"By Independent."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 May 1913, Page 3

"By Independent."

Cabled News From Abroad. (Sydney Sun.) WHITES AND BLACKS. OKLAHOMA, May 17. A negro charged with attacking a white woman escaped. Armed whites sought to lynch him. but the negro's friends resisted this, and a pitched battle followed. Two white*, and one negro were badly wounded. The latter was captured and the mob was prepared to lynch him, but decided to hold him as a witness against the woman's assailant. COMMANDER EVANS. The King gave an audience io Commander Evans, of the Terra Nova. and conferred on him a Companionship of the 11ath. His Majesty also condoled with him on the loss of his wife. CAPTAIN SCOTT'S WILL. Captain Scott left certain securities to provide income for his mother for life, with the remainder for his wife. The rest of his property goes to his wife. ANOTHER, MINE DISASTER. NEW YORK, May 17. Explosions wrecked the Ogarn Coa; Company's Imperial Mine at Billy Valley. Two miners are dead and til rco fatally wounded. Sixteen arc entombed, and rescuers are attempting to extricate them. PRESERVING PEACE. Captain the Hon. Sir A. Lawley, speaking at a "banquet to the peace delegates at Chicago, said general disarmament, must be preceded by the elimination iroin the world's system of all the causes of war. "The politician situation of Europe," he said. "is such that Britain may do more to preserve pence by strengthening her forces than by any other means. England ought to be so strong in the Council of Nations that her mandate for peace can not be disregarded." MARCONI MTSDEALS. LONDON. May 17. A movement is afoot among stock brokers to take concerted action to learn who was responsible for a certain coup in American Marconi shares. When the public were first admitted to purchase at 655. over 60,000 shares were already tied up at lower prices. COST OF CONSCRIPTION. Mr F. I). Acland, speaking at North Allerton, blamed the National Service League for deficiency in the number of the Territorials. The compulsory system, if adopted, would cost on additional 3d in the C V.<Maniia.