British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 January 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign.

[PKR PHEBB ASSOCIATION.] ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH— COPY BIGHT (Received This Day, U.lO a.m.) nUSSAKS IN READINESS. Berlin, January 11. Herr Mandel, Under-Secretary of State for the Interior, replying to a question in the Alsace-Lor-raine Diet, admitted that while the court martial was sitting, a squadron of hussars was held in readiness to act if the civil authorities requested them to do so, but the Government hoped that the sound common sense pi the population would render it unnecessary.

FLOODS IN PRUSSIA. A telescope shows that only the roofs of the flooded village of Domkerout are visible, aud troops of blue jackets are hastening to the rescue.

The flood cut off other villages, and many fishing villages are under water.

Many buildings in the Dantzig ilistrict have been washed away.

FACTORIES STOPPED. Brussels, January 11. The Teme has overflowed its banks, and the floods in the Meuse Valley have caused great damage, stopping all work in many factories and quarries.

A CLEVER ROBBERY. Madrid, January 11. Two supposed monks, who had been sumptuosly entertained in a country mansion, at Olmedo, suddenly covered the host with revolvers, and compelled him to hand over a large sum of money, and accompany them through the streets. He was- only released after they had divested themselves of their cowls and entered the forest. There is no clue to the robbers. . FAMINE. Tokio, January 11. It is officially stated that nine million people are starving in Hokkoido and the North Eastern prefectures. LETTERS OF APPROVAL.

Berlin, January 11. In the Prussian Diet, Herr Von Bethman Hollweg declared that great satisfaction had been caused him, by the way that Prussians took it to heart when the honour of the, army was touched. He had received many letters of approval from all classes. (Received This Day, !).2() a.m.) BILLIARDS. London, January 11.

Reeee has made 9,438 and Gray 8, ; 535, including a break of 959, U54 of these being made off the red

SOUTH AFRICA'S STRIKE

Johannesburg, Jan. 11. Mr, Hay, the General Manager of Railways, anticipates a normal train service to-morrow. A few railway men have already resumed, and a number of others wish

to resume. The Natal mail tram departed to-day, and three arrived from Capetown, while others are resuming their running. Special police have beeu enrolled and the vigilance committee patrol the streets wearing red armlets.

It is expected that armed bur■hers will take charge of the aine natives, relieving the ordinry police of this responsibility. The Labour Party have issued i manifesto. They claim that by imprisoning he leaders the Government has rat-raged the Constitution. The manifesto urges a reconstiution of the Railway Board so as o include elected representatives A the organised railway workers. Capetown. January 11. • The defence force is guarding ;he docks and two hundred of the Scottish horse have been sent to lagers frontier. Armed burghers escorted Basutda from Jagercfontein, as they refused to return to work. Owing to a severe drought in Orangia the stoppage of all traffic would severely imperil food supplies. . Everything is quiet at Capetown, and emissaries from the Transvaal secured no response to the strike resolution at the Salt river railway works. LABOUR IN SOUTiTL AFRICA. Pretoria, .Jan. 10. Connelly, the preaide.it of the Railwaymen's Executive, and Carson, the secretary, have been arrested and a quantity of papers seized. - Mason, speaking at Johannesburg, declared that a revolution was inevitable. All trains have ceased to run except the mail train. The entire citizen army of the Transvaal has been called- out, and troops are guarding the mines. Pretoria, Jan. 10. The drivers,, shuntere and "■uards have struck. The Transvaal railways are disorganised and the Orangia lines are in much the same condition. The railways are working in ! Natal and Cape Colony. The Trades Federation again controls the situation. The Cabinet has considered the situation. * General Smuts and Mr Burton (Minister for Railways) left ioi Johannesburg. The Imperial officers leave haf been withdrawn.

The swords of the troops arc? r.o be used only as a last resource. Delegates from all parts of the Transvaal are .assembling. The Federation of Trades held a conference on Saturday. The citizens' reserves in tlic Transvaal, chiefly burghers, have been called out.

The sale of arms is prohibited. A Committee of Public Safety has been formed, headed by the Mayor, for the maintenance of order. Mr Wade, Labour leader at (lerinisinn, has been arrested for a soditous speech. THE LATEST. Johannesburg, Jan. 11. The citizen defence force is mobilising- with wonderful rapidity. "The main body is camped on the- Wanderers cricket ground in the centre of the city. Contingents are posted at stacetic points along , the entire reef. General De la Key is commanding 10,000 burghers, including 1000 from Lichtenburg. The latter arrived by trains driven by officers. The Defence Force mobilisation is conducted without evidence of panic. It is estimated to produce sixty thousand men. The strike committee o'f railwaymen notified the strikers who are members' of the defence force that they should report "themselves to the authorities if ordered. . . Johannesburg is like a city in a state of siege. Troopers and infantrymen are everywhere. Shop's and hotels are barricaded, and public houses are closed. After a protracted discussion the Trade Federation recommended a general strike and ordered a ballot of all unions by Tuesday.