VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 April 1910, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

* A YOUNG MAX'S SORROW. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] [PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.} LONDON, April 24. A young man named Bower, aged 25, a. draper's Assistant, has been awarded one hundred pounds against Jestisa Edsworth, aged 54, a wealthy widow, for broach of promise. PATSY BR ANNTGAN'S INABILITY. NEW YORK, April 24. Kenrick, the English bantamweight champion, 'and T'atsy Brannigan, of Pittsburg, fought ton rounds at New Orleans. The contest ended in a draw. A BIG FIRE. NEW YORK. April 24. A fire at La Ice Charles, a, town on the river Calcasieu, Louisiana, resulted in damage being -dono to the extent of two million dollars. Two thousand persons have been rendered homeless. TRAGEDY IN PARTS. At Cognac, in the department of Cliarente, France, .an elector who visited a polling booth for 'the purpose of registering his vote, shot the Mayor, who was presiding, dead. PERFIDIOUS ALLEMATGNE. PARIS, April 24. Tho corporal named Deschanips, recently arrested in Paris on a charge of stealing a machine gun (a mitrailleuse) at Chalons, in August last, has confessed that 'he sold parts of the gun to Germany. SHACKLETON DECORATED. NEW YORK, April 24. Tho Geographical Society of Pennsylvania. 'has presen ted a gold medal to Sir Ernest Shaekleton, tho Antarctic explorer. ASSOC' 1 ATfON FOOTBALL. LONDON, April 24. Tp 11!3 Association Cup final Newcstle United and Barnsley c.ach scored a goal. Tho match will be rep'ayed at Liverpool on the 28t.1i irstant. The gamo was watched by 70,000 pe 'pk l . [Last seas: :i tho Fi: sh League c' nmpiionship was won by Newcastle Tinted, with 53 paints; Eveiton (Mi) l>-ing second, and Sunderland (II). third. In the find ties of tha cup competition, Manchester Unit el I I'-nt Bristol City, one goal to nil. The srui-fi :: vlV.fi w.'it< Newcastle United and Derby County.]