"By Independent."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1913, Page 3

"By Independent."

Cabled News From Abroad. (Sydney Sun Special.) GERMAN WOMEN. LOXDOX, March 2. The ►Social Democratic women of Germany, numbering more than 150,000, are organising to make a proteat against the high cost of living and the present franchise system. In the past low months the high tariffs for meat and vegetables have been the cause of frequent stormy encounters between Gorman housewives and the police at the public markets in various towns, and many mass meetings have been held by the women, appealing to the Government to reduce tho price of the necessaries of life.

They are demanding also n general franchiiso for adults, both women and men, claiming that under the existing electoral laws they are often adversely affected through the disfranchisement of their menfolk.

MKVKX YKARS FOR ARSON. Two haystacks wore lired in Sussex. Within a couple of hours throe bloodhounds were taken to the spot and they followed the trail up to a labourers home. The man was tried .and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. £1000 BOOKS. At Sotheby's sale rooms in London a Corlex of Vulgate, dated in the thirteenth century, im \ a Historians' -Riblo, translated into French in the fifteenth century, brought £1000

apiece. A TERRIBLE STORY. -MOW YOPK, March 2. Eniilio Madero relates what lie says Js tlie true story of the murdering ol his brother Gustavo. He says that the victim was taken to the National Palace in Mexico t : 'ty. He had only one eye/and his executioners cut out the other with a knife and sliced off M j s „ (KSLI 6U1(1 l«iw. He v.-.as otherwise mutilated 'beyond recognition ,and killed. Then the dead body was set up to he fired upon by tlie people.

Eniilio declares tliat these am tlie facts and that any Tories to the

contrary :"-p lj, < DOPED HIMSELF TO WIN. Pemarkablo results were attained i" the skating races at Stocholn. recently , when, over the 5000 and 10.000 metres distances, a Russian mimed Appoljtov beat the world's champion. Jfatheson. a Norwegian, from Helsingfors. The Russian's victories n -ovo due tt) the fact that he toook strvc!?nine before each race. The poison affected his energy and power to a remarkable degree the effect lasting long enough for the purpose demand" cd of it.

Tmmeriately nfter the event an instrument that recorded the pressure registerd 148 in the case of the Russian and lOfi in the Norwegian . ADAM AND EYE AT A PAPTY. CHICAGO. March 1. With long imitation tails figuring as a prominent part of their habiliments, the Misses Catherine and Helen Dudley, well-known society girls, appeared as impressionist monkeys at a party here, which has caused the Chicago people to gasp in surprise. But the monkey stunt was eclipsed when Mr and Mrs Henry Harvey turned up in the characters of Adam ami Eve. dressed only in fig leaves. WRESTLER'S TOUR. VANCOUVER. March 1. Pat Connolly, the light-heavy-weight champion wrestler of Great Britain, leaves here shortly for a world tour. He is going to Australia first.

iSTKAXOK EVIDENCE AT TRIAL. MELBOI'R.VE, .March 1. Remarkable evidence was given today ill a case in which George Thompson (lon (lon. and Victor E. Peter Goo Gon are charged with being prohibited immigrants. One of the witnesses called for the defence to prove that defendants had been born in Australia was Joseph Alfred Clark. J.P., of Coonamble, New South Wales. He recognised the accused, and said he knew their parents who went to China about 14 years ago. He remembered the birth of Victor Goo Gon. who was named after the town clerk. Thomas Evans, also of Coonamble. gave similar evidence, and said so far as he knew they went to China. Thomas Goo Con, now a prisoner (it Pentridgp, was called in rebuttal. He said he was a herbalist, and was nlso well-known as We Sun. He was born at CoonambK George •Thompson (Too Gon and Victor Peter Goo Gon were his brothers, hut accused wore not they. George Thompson died in 1008. and witness had seen his gravestone. The other brother. Victor Peter, was in China at the present time.

Tn cross-examination witness admitted having served other sentences tlian that which he was now undergoing. The hearing was adjourned until Monday. MEDITERRANEAN PLY. SAN FRANCISCO, March 1. Dr. Silvester, of Honolulu, who was sent hy the Hawaiian Board of Agriculture to search the different parts of the world for a parasite to destroy the Mediterranean fly, has cabled from Capetown that he has found tho object of his search m a West African jungle. He is rctumng with a supply via Australia. PARIS CRIMES ELUCIDATED. PARTS, March 1. By the arrest of two sorters of tho American mails and another notorious character, the police believe that they have at last put an end to ron'bcries which have 'baffled them for 10 years past. By the tedous process of elimination among 200 sorters, suspicion was finally centred on a man named Bupont, who was seen to secreto a package in one oP hie pockets. As • lie left tho post offico he was mob I by another sorter, named Roux, and j ■ '.-'- •■■■- - -■•:..ii r ••'!■- ; _^

tho pair were joined by a, wellknown recover of stolon goods. The trio wont to Roux's lodgings, followed by tlio police, and when tho receiver left the premises he was arrested, and a la rye number of American cheques woro found on him. The sorters were then taken into custody and Konx confessed.