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A PRINCE'S DIVORCE
STATUS, REGAINED. BERLIN, April 27.
His Holiness the Pope has issued a decree
dissolving, the marriage of Prince George, cousin of King Otto of Bavaria, with the Archduchess Isabelle. As a result of the divorce the Archduchess will regain her status in the Austrian Imperial House.
Prince George is the eldest son of Prince Leopold, of Bavaria, and the Archduchess Gisele, elder daughter of the Emperor of Austria. He was born at Munich on Apnl 2, 18SO, and is a Major m the Ger- man Army. He was married to Isabelle, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Aus- tria on February 10 last year at Vienna, when she was 24 years old. The Arch- duchess is daughter of the Archduke Frederick, Duke of Teschen, who is a
distant cousin of the Emperor. She re- mained with her husband only a few days after their marriage, then returning to her parents, declaring that she was persistently snubbed bv the Royal family, and was not accorded the precedence due to her rank. After long but useless efforts to induce the Archduchess to return to her husband
steps were taken to have the marriage dissolved.
THE DARWIN STRIKE. A MAGISTRATE ON PICKET
DUTY.
WAT?l-í_Nlx GOVEENMENT
HOUSE. _
Darwin, Apnl 2S.
i*be first day of the strike passed with- out-much excitement, most of the atten- tion of the citizen« bemg drawn to the court case. The loading of the steamers Wai hoi for the McArfchur and Roper rivers, and the Goveniment steamer Stuart' for the" Dary River, was ' stopped. "Mi*. *" George Ryland, &M. (Director of Lauds), was on picket duty this morning outside Government House to prevent any laborers taking up the work of additions to Government House.
Senator Buzacott arrived here to-day on a brief visit to Darwin in the Western Australian Government steamer Weet Australian, and will leave again by the steamer'- to-morrow. He expressed much dissatisfaction with the attitude of the local Labor Party ' towards, the Adminis- tration, and said he considered a strike at this juncture to be most injudicious. .DEMAND SENT TO THE MTNISTER.
Melbourne. April 28.
A telegram was received from .Darwin by the secretary to the Department of External Affairs % to-day stating1 that a general strike of members of the Amalga- mated Workers' Association had taken place. The men demand a, wage of ^£4 a week of 44 hours, j The demand was
placed in the hands of the Government Secretary m the absence of the Adminis- trator and was refused. It "»understood that Mr. George Rylands (Director of Lands and special magistrate) is a mem- ber of the association and .will be called1
out. The strikers are at present recen*-'' ing 1/5 an hour, which, for 44 hours a week "is equivalent to £3 2/4. ' The tele- gram has been forwarded "to the Minister of External Affairs (Mr. Thomas), who is at present in Sydney. '
A^TEAMEß/S CREW CALLED OUT.
The acting Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr. H L. Hurst) 'was advised as foi IOWB by telegraph on Mondav by the post- master at Darwin.-iThc following let- ter has been received from Messrs. Jolly and Co.:-'We regret having to advise you thac in consequence of a general strike 1-ïvipg been declared by the A.W^U. and itu> members, we are unable to load the steamer Waihou as all our crew have 'been called out, and we are unable to get others to take their place. "We*- shall, therefore, be unable to get the iteamer away on her contract "trip for Borroloola and-the Roper River on her schedule date, namely. May I. We cannot say Jrow long she will be held up/ but we would ask thatHhe sailing be postpon=d indefinitely, and as scon as we are able to ger; a crew*for her we shall be pleased to ad- vise you, and make the necessary arrange merifB for -her sailras*-' " '. .