wav of having the cargo unloaded and taken to the various ports of dostißation. It 'therefore decided that if the occasion demanded it. to provide the necessary conveyances to remove, cargo and man. vessels to take the cargo to other States.
A ROA1I! OUTRAGE. BRISBANE, -March IT. Following on a bond. outrage at Moiirilan which wrecked a house and killed an Italian named Salvatore Napoli, and injured another man named Li, pee, John Lorcwetti. otherwise known at Loner.. who was sent to the hospital was arrested on a charge o murdering Napoli. Accused is Australian horn of Italian parents.
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