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SYDNEY, N.S.W.. On the motion of the Minister for Home and Territories the House of Representatives has decided to re

AUSTRALIAN NATIVES IN

REVOLT.

APPARITION IN WHITE.

TWO ENGLISHMEN AND

NATIVE KILLED.

A CHIEFTAIN'S CURSE.

VILLAGE SCARE AND THE SEQUEL.

GENDARMER AMBUSH A COW,

"Many of the natives in the

BAUSSELS, Belgium, May 4th. party which killed Residnat-Com-

Have you seen the white woman f missioner Bell, Cadet Lillies, and 20 native police boys at Sinarango which the inhabitants of Cerlon- That has been the question with

were very reluctant conspirators, taine, a village in Hainault, have says the Sydney Herald. They had greeted each other. during the past fer to the Public Works Committee no desire to take part in the kill-week. It was on nights when there proposals for the construction of]ing; but Basions, their chief, bad the National War Memorial at Can- uttered the most terrible of native curses against all who refused to go with him. Fear of the curse prevailed, and they went."

berra.

The cost of the memorial, which will stand in a reserve of 30 acres on the slopes of Mount Ainelia, will bo £250,000.

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Mr. W. H. McCarthy, the Sydney solicitor who defended Basians and other tives at the murder trial, told a Herald representative that Bell was a man who did not know what fear meant. In 1926 when: he went to Kwai-ambe there was

The memorial will be of brick with a sandstone facing. Its length overall will be 408 feet, and ita demonstration against him. greatest width 12 feet. The dome raised above his head ready to Basiana approached with a barrel surmounting the main building will strike, while the other natives wait ed. Boll drew his revolver, held rise to a height of 108 feet. The Basisno back, and pacified the design is an adaptation of two de horde of 300 natives without firing signs submitted by Messrs. E. B. his gun or shedding a drop of Sodersteen and J. Crust, of Syd-blood. The natives paid the tax ney, when a competition was held and went home..

some time ago.

was not much moon that the white woman walked abroad in a-by-road.

Stealthily the villagers crupt out at nightfall, but men, women, and children, ance they got a glimpse of the mysterious woman in white, fed back to their cottages and bolted the doors.

tion mean! For some it boded ill;

What did this mysterious appari

for other good!

Finally the gendarmes decided! that if the pesce of the village was to be maintained investigation on their part was necessary. · Last night was propitious, so they am- bushed Themselves along the by- road where the white woman was wont to appear.

Soon there came the sound of foot-steps, and, at a given signal. the gendarmes rushed from their

Last year, before Bell came An Act of Parliament passed in again to the place. Basiana called 1023-provided that the memorial to council of war at Eaisumbe... Tha Australians who died in the Great council was addressed by Basiana, War should consist of the collec Nauru, Mainafoa, and Fufuse, the tion of war relies of the Common four chiefs, and it was decided wealth and the building in which that the time for vengeance had they are preserved. The relics income. It was here that Basians hiding-places-and exploded with clude almost the whole of the docu-chiefs Mainafon was later killed

uttered the curse Of the four laughter. mentary records of the Australian forces, in addition to pictures, of dysentery, Basiana was sentene "ped, as amazed as the gendarmee. photographs, models, and material relics.

Flood Lighting At Night. The roll of honour on the walls of the sanctuary, it is estimated, It has will include 80,000 names.. been deaded that the names of evers Australian who died from war injuries, either during or after the war, shall be included.

The plans and specifications tabled by Sir Neville Howse show that the main approach to the building will be a roadway 50 feet in width. The architects have ang- gested that instead of doors the Suilding should be provided with heavy bronze gater, so that the interior. will be visible at all times. There will be flood lighting effects at night.

in the fight, Nauru died in prison

ed to death, and Fufuae was ac quitted."

Warning Disregarded. Before Bell went to Kwai-ambe, said Mr. McCarthy, he had been warned of the council of war by native missionaries and by his own boys. He went, nevertheless. When the 320 natives came down the pass Bell sent all his police boys into the tax room, with the exception of four, two of whom were at his table and two at Lillies'.

Bell then addressed the natives, telling them that the fact of his sending away his own boys was a sign of his friendliness. "Some of the natives then threw away their arms some did not. They formed into two lines and paid their tax. Basiana 'himself, went unarmed and paid his tax to Bell. No one saw him go, but he disappeared for CROWN JEWELS FOR SALE, about 30 se nds. Suddenly he ap- peared again in front of Bell's table and while Bell was writing, struck him on the head with the barrel of a Snider rifle, killing him Then he yelled-the instantly. signal for a general attack and bounding into the tax 'room, killed four native police boys in about three minutes.

RUSSIA TRIES AGAIN.

HUNT FOR" MONEY.

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The white woman had also stop-

but did not laugh. She allowed herself to be led back into the field. and the farmer, to whom the white cow belongs, has promised to mend the hole in the hedge so that she can no longer stray along the high- way at night.

44-HOURS WEEK.

THROWING SHEN OUT OF WORK,

AUSTRALIAN PROBLEM.

