Fatal Duel: Australian Scottish Delegation: Mr. Amery in)
Australia: New Premier Makes a Good Start Faox Our Own Melbourne, Oct. 29.
Last Thursday evening, October 21, Melbourne was stirred when the ews broadcast from 3 Lo wireless station informed the public that a desperate duel between two of the fast notorious gunmen in Austra~ lia had been fought to a finish in a four-roomed stone cottage in Me-'Arthur Place Carlton. The combat ants were "Squizy" Taylor of Victoria and "Snowy" Cutmore, an inter-state criminal. "Squizay" Taylor, who was 44 years of age, had been prominently before th public in regard to numerous shooting affairs during the Fitzroy-Richmond vendetta, a five year feud. He also gained considerable notoriety when he was arrested for harbouring Angus Murray, who was executed for the murder of the Hampton bank manager, Mr. Ber-roman in 1923. Taylor was once wounded by the Fitzroy gang and alleged by the Victorian Press to have had associations with at least two murders—the murder of Trotter, a commercial traveller, in 1913, and of Haines, a chauffeur, at Heidelberg, in "1916. The other, man, Cutmore, was acquitted of murder in Sydney, but had a long Fist of convictions against him. He was known as a "two-gun" man. It alleged that he was brought from sydney, NSAW., some years ago, for the express purpose of shooting. up" Taylor. "The two men. were ab daggers drawn for many years, but, during the last two. years, Guimoro was resident in Sydney. He is believed to have been a pro-tinment leader of the Notorious "razor gang," which was responsible for the death of 2 man named, Bruhn, a Melbourne man and friend of Taylor's. The police declare that Taylor intended to get even with Cutmore for Brubn's murder.
Taylor, with two friends, both of whom have—disappeared, went searching for Cutmore early Thursday evening, at last locating him inthe house of Cutmore's mother. Cutmore was in bed with influenza, but Taylor and one friend made their way to his room, unannounced, Bullets commenced to fly almost immediately. Both Cutmore and] Taylor received wounds under the heart and on the hand. Taylor staggered out into the street to the waiting taxi he had engaged and was urned to St. Vincent's Hospital, his friend jumping out of the ar before it reached the hospital, Cutmore died a few moments after Taylor's departure and Taylor died half-an-hour after admission to the hospital.
Cutmore's arrival in Melbourne is stated by his wife to have been mainly to sce the Cup race and not in anyway connected with crime, Taylor, it is thought, met him at the races, when their old quarrel flared up again. Around Taylor has been wrapped as much romance as about the Kelly gang in the old days, though in Taylor's ease, he had been suspected by the criminal world of having on several occasions informed upon certain members of the underworld. Whether this was so or not, Taslor always! had a gang at his disposal, to do whatever work he allotted to them. At one time he is said to have considerable money and lived well and drove his own ear, but his defence in the famous!
Murray trial is supposed to have ved him of the major portion of it. Now that these two leaders have fought their last duel, the probability is that a rest from the spasmodic gun-play of the past will be obtained.
Immigration Agents en Masse The most novel form of advertise ing a country for the purpose of enticing: immigration is that adopt-fed. by. the Scottish residents. in Australia. The Scots have clubbed together, chartered steamer, the Esperance Bay, and guaranteed to obtain five hundred people—all Scotsmen—who are willing to pay their passages from and to Austra-and Scotland. They will talk Australia while in Scotland, and fre pledged to do all that lies within their power to influence relatives id friends to come out to Australia in order to make a new home in this land.
So thorough are the ringleaders in this great scheme) that already 350 have notified their willingness to make the trip and enthusiasm ruru for. These are leading pastoralists, agers, and commercial bank man, every rank in life who have proved. successful and will be an advertisement of far greater value than all the posters ever issued by Austra-House throughout Great Britain. An entire library of Australian books, embracing every feature of. agricultural and mineral advancement made in this country, besides books by every well known Austra-Tian author, hi been given to the delegation by Mr. George Robert son, of the Melbourne firm of Robertson & Mullen, publishers and stationers.
The programme includes an Australia Week in Glasgow, from May 30 to Juno 5. Mr. A. Gilchrist, the manager of the delegation, is making a comprehensive tour of the Commonwealth, and, in every town he has visited, enlisted some residents for the delegation, isnot the matter of having insufficient members which is) the trouble, but probably having too many will be a difficul When the scheme first was broached, it)
suggested by members of Welsh ction that a similar delegation, should leave for Wale The most famous of all Wel men in Austra-M. Hughes, was asked to lead the rty and he agreed to The effect of the Scottish jon therefore will be watched with considerable interest, as upon its results in all probability will rest the fulfilment of the Welsh, Proposal.
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