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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 June 1911, Page 3

Second Edition. Latest Cables.

ELECTION RIOTS. M.[LITAR Y'"OTPJBN FIRE. (Received Tliis Day, 11.15 a.m.) VIENNA, June 19. During election riots ;it Drobob,vin Galicia. the crowd stoned tli;- military, wb'o roplitxJ with a v; lley suit! eight rioters were killed. CRICKET. ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, June 19. Marylcbane Cricket Club is seoid l ing a Uam to Australia in tbe a lit u, inn. The captaincy will bo decided at a Inter (late. GILT EDGED SECI'IUTTES. CHANCELLOR QUESTIONED. LONDON, Juno 19. Tlie lit. Hon. David Lloyd-George, questioned in the House of Commons as to the cause of the fall in giltI securities since 190(i. explained that the fall was duo to ( the absorption <of capital in the South African War, broadening trustee investments, and the Government's bci-rowing i<»r Irish land purc.ba.se. TI!RAT.MI' I ,NT 01' PRISONERS. NEW ZEALAND EULOGTSED. LONDON, June 19. The Hon. Dr. Findlav, in an intervi w in the Evening Standard, expi lined the working of the indeterni'uate sentences at t'be Tokaimii K: rni and the tree-planting camps. The Standard states that the syste u put New Zealand in tlje forefront of the world for the scientifically humane treatment of prisoners. CORONATION. IMI'KRfAL DELEGATES NOW Til 10 KING'S GUESTS. KLOQCENT SPEECH BY LORD ROSISWCRY. LONDON j June 19. The Colonial Delegates are now guests of lihe Sovereign. They will lie attended by footmon and use the Royal carriages. There are fiftyeight countries represented at- the Coronation by special envoys. Out of eighty of the c'hief foreign delegates, fifty'belong to Royal houses. Members of the llou.se of Commons and the House of Lords welcomed at luncheon fifty-four oversea parliamentarians. Sir W. Laurier (Canada), Mr Fisher (Australia) an.d Sir Jo-cph Ward were present. Lord Roscbcry, who presided, proposed the toast of ''The Guests." His Lordship referred to that unique gathering of the Parliaments of the ICmpire. which bad co.me to dio homage at the source ol all Parliaments jn tint historic 'li-a-11. On such an in-jiiriu occasion it was lawful to dri'iMii dreams. Did. they nor see in flie Imperial Conference the germ of a might'.r < -junci], _ representing aspirations for a Inited Empire in a deJii: 'L prrniaiuvi'tform hocijini n■ c the s". aegust

Parliament t' wovl i over _ bad scon, while i:'.f imp;:", i "," l!i." slightest (in i lie (!(!•••!•, ;iii':i!r; <;!' each other? .11 o -::: •• I r.; , i.vllc.o tlio realisation, of his dieniii was remote. His Lordship c-'irchr'cd : — "Th? cause is marching w'A'a irant strides. Some day we will w.a>>o up and iin'l ourselves, for Imperial purposes, a. federated Empire."

(Chronicle note. -On l.he dose of tlu> Imperial Conference, fcho Colonial 'Premiers were to be tlie .eirosts of the Kins;, at t.hr Hotel Cecil. Tho Hall in which Lards and Commons entertained the delegates yesterday was presumably Westminster Hall, whii'li i.Sj indeed, fileonly building in Lonclion which is entirely appropriate to .such a _givthering. s\ cstiniiiiister Hall has been the scene within the few years of more than one 'historic bancpiet— tho luncheons given in 'honour of the officers of the French Fleet, in August, 1905, and to the delegates attending tho 14th conference of tlie Inter-Parliamentary Union in July, IDOG, and that'given to tin* Premiers of the 'oversea dominions in April. 1907). LORD ROSEHERY'S PERORATION. LONDON, June 19. At the Parliamentary Committee's welcome, Lord Rosobeiry concluded 1 an eloquent speech 'by referring to the blessed Union owing to a groat Empire and a great Republic joining hands to discourage war. Nevertheless, it was certain preparations fw war must precede tlhe 'hope tof anything like a general disarmament. Sir M. Bowell Moltens, and Mr Rhodes responded. Sir Win. Lyne proposed "The Imperial Parliament," and Lord Ourzon .and the Hon. A. Enimott respondedl. NEW ZEALAND TROOjAS. INSPFXOTON BY H.11.H. \ . I-] DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. The Duke of Oonnangbt and Lord Kitchener inspected New Zealanders and other colonial ti-oops at bhe Duke of York's school. A tho,usa,n;cl troops afterwards went to the Festival of Empire where tiliey were inspected by Viscount Haldane (Min.

istcr for War), And" General Hamilton.

FOREIGN WAR SHIPS ARRIVM

LONDON, .Time 19. Austrian, Argentine, Danish, Spanish, Dutch and Chinese battleships have arrived at Spkhead.SHARE MARKET.

LONDON, June 19. Share quotations Wai'hi: 65s aiul 07s fid; Junction,- 26s 3d and 27s Grt.