AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 96, 23 April 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

s Brisbane, April 22. Four men named Broun, Donogluie, Wilson and Cordilly wer ©killed by a fall of stone in a quartz mine at Oloncurry. 'Sydney, April 22. A strong south-easterly blow, with heavy rain since yesterday evening, continues. The trial of F. D. Brown and John MacPherson, on charges of conspiring to defraud the Singer Sewing Machine Co. of various sums of money, has opened in the Criminal Court. The evidence is a repetition of that of the lower Court. Good rains are general. Mr J. Dow Stewart, the well-known breeder of longwool stud sheep in New Zealand, in a letter to the press, strongly protests against the inspection fees imposed by the Commonwealth on stock imported from New Zealand. He declares that as a result New Zealand breeders are not exhibiting at the Sydney shows. It will prove a serious thing to Australia if settlers cannot import the best New Zealand sheep so as to improve their stock and the quality of mutton for the Home market. (Received 23, 9.40 a.m.) Sydney, April 23. The Minister for Education refused a request by the Stage Children’s Association to allow children under ten to be employed in places of amusement. They asked that the age be fixed at seven. Owing to the rain in the country there is an easier tendency in wheatstuffs. Melbourne, April 23. Eight Hours Day was celebrated with the usual procession and sports in fine weather. At a luncheon Mr Pearce, referring to the Labour policy, declared that the party wa~ against immigration when no land was on offer for new comers. Things were not different. He was not sure that the progressive land tax had done all they thought it would, but the Government was determined that the land monopoly must be' removed. Dealing with arbitration, he said the system had not yet had a fair trial. He uttered a word of warning against a small section of trades unionists striving after syndicalism, which was a foolish, hysterical idea. He appealed to workers not to let a small section attain influence. Brisbane, April 23. In the Concurry accident the four men were working in an open cut in a limestone quarry and 150 tons fell on them. Brown- and Donoghue were killed instantly. Wilson and Cordeilly succumbed to their injuries after being rescued.