COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 18, 20 January 1913, Page 6

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

A UNION PRESIDENT SHOT,

(Received 9.50 a.m.)

I Adelaide, January ,20. Thomas Betts, president of the Port Pij-io branch of the Masons and Bricklayers’ Union, was found shot near the ■ Broken Hill Proprietary works. He states that lie went for a walk prior to retiring for the night, and a stranger rushed him and fired twice. Betts’ condition is critical.

SMALLPOX SCARE

Brisbane, January

Xo further cases occurred aboard the Matarau, the patient, who is convalescent, after the supposed smallpox, was landed on Thursday Island. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. Replying to a correspondent who forwarded the reiparks of a speaker expressing doubts in the Admiral’s faith in an'Australian. Navy, Adpur rl King-Hall declares that hp, oughly believes therein, and that it will bo as efficient in every respect as other portions of the fleet.. ;; ,The Commonwealth adopted the right policy in constituting it, he said, and as time goes on all opposition must fpde. The justification for am Australian Navy from an Imperial, national, and political viewpoint will lie seen in the satisfactory result.

Mr Will Diamond leaves for Auck land to-morrow evening.

Mr “Bob” Woods is leaving Mr Newton King’s and is joining the firm of Messrs Webster, Dobson and Co.

Mr H. D. Hill, of the Loan and Mercantile’s Auckland office, arrived in Stratford this morning. Mr Hill succeeds Mr Stubbs, who leaves for Opunake tlfis week. Mr H. W. Were, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Mangaweka, to-day proceeded to Waitara, where he will take up the duties of manager of the local branch of the 8.N.Z., succeeding Mr Brimstone. Messrs Heir a and Rennell secured sixteen splendid fish in the Mangawliero stream yesterday. The trout were in fine condition, and averaged b, one or two of them being four pounders. The stream, by the way, is about twenty-four miles from here, and in the Eltham district.