British and Foreign,

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 January 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign,

rEKECTRIC TELEGEAPH, COPYEIGHT.j [pee peess association.] (Received This Day, 8.50 a.m.) COMMITTED 'FOR TRIAL. Loudon, January 14. Sumner and Eltoit have been committed for trial for the murder of Miss Bradfield. CASHIER IN TROUBLE. Walter Robson, a cashier in the London Office of the Coinmei'cial Bank of Australia, pleaded guilty to stealing <£7000 m notes from the Bank. He has accounted for <£4,500. The case was adjourned till February 10th, to allow the accused a chance to furnisli an explanation regarding the other £2500. TO HELP ULSTER. Mr Piatt, the secretary of the British League for the support of Ulster, states that he has enrolled thirteen thousand Volunteers in England and Scotland, including the commander of a battleship, five aviators, and several wireless telegraphists. Mr Piatt has received offers of help from practically all the colonies. Lord Claude Hamilton, a number of Peers, Members of Parliament, army and navy officers and scientists have joined the committee. SUPPRESSED. Delhi, January 14. The Government has suppressed at Lahore, the Pan-Islamic newspaper Lemindar, which has the widest circulation of any Hindustani organ. SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUII WAR.

(Received This Day 9.20 a.m.) Capetown January 14. The railway situation at Salt River and other points in the Cape province is rather better this morning. . The proclamation of martial law in the northern provinces, and the exceptionally drastic regulations are supposed to be having a steady effect on the waverers in the various trades in Capetown. Nevertheless they are discussing the advisability of striking and many are strongly disposed thereto. The Governor-General's proclamation is placarded in the streets of the city, as well as in other centres of the Union, and applies equally to the Cape except in so far as martial law is concerned.

The Federation's general strike order applies for the present only to the Transvaal and OranIt is understood that the Cape Federation of Labour will call a general strike in the Cape province or not ,according to circumstances. Johannesburg, Jan. 14. Dynamite continues to be found on the railways, and a quantity was dicovered this morning at Booysens on the reef line by a patrol of Imeprial Light Horse. The, Transvaal Leader newspaper says that the decks are cleared for action and that the struggle between the State and Syndicalism lias begun. The only hope remaining for it is to be fought to a final and conclusive issue.

The Johannesburg Mail anticipates that its publication will be suspended for a time in consequence of its being a Trade Union office, while one ol its competitors, being a non-union office, continues to be uninterrupted. The Mail considers that the position is scarcely likely to furnish a very strong incentive to other employers to follow the Mail's example, and proceeds to say "That the fault is not that of a system wherein Ave still believe, but of the madmen who rule the Federation of Labour, to-day, and seem determined to lead all who will follow then, to ruin. The Mail tenders its sympathies to those who were forced into cooperation in achieving their own ruin, and the shattering of their own ideals. In Johannesburg a copy of the following cable has been posted outside the Trades Hall. It is from Mr Hunt, the secretary of the Federation at Perth, in Western Australia, to the secretary of the Federation of Labour at Johannesburg: ''Sympathy with you in your struggle for freedom. Financial assistance if wanted. Hold out, the whole of Australia is with you in your figh't against the Botha Government."

The Trades Hall is now barricaded with boxes, liquor cases and furniture, mainly at the back of the hall, but the main door is also barricaded. Capetown, Jan. 14. The martial law region has been divided into nine control areas, each under the control of an officer who has absolute power. The ordinary law remains in force, and the civil courts continue, but cannot override the orders or actions of the control officer, or any otucer administering martial law. Arrests may bo made without warrants, and all commissioned officers have full power to commandeer and requisition as in wartime. The control officer may restrict _ the movements of any person within his area, arid mav also regulate nnd restrict the movements of natives, notwithstanding feynythrng in anv statute. The publication

in any newspaper or otherwise of false or alarming reports, or information calculated to promote ill feeling, is prohibited: also the intimidation by strikers, or the use of opprobious epithets, including "scab" and "blackleg. Dynamiiards, or even suspected dynaniitards, may be shot on sight; also persons with explosives in their possession in circumstances which cannot bo explained away may be sentenced to death by a military tribunal. A DANGEPOUS CALLER. Paris, January 14. A young man attempted to see Cherlf Pasha, leader of the Turkish Radicals. He shot at and wounded Cherif's servant. Chefif's son-in-law shot the assailant dead. OBITUARi. Tokio, January 14. Count Itu, the famous Japanese Admiral. THE~ VOLCANIC 0 U Tl3 U R ST. The warships which have arrived at Kagoshiina report that it has been practically destroyed by the eruption, also the villages and towns in 'the neighbourhood. (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) THE VERDICT AND ADVICE London, January 14. At the inquiry into the Senghenydd disaster a verdict that it was accidental was returned. The colliery was properly ventilated, properly inspected on the morning of the and the number of examiners was adequate. The explosion was due to gas fed by coal dust. The cleansing of the floors of the roads was systematic, but it is recommended that more attention be paid to the roofs and sides. It was urged upon the Home' Office to endeavour to find a solution to the dust problem.

The inquiry was unable to locate the origin of the. fire, but a preponderance of eviSence enabled it to fix upon the lamp station as the probable starting point. It is unable to say whether the ignition was by spark or from an electric ware, but the evidence pointed to a naked light at the lamp station. There was no neglect oii_ the part of anybody which contributed to any one of the 420 deaths. The water tanks should be fitted with sprays, and the use of shovels and buckets discontinued. The number of inspectors in the mines is insufficient. STRIKERS RET bR N IN(t. Dublin, January 14. The strikers are gradually resuming. The Irish Transport Union vainly attempted to induce the Liverpool men not to handle "tainted"' traffic. A DISSOLUTION. Sofia, January 14. The Sobranje has dissolved, owing to the Opposition groups refusing to pass a provisional vote on account. (Received This Day, ll.tfo a.m.) THE COBEQFID. St. John, January 14. According to the latest reports the steamer Cobequid is still above water. The reports, however, have not been verified. The Canadian Government steamer Lady Laurier has been dispatched in an endeavour to locate the wreck.

Much wreckage is ashore off the coast of Nova Scotia, but it is not known if it belongs to the Cobequid. Gales continue to rage along the Atlantic coast aud there are terrific snowstorms at sea. INTENSE GOLD. New York, 14. The temperature in the city fell below zero, and nine deaths are reported, due, directly or indirectly, to the severe weather. Many fishing schooners have been wrecked off the Massachusets coast, but the loss of life is light. While the cold was at its intensest in New York, four tires broke out in the poorer quarters, and a thousand persons are homeless.

The firemen were unable to cope with the outbreak at first, owing to the water freezing.

The burned ruins present an extraordinary spectacle, huge icicles hanging from the charred beams and rafters.