Second Edition

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 January 1914, Page 3

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British and Foreign. ' - ♦ [PEK PBESS ASSOCIATION.] ELXCTUC TELEGRAPH —OOPTBXGHT. (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) c Ttfß MANCHESTER MURDER London, January 7. \'£he prosecution is calling Eltoft to testify at the inquest on Mfys Bradiield, whose body was found .in the Manchester Canai. ' Other evidence suggests that money was the motive of the murder, as there was no intrigue between Miss Broadfield and Sumner. JJLSTEIi NEGOTIATIONS. The Westminster (iazette states "that Ulster negotiations continue without any untoward incident. CONTROVERSY DEPLORED. (Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) London January 7. - Bishop Frodsham, in a letter ip "JKe newspapers, says that he believes a schisin in the Anglican ' Church is in nowise likely, and re-echoing the Primate's appeal, .H deplore? the unnecessary contro- ' f ve&. *f XJIJ OSEP fl CHAMBER- • ' <-.*;/., LAIN. , ' Mir Joseph <Chamberlain, in a letter,to his constituents, says he ' x caw not hope t t6 again do Parliamentary work. The constituency needs a younger man. Thje announcement has been receivjitl with the greatest possible regret in all circles, lrrespectivo of p'arty. ' ila . Chamberlain's health is not worjie, though he \viil shortly defor the Riviera. His son

Neville is likely to be his succes- I son. His other son (Austin) is also suggested. The Unionist papers pay a tribute to Mr Josepn Chamberlain's wide Imperial outlook and unflinching courage. Liberal organs ungrudgingly testify to the country's loss of a great political fig-, ure. MACHINE GUNS. Berlin, January 7. Heir Mueller, the district Commissary, giving evidence at Strasbiirg, said that Colonel Von lieuter told him that he had .resolved '■ to prevent the people standing in ike streets. The troops would fire if the people laughed. He also ordered the machine guns to be held in readiness. STRIKE AT MIDNIGHT. Pretoria, January 7. Notices have been posted throughout the Transvaal railways ordering a strike at midnight. A special meeting of the Cabinet discussed the situation after which the Hon. Mr Malan, Minister for Education, and Colonel Trutfer, Chief of Police, left for Johannesburg. Expensive preparations are being taken to preserve order at Capetown, and the citizens arc forming a Committee of Public Safety to prevent disorder if the railway strike spreads. (Received This Day 10.50 a.m.) ORIGIN UNKNOWN. London, January 7. The verdict at the enquiry was that the evidence was insufficient to show the origin of the Portsmouth dockyard fire. TURKISH AjlcMY . Constantinople, January 7. Enver Bey has placed 280 generals and Colonels on the retired list."A German officer succeeds Hia Pasha as' Assistant-Chief of the Staff. Other fundamental changes are imminent. ATTEMPTED INSURRECTION MLS. 1 . Rome, January 7. Advice from Valona state that the Austrian steamer Brough arrived from Constantinople with 200 Turkish soldiers and six officers intending to raise the population and proclaim Izzet Pasha the ruling Prince. The .Provisional Government, with a corporation consisting of the European Commission and the Dutch ~ gendarmerie arrested them all. NATIVES IMPRESSED. M. Pourpe, an aviator, is flying at Khartoum. When he reached Wadyhalfa he caused a profound impression amongst the natives, and at Assouan, where his was the first aeroplane seen. Mollean has started for Khartoum on a hydoplane. A DENIAL. 'London, January 7. The. Chilian Minister denied that it •'is-his intention to sell the Latorre. "NATIONAL DEFEAT." - Paris, January 7. The newspapers pessiinstically comment on the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd-George's speech. M. Clemenceau, in an article in the Libre contrasts the Governmental organsiation in Germany with that in England, and pictures the diplomacy which leads Lloyd-George to begin preparations, for a national defeat when everything points to Turkey assuming the offensive under the guidance of Germany. CHAINED FOR TWENTY YEARS. A dwarf woman has been discovered in a barn near Orleans. She has been kept chained and unclothed in bed for twenty years by her stepmother and half-bro-ther in order to secure an annuity of £28 left to the dwarf by her father. LOAN BILL PASSED. Athens, January 7. ; The Chamber has passed the Loan Bill. THE COLOUR LINE. The Transvaal Miners' Association has issued a statement refusing to admit coloured miners despite the.recent Labour Party Conference's decision to enrol them in the party organisation'. (Received This Day 11.5 a.m) INSANE,. New York, January 7. Miss Ida Von Clausen has been committed to Matteawan as beiiig insane. She brought an action against Mr Roosevelt accusing him of having thwarted her presentation to the Swedish King when in Europe some years ago. . While awaiting examination she spent some time writing threatening letters to her lawyer. UNIVERSITY STRIKE. A college students' strike has occurred at the Shaw University, in North Carolina, because the President dismissed a student who had married against the college rules. When the University Hoard upheld the president 250 .students left tbe class room. The Board afterwards expelled nvpwnnp. concerned.