Second Edition

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 April 1913, Page 2

Second Edition

Australian Cables. * . •v RIiHCTUIO TEIiKGKAPH-COI'K RIGHT] r] I I'ltlt I'KKF ; AKS'lf;) A HON II iKcceived This Day, [).45 a.m.) S\DNEi, This Day. 1 I he position on tin; southern nor>iern coalfields practically is un--1 Niiged. Negotiations with a view 1 settlement continue. A man named Stephenson I as killed. and two men, "imed Xicolls .and Til lev, ser''isly injured, by the collajise of floor of a building that was being i ctcd in Pitt street, Sydney. • BIUSJUNE. This W. Springfield won the three-quarter ■iile swimming championship in 'hnin B.sec. MELBOURNE. This Day. In the billiard match the scores ie: Williams. 14.(307: Lindnim, ' 1.383. SYDNE\. This J)ay. The "Rmpiro Commission heard .Mr 'axton. ex-president of the Chamhei >1 Commerce, who urged that cheap cek-end cables should bo extended ■> code messages. At present the oncession was only for social p.irJ.'.ses. ri .an extension were grant(l it would be largely availed of by merchants. Hroadly speaking, cheapness of cables would be ol more, benefit to the community than increasing the speed of -steamers. Pulsford expi-essed a similar opinion. I'ederni .State election campaigns aro 1,1 swing, and «re being con- • ducted with great rigour The Federal Government's referenda proposals are meeting with strong opposition. , The preparation of the electoral '•oils luis been badly muddled, and there seems to be little chance of ail accurate or compete roll for the. elections. A great rush to enrol already has set in. and fifty thousand applications have been received . PERTH. This Day. Angwin, an honorary minister, has dechired that one of the first measures of the coming session will ho hill to abolish the Legislative Council.