Second Edition

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 January 1913, Page 3

Second Edition

TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

BY ELECTRIO TELEORAPH-COJ'TRIGUT?

[I'HK I'KBSS ASSOCIATION.]

(deceived TJiis Day, 10.25 a.m.)

HOME RULE,

LONDON Jan .1(5. In the Home Rule. debate, the Attorney-General (J.A. Simon) emphasised "the dimished virulence" of the Home Rule controversy as comapred with formerly, Mr E. Smith asked the Premier to declare the terms on which the Government would consent to tho exclusion of Ulster. Mr Redmond said tiuit exclusion would be opposed, chiefly on the ground that nothing would compensate the Nationalists for mutilating of tho country.

FRKNCii PRESIDENCY. PARIS, Jan. IG. The third ballot of groups in the Republican left in tho tw ■ chambers, to choose Candidas for the Presidency of .Franv. gave M. Panis (Minister for Agriculture) 323 votes. This was mio voto below tho required majority. M. PoiiK-are got 309 votes, and several 'others got smaller votes. M. M. Doduanel and Diibost provionv ly had retired from the contest. BIG FIRE AT NORWICH. LONDON, January 16. ■Sexton's shoe factory, at Norwich, lias been destroyed hy fire. The damage us estimated at £100.000. Ono thousand hands have been rendered idle by tho fire. TRKVAXrOX'S DEATH. Tho iii(|iiefit into the death of Trevanion is to bo ro-opened on 23rd January. JOY IS HELSINGFORS. 'I'lie «tciimer Ne]itunus, which was reported to have, foundered, has turned up safely at Helsingfors. SHIPPING TROUBLES. The I'lirness liner Avah, bouna for Boston, returned to Quccnstomi. The captain and several seamen were injured during the temptest. The rudder was smashed, also the deck cabins and lifeboats. Several steamers are held up at Hull, the owners declining to pay monthly wages of £o 10s.