Second Edition. TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 May 1912, Page 3

Second Edition. TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD.

[BT BLJtCIKIO rBLBOEiPn-COPTaieHl.l LPBR PBIBS AUBOOUTION ] ; Received This Day, 10.5 a.ai \ " AUDACIOUS ASCENDENCY CLAIM." llt KSI-1 M.P. ON HOME RULE. LONDON, May 23. Mr John Dillon, speaking at Barnsley, said be was not over-san-guine regarding Homo Rule. There would be a long and severe fight before the measure reached the Statute Hook. Ireland would not submit to Ulster's audacious ascendency claim. Til f< WAR: FFFORTS AT SETTLEMENT. PARIS, May 23. M. Isvolsky, the Russian Ambassador to France, Kays the .Russian Chamber of Commerce and the French mid Russian Governments are endeavouring to settle the TurkoItalian conflict. There is, he adds, com pi eh , harmony with Great Britain, who is of the same mini! as both Franco and Russia. SERIOUS LABOUR OUTLOOK. LONDON'. May 23. The transport workers have ordered a general strike. PLKA FOR MRS PANKHIjRST. Mr lCcir Hardie, in the House of Commons, asked for the remission of the (sentences passed on Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Pankhurst, or their trans for to the first division. Mr MeKeiina (Home Secretary) promised to consider tho matter. THE LIKHTIOiniKX'S STRIKE. Lightermen admit that the case of the watchman was the pretext for their strike, biif aflirni that tho masters violaTed several points in existing agreements, that the whole (|iK i s{ioii of |wiv and hours would be revised including a minimum wage of 7s Gd a day. TT-γK COAL CKTSf.S. Sir Kdward Clarke's award too South Stafford and Kast Worcester underground workei-.s Is. and boy.s Is lOd to .'ls. Coal owners state that Sir Kedward ClarkeV award is too high for many South Yorkshire collieries, and will tend to the discharge of old men who are at present gladly earning 25s weekly. Numbers of old pits must close, but new ones will be little affected. The men are disappointed, o.s they :i"ked hoping to get 7s fi<l. but goI only Hs Hd. TflK TITANIC INQUIRY. At the Titanic iiKjuiry. Hride. the wireless operator, gave evidence that he knew of only on<> warning about ice, and thaf was from the Califor"ii"' ; i!: five o'clock on Sunday. Newspapers state that Senator Smith's report will be submitted to the Senate next week. It places •'"' direct responsibility for the diV•ist*,!- on Captain Smith for not heeding warnings aliout ice. The pre- :«'"(•(• of .Mr Isinay and Afr Andrews ''the builder's representative) conduced to (he speeding up of (he vesAlthough there was boat ac'■"inniodation for 107(1 only 701 m> lv Pli»-''il in the l.o.nts. m v\n<t to the diso,'g ; ,nised and diso.'derly conduct <>' the crew. The report condemns file antiquated methods or the British Hoard of Trade.