Second Edition British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 October 1913, Page 3

Second Edition British and Foreign.

[ELECTUIC TELKURAMI, COPYRIGHT, j [I'EK I'EESS ASSOCIATION.] BONAR LAW ON LLOYD • GEORGE. (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) London, October 30. Mr Bonar Law, speaking at Newcastle to-day, said that the Hon. D. Lloyd George was one of the. greatest demagogues that ever existed in Britain. He was not altogether insincere,, hut had an actor ? s temperament, and when on the platform plays tfie role of "Little Brother of the Poor." He feels it then, but when the lights are out, and the tirade against luxury finished, he probably does not deprive himself of the little comforts of life. The Unionists are not going to seek power by competing in Radical vote-catching schemes, but Disraeli's ideal, he adds, to raise the conditions of the masses, must be our ideal. (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) LAND EOR SETTLEMENT. London, October of). The Duke of Sutherland now oilers the Government 400,000 acres at .£2 per acre. LEASEHOLD TROUBLES. A deputation from the Town Tenants' League pointed out traders' difficulties and losses caused by grave injustice under the leasehold system. The Hon. D. Llovd-George replied that the Government proposed adopting the principles promoted by the League, and the setting up of an impartial, tribunal anointing experts to decide questions between landlords and tenant, including the renewal of the leases. STERILISING WATER. Paris, October 150. Water in the Seine has been absolutely sterilized with ozone, and drinking water from the Mame also has been electrically treated. The results are important to large cities. ESPIONAGE. Berlin. October -10. The trial of Lieutenants Brandt and Eecius has been resumed. Counsel stated that the correspondence seized at Von Metzeir's residence contained secret military information which if publicly read might result in endless harm; also matters touching on military secrets of foreign powers, including members of the Triple Alliance. THE ZEPPELIN DISASTER: Berlin, October : JO. The official enquiry into the Zeppelin disaster attributes the explosion to the creation of a partial vacuum in the forward car, and by a wind screen eddy from behind. The screen sucked the escaped gas beneath the -airship into the car where a spark from the motor ignited it. EIRES AT AN EXHIBITION. Brussels, October ; 50. Seven buildings at the Ghent Exhibition have been burned. This is the second fire within two davs and the fifth since May. CRICKET. Johannesburg, October ;, >0. .1. E. Eaulkner, the Avell-known crick ter, will play in the test matches.