Second Edition British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 August 1913, Page 3

Second Edition British and Foreign.

[electric telegraph, copyright.] [per tress association.] (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) HAWKM TO BIRD. London, August 25. Hawker has excellent weather for the flight he is to make. He has now protected his eyes and cars, and is enduring the strain well. His engine is working splendidly, and he is carrying as a mascotte some Australian eucalyptus leaves, the gift of an Australian lady. He flew to Scarborough (;590 miles) in 55' i minutes, exclusive of two one-hour stoppages at Ranisgatc and Yarmouth control stations. TAKING THE COUNT. John .Johnson's engagement lias been postponed- on the ground of its present inadvisableness; also to enable him to reply to allegations of which the American "white slave' , charge is uppermost . LABOI'R TRONILES. Electrical fitters and assistants employed by the Admiralty struck work as a protest against the employment of non-union painters. The leaders threaten to call out the postal electricians, including lift men- whereby the mail service will be disorganised. (Received This Day, 9.05 a.m.) ' AVIATION. London, August 20. Hawker, the aviator, has arrived at Yarmouth in the flying time of two hundred and forty-nine minutes. He hopes to reach Aberdeen this evening. THE EMPIRE. Capetown, August 25.

Ex-Preinier Schreiher in a notable speech at a banquet, said lie hoped the Imperial Council would become an established fact. The problems of the Empire could th.cn be laid before a common council of the Motherland and dominions and they could then get more at each others' needs and circumstances which was essential to the upkeep of a spirit of Empire. South Africa was true to the ideal empire, and though her own peculiar problems she recognised her responsibilities in regard to the navy. Mr Schrciner then emphasised the fact that in his opinion the netting up of separate navies by Canada and Australia did not indicate a desire to divide in Imperial matters.

WARSHIPS. The warships are receiving crowds of sightseers, who are being conveyed by special trains from far inland. ADRIAN'S CITY. Constantinople, August 25. The Porte is seeking a direct arrangement with Bulgaria, and declares that it is determined to retain Adrianople and lurkkiHisse. Offers of concessions in other directions are made. A. prompt decision is the trouble, but it is considered imperative, owing to the burden of maintaining a force of three hundred thousand in Thrace. Athens, August 25. One hundred and twenty-eight thousand Greeks, Turks, Jews, and Bulgarians have taken refuge ill Greek territory, the numbers are daily increasing. Xanthi has been transferred to the Bulgarians, and the majority of the inhabitants have Hed. ' (Received This Day,. 12 noon.) BIG CONGRESS. London, August 25. The International Co-operative Congress has opened at Glasgow. Six hundred delegates represent twenty million members. Earl Grey, in an inaugural address, said that if they were sufficiently in earnest they could secure an International Co-operative Commonwealth; the remarkable growth of co-operation justified the expectation that a new social order was at hand. . Indira, the daughter of the Paekwar of Baracla, was married today. It was a picturesque wedding, with triple religious ceremonies, including the bride's admission to the Grahno creed.