Court Practice. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—A former stipendiary magistrate, Mr. Peisley, in some cases bound over a defendant convicted by him to come up for sentence if called upon within a specified time, a…
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44-Hour Week. Employers' Reply. Await Court's Decision
The disputes committee of the Labour Council placed before representatives of the Metal Trades Employers' Association yesterday afternoon the demand of the recent iron…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Girl's Urge to Murder Kills Two Boys Another Salome? Experts Are Puzzled Berlin
GERMANY'S most prominent psychiatrists, Professor's Hirschfeld and Raecke and Dr. Gunderlach, Have been called for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Man. Keeps Police at Bay. Several Shots Fired. Melbourne
Armed with a Winchester rifle, a man kept a party of police at bay for about half an hour outside a house in Fairfield shortly before 11 o'clock to-night. Eventually the police…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Will Wait for Federal Court Metal Employers Shorter Week Question
The Metal Trades Employers' Association reports that it has received a deputation from the Disputes Committee of the Trades and Labor Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armed Man at Bay Entrenched in House Police Have Lively Time Melbourne
Running [?] with a gun, a man terrified residents of Fairfield to-night, and attempted to murder two constables and a civilian before being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armed Man Keeps Police at Bay Five Shots Miss Fierce Struggle Melbourne
ARMED witha reporting rifle, a man [?] at Fairfield last night, held to posse of police at bay for half an hour, and fired…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ten Murders in Ten Chicago Days U.S.A. Police Methods' Piggott Is Shocked London
THEIR WAYS are not our ways." sums up the conclusions of an Australian, Detective Piggott, on American police methods…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shots at Police Armed Man Fires Six Times Narrow Escapes Arrest Made Early This Morning Melbourne
"I'll riddle you! Raising a pea rifle to his shoulder, a man hurled this threat at several policemen as they endeavored to enter his home in Rathmines-street, Fairfield, last night. As the police…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Migration Act. Chinese Charged. Court Episode. Dodging the Officials. Perth
Despite a diligent search the Customs officials have been unable to locate a Chinese named Ah On, who in December last was convicted in absentia by the Perth police…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Gaol His Hobby "Clever Criminal"
SAID to have been sentenced in Victoria in 1914 in one day, to an aggregate of 27 years imprisonment for housebreaking. William…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Theft From Office. £130 in Cash
Thieves broke into the office of Frederick Slater, Rose-street, Darlington, early yesterday, and removed £130 in notes and silver money, the property of his son, Herbert Slater…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fined for Assault Sequel to Drowning
GEOFFREY and [?] who were charged at Windsor Court with having occa[?] bodily harm to A. J. Mu[?] were found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rogue at Rages Six Months' Gaol
William Stone, fruit[?] was charged at Redfern Court to-day with having been a suspected person, found on Victoria Park…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Theft of Tools. Mistake Leads to Arrest
On January 25 last, James Cowsell, aged 42 years, labourer, endeavoured to pawn a set of piano tuner's tools at a shop in Harrisstreet, Pyrmont. He called them carpenter's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hard Court Competitions
Entries for the Western Suburbs hard court tennis competitions will be received by the secretary, W. H. Rowe, Waterview-avenue, Abbotsford (phone, Drummoyne 865), until Monday next. Competitions will…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Rushed Law Keeps Wife Silent Husband Charged Flaw in Amendment
LEGISLATION which was rushed through Parliament proved a stumbling block to the police in a case at Burwood Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Murder or Suicide? Son on Trial London, Tuesday Night
At the trial at Edinburgh of John Donald Metters, aged 19, of New Zealand, charged with the murder of his mother, a statement, said to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pearls Missing. Necklace Worth £875. Police Investigating
The police are endeavouring to trace a peard hecklace, valued at £875, lost on Monday by Mrs. Catherine Anne Coberoft, who results at the Hotel Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two Men Dead Roadside Shooting Murder and Suicide? Hillston
TWO men were shot dead at a conside camp eight miles from Hillstonk, which is 67 miles from Griffith, late yesterday…
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