CABLEGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10351, 27 April 1911, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

THE REFERENDA. _Sfl BIG POLL AT*6ITDNB7. EX.OJTEIMEINT EUN9 HIGH, THE "YW AjNl> "NiOr USBUEfcJ. FEIDEItfAU. GOVERNMENT'S POWIEIK& WOMEN TAKE A PKOMINWT P'AJRiT. (Per United Press Association.) (Rtacteived) 26th, 10.30 p,.mi.) SYDNEIY, April 26. The weather was fine for the referenda poll. Tho-booths were crowded at the opening and again at the close. Voting proceeded steadily and quietly throng]unit the day. A large army of canvassers were at work on tooth sidm Motor cars and other vehicles were freely pressed into serivce. The women turned! out more freely than was expected. The voting ceased at 7, and, before that hour crowds began to gather in the vicinity of the news--^japer officteis, wlieite the returns were posted. Later the streets in the viciinity were denseily packed, ctxeitement runningl high as the numlWars for and agiainst were n;iountedl. Tlie ejectors we aslked to say "Yeitf" or "^0" to wliethei" they desired an alteration in the constitution to give the ClommonwcalilL Governmient power —firstly, to deal with the creation of a dissolution, control of corporations, inoludin" foreign corporations; also regulation of wages and conditions of labour or .employment in any trade, inrlustry, or callinsf, preiviention and! settlement of industrial disputes, and powter to deial with combinations and monopolies with relation to production of manufacture or sup-ply of jyoodsi or setrvioe; and, .secondly, wliei-'e Parliament has declared) that any industry or business to te a, monopoly whether Parliament shall give power to maikie laws coriying on such busiriess und-ei* the control of the Commonwealth and- acquiringl it for that purpose on just terms; any properly used in connection with «ncli industiy or business 1. ! To ciai^ry the roferendal a majority of "Yes" votes must tod obtained of at least four out of the six of the S'rates; also a majority of the whole votes polled.