ADELAIDE, South Australia,

May 3rd. The South Australiani Parliament was opened this afternoon, nearly three months earlier than the date originally fixed, to pass unemploy ed, relief works owing to the large number of men idle with winter. approaching

"It is proposed to carry out water and sewerage. schemes in Adelaide, and many men will also be absərkə ed in the construction of the River Murray locks. Excellent progress as being made in the improvement of the river.

(Sir G. T. Bridges), the Govern In the speech by the Governor ment laments the legalisation, by Federal Arbitration Court judg. ment, of the 44-hours week, which

Ria Further evidence of the Soviet Government's critical economic

Out To Pieces 'situation at home and of the vital need of the Ministry of Finance for

According to Basiana's own

said Mr. foreign currency

McCarthy, to meet foreign story," credita obtained last autumn is now with a 16 inch copra kaife, which Lilies was struck on the head forthcoming.

An Englishman representing a inflicted a terrible wound. With syndicate of London jewel mer blood gushing, he escaped to the chants has left Riga for Moscow tax house, where some time later with a letter of credit for £1,000,000 he was thot in the chest from 25 to negotiate the purchase of an- yards range. The police boys were other portion of the Russian Crown almost cut to pieces with spear, Arrows, and knives. Those who jewels."

жете дот A leading Rigs banker has in

quite dead crawled formed me that he has seen the through the bush to the beach, and letter of credit and knew positively terribly wounded though they were, that the jeweller a month ago pur. swam out to the boat in which they advantage to the taxpayers in out- chaeed jewels to the value of came. No one can understand how £40,000 from the Bolsheviks. The they lived for a minute with the jeweller stated that the members wounds they received, yet most of of the group for which he was act them have since recovered." ing were eager to obtain certain- special pieces, but were not anxious to purchase them immediately as Moscow's dire need of money would enable him to strike a better bar gain in a few months.

Falagi Prison,

Altogether 200 natives had been arrested, for the crime, said Mr. McCarthy. The principals had been tried, and when he left, two batches, of about 70 each, were to stand trial for being concerned in the second degree, M

The Soviet Government has in strict sacrecy invited represents tives of other jeweilers of world. Contrary to some reports" hu wide repute to visit Moscow and bid continued, the Tulagi gaol is a for the gems.

very healthy, and hygienic place. Some of the prisoners were half- starved when they were first captur ed, but since they have been im prisoned I believe most of them have put on weight, Their ration is one pound of rice, half a pound of biscuit, and a quarter of a pound of meat day, with four oances of tobacco a week.

The main pieces of Crown jewel-; lory remaining in Soviet hands are believed to be the Imperial Crown, the Orloff diamond of Golconda (192 carats), the Shah diamond (80 carate), and an emerald and a sap- phire of about 180 carats each. The Crown contains about 2,000 diamonds::..

CHINESE SMUGGLERS IN LONDON.

POLICE SEARCH FOR"

REVOLVERS": -

LONDON, May 4th.

"One day my interpreter asked a prisoner, in pidgin English, if

causing financial and economis difficulties without a corresponding increase in production, and it has already been shown that men em- ployed in Government departmenta are able to earn more by picrework and petty contracts, with greater

The Government is giving special attention to land settlement, in- cluding the drainage of a large ares in the south-east of the State

The Government is urging the Commonwealth Government to im pose a petrol tax,

CINEMA NEWS.

A BLONDE ON PARADE

Laura La Plante, returns to the Queen's Theatre to-day until Satur day in her latest comedy, "Finders Keepers," as the daughter of a general in charge of a war time training camp. She is bent on marrying a private, and in order to be near him, impersonates a soldier. She enters camp in this.

he had enough kai-kai (food), disguise, and, too late, find herself “The cutivé rubbed his stomach. { forced to appear on parade in full Me full too much;” he said.” marching -kiz

DEATH AT THE BALLET.

From midnight until the early YOUNG GIRLS' LEAF ON TO

hours of yesterday detectives were searching for 500 zevolvers believed

to have been secreted in the East

the

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A spectacular double suicide oc Robert Agnew, Walter Dugan and ing custare Holmes Herbert,

young artist in What Price

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It is known that a gang of Chi- curred at the State Opera House Barry Norton who appeared as the nese is shipping firearms to Chins when two twenty-year old ballet i at a considerable profit..

students, Agnes Koroleve and The detectives hoped to find the Natalya Aksenova, hurled them Glory. revolvers, in a house in Commercial- selves from the top “ certain, a rozd. A thorough dearch was made | height of eighty feet, to the stage: **Ankies". Freferred,” which will and several Chinese were question- after the conclusion of the ballet be screened at the Star" Theatre ed. They dücisimed all knowledge performance. Both were instan- from to day to Saturday deals with of the firearms and none was found, taneously killed. Buicide is - pro- the trials of a young girl whose Several other houses were search eumed in the circumstances; but no ankles are – both her greatest

motive has yet been discovered, “ “ liability and her biggest asset.

ed without result.

SHE LOVED THEM ALL I—

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al" met the hamisume now reaalt. See what happened" when she seated into camp in ualform to be near him and was swept into a general parade I---

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