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RIVER TYNE'S NEW AUSTRALIAN. STRIKE POWERS, PROCEDURE
ROAD & BRIDGE
[FORMALLY OPENED
SURPRISE
A SET-BACK
THE KING ON THE INDUSTRIAL CARTERS' AND DRIVERS UNION
DEPRESSION
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS
London, Yesterday.
In the course of his visit to New-
REFUSE TO JOIN
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BOMB OUTRAGE
Melbourne, Yesterday. In support of the contention that the strike is ending, the shipowners bane are the only parts holding out. point out that Melbourne and Bris-
OF POLICE
PUBLIC INQUIRY
ECHO OF HYDE PARK "SAVIDGE CASE”
"NO WHITE WASHING"
London, Yesterday. The Royal Commission Inquiring into police powers and procedure,
tend many months, held their first whose labours are expected to ex-
There
A bomb outrage occurred in a dwelling in west Melbourne accu sitting at Westminster, were working on the waterfront as dance. pled by Italians, three of whom was a very sparse public atten-
volunteers. Considerable material | damage was done but there were no casualties.
castle, where he opened the magni- ficent new road and bridge over the Rivar Tyne H. M. the King made reference to the grave industrial depression of the district in more than one speech which he made.
Replying to one address of wel {come, he expressed his grief that owing to the dislocation of trade caused by the war, the industries of coal, iron, steel and shipbuilding, which had given worldwide renown to the River Tyne, had been strug.
Later. gling with adversity. He was hap- py to observe that dauntless
Melbourne, Yesterday. handling of these difficulties was. The Carters and Drivers' Union achieving results. Already the coal have refused to join the strike industry of the north and the ship Reuter, building of the Tyne appeared to
be emerging from the depression. His Majesty added: "The erection of this new bridge is a characteris- tic act of courage, and demonstrates your belief in the power of these industries to recover their loat trade and to play again their former proud role in world's markets. British Wireless Service.
'BUS TRAGEDY
DISTRESSING DEATH OF 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD
AN INQUIRY
In Fremantle the trade unionfate rushed to get licences last night and are now working ten vessels. Blow To Strikero
POLICE RAIDS
SUCCESSFUL ROUND-UP OF
SUSPECTS
ARMED ROBBERÝ CLUES
Lord Leo in his inaugural speech, emphasised the need for open- balance between the interests of mindedness and the holding of the justice and the desire to protect public rights and liberties.
The first witness, Sir Ernley Blackwell, declared there was no ground to suppose the police exer- cised their powers to an improper; extent or that anything in the na- ture of "third degree" methods exlated.
The Inquiry was adjourned.- Reuter.
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In opening the Commission which has been appointed as an outcome of what is known as the Savidge| Following up certain clues, case to "Consider the general which they picked up in the course powers and duties of the police in of investigation of the armed rob- the investigation of crime and
other offences." bery on the third floor of No. 3,
'BUS SQUABBLE CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE HAVE LITTLE TUSSLE
Kwong Hon-terrace at 8.45 on Lord Lee, as Chairman, emphasis Tuesday morning, the police last ed that there would be no "White night, carried out several raids on Washing" of the police but that suspected premises both in Aber- an endeavour would be made to deen-street, in the Central district, complaint as between the police and lessen the causes of friction and and at West Point,
These raids resulted in the ar- tiah jury consisting of men and public. He said: "We are a Bri Yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. rest of several Chinese who are women of the world who are not Schofield and a jury held an in- being held on suspicion of having committed to trial in advance nor quiry at the Kowloon Maglatracy been concerned in armed robbery, to the views, legal, moral or politi- into the circumstances attending and will be paraded for identifica-cal, arising out of our inquiry and the death of an 8-year old Chinese, tion by the victims. child, who was fatally injured by
we start with completely open In one of the houses visited by minda with regard to our ultimate being knocked down by a motor the police, a fully loaded revolver verdict and to the advice we may 'bus belonging to the Kowloon, was discovered, and this is believ-eventually tender His Majesty. Motor Bus Co.
