TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 August 1913, Page 3

TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

(>T KLHCTRIO TEMGfiAPH-OOPrRIGHT] '[rfllt PRKfIB ASSOCIATION.] (deceived This Day, 10.5 a.m.) COLONEL CODY. London, August 11. A hundred thousand people witnessed the funeral of Colonel Cody, at Aldershot, today. Seven hundred troops, representing all units, marched in procession, and every aviation organisation was represented. The Aerial League sent a wreath, inscribed: In Honour of a Brave Man, Who Served the Empire Well." SARCASTIC? The Trade Union Conference at Newcastle discussed the use of union funds for political purposes, and resolved that the efficiency of trade unionism depended on the exercise of political powers only when legislation could abolish poverty. ITALIAN STRIKERS. Home, August 11. An overwhelming _ force of troops, including: artillery, held strategic points at Milan, iso-

lating strikers to the workmen s quarters. One thousand have been "arrested. (Received This Day, U. 40 a.m.) BULGARS DEMOBOLISE. Sofia, August 11. Discontent has been caused owing to Bulgaria being required to be the first Power demobolised, though Turkey has two hundred thousand troops threatening from Adrianople. FLOODS IN INDIA. Calcutta, August 11.

Embankments owing to rains, at Damodar River, (ireat loss of life occurred, but timely warning enabled thousands to escape. Bardwan officials employed elephants to drive people to safety. (Received This Day 11.40 a.m.) BRITISH POLITICS. London, August 11. Major Dimdas White, of the I'nionist Party, moved to report progress on the Revenue Bill, Fn order to elicit the Government's intentions regarding the agricnltural land valuation Clause. The Hon. A. Lloyd George accepted the motion so as to give members time for reflection. He declared that if treated as a contentious matter it would be impossible to pass the bill. NEW AEROPLANE A new aeroplane, the invention of Lieutenant iJienne, an ex-Army officer, made a sur eessful flight across the Channel. A feature of it is its automatic stability, Tendering ; sideslip impossible. The ma chine flew, in trials, a consul erable distance without manipulation ■ulation of the controls.