Jed to have been the weapon used Mr. Hin-shing Lo watched the by one of the four robbers. The inquiry in the interest of the dead other, three concerned all brandish- child's parents.
{ed-daggers, which they abandoned Mr. A. E. Lacey, a warder of in the fiat when they were alarm the Lafchikok Prisons, said the de- ed by the blowing of a police ceased and another boy ran across whiate by one of the inmates whilst the road from left to right about the robbers were engaged in bind- 15 yards in front of the 'bus, which ing and gagging their victims, was travelling along Nathan-rond. herded in a cubicle. Gags were At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- near the Yaumati School in a also left behind by the rabbers. terday, Mr. W. Schofield heard evi- northerly direction. The deceased)
Savage Blow
dence in a case in which a Chin- was behind the other lad and sud- Before the scoundrels departed, ese summoned à Portuguese youth, denly hesitated. Witness then lost they hurriedly relieved the women named J. A. da Luz, charging him sight of him as the height of the in the flat of all the jewellery they with assault on a China Motor radiator of the 'bus obstructed his were wearing, securing loot worth Bus at the junction of Nathon and view.
about $100.
Jordan-roads, on the morning of The driver pulled up as soon as The master of the flat, Chan October I. The possibly could and on alighting Chung (40), proprietor of a gold- The Chinese said that when he! witness saw the deceased lying at smith's shop in Queen's-road Cen- entered the 'bus the conductor mo- the rear part of the 'bus with his tral, received an ugly gash above tioned him to seat on the rear head under the left wheel. The his right eye when he was struck seat where there already, were four 'bus was backed and with the as- with the butt of the revolver car-Portuguese, Witness sat between alstance of the boy's father, who ried by one of the robbers, who Luz and another maa. Defendant arrived on the scene almost imme appeared to be the leader of the told the witness to get up but he diately after the accident, the lad gang. 'The blow was struck at protested that there was sufficient
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It was alleged that other Portu guese passengers then seized the complainant whilst Luz struck him Then the Beveral other blows. Portuguese left the 'bua, but com- plainant detained Luz and they both went to the Yaumati Police Station.
Luz told the Court that he struck) the complainant because the Istter had leaned hoavily against him and
Witness said that the 'bus had stopped at Public Square-street and was picking up speed when the Accident occurred. He estimated. A woman who was charged with when politely, told about it, he be the speed to be about ten to twelve "flying the white pigeon,” was dis- miles an hour. He could not say charged by Major C. Willson, posely gave the witness several gan to jostle the witness, and pur- whether any horn was sounded. O.B.E., at the Central Magistracyjabs in the stomach.
According to the driver of the yesterday The Magistrate bound the parties bus when ho first saw the boy the A woman living at No. 102, over in their own bonds for future latter was only three yards from First-street; said that on Sept. 19, good behaviour, and ordered Lus the bus, running from right to she bought a child of 11 years of to pay $8 to the complainant as loft. Witness had just changed age, for $100,--Three days after-
|compensation, particER 20 gear after atopping the bus. He wards the girl disappeared and sounded his horn and then the lad was finally traced by witness to a was obscured by the radiator, house in Third-street. Witness immediately applied the The case collapsed when the brakes and stopped the bus. He girl, in examination by Mr.. EH Mr. Houghton, the editorial then found that the boy had been Williams of the Secretariat for secretary of the China Inland Mia- run over. Winess explained that Chinese | Affairs, denied, having sion, is sceptical of the extent of he did not see the had earlier be ever seen or known the complain- the casualties in Kansu province cause a "China 'bus" was coming ant. She had never lived with her. (reported in New York), an in the opposite direction. It was Mr. AE. Hall appeared for the He declared that the trouble had when the boy suddenly dashed in accused.
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