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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 January 1914, Page 4

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r , 1 British and Foreign. ■-♦ ' [ELEC'THIC XELEGKAI'H, COrYKIGHT.J [WR i'EESS ASSOCIATION. 1 DANGEROUS DOGS. r Paris, January 23. Some dogs have been discovered at Marseilles showing symptoms of Indian black plague. The • Pathological Society urges the exclusion of those animals arriving from those countries where the disease is endemic. THE POPE'S DANCE." The newspaper Temps states that after questioning several persons regarding the immorality of the tango, the Pope decided to judge for himself, and two youthful aristocrats gave a demonstration, at the end of which the Pope said: "Well, my-dear children, you take your amusement very sadly," and advised them to substitute a Venetian Furlana. The fTemps says that already this is being practised in Paris, and will be called "The Pope's Dance." THE REEK'S MYSTERY. j The emigrant aboard the Gram- I pian is not connected with the tragedy. The doctor discovered thai Peeks' last dinner includeed pea soup and haricot beans. These were on the menus of the North Western dining cars. The police are enquiring whether they were served on the Liverpool and Wolverhampton train on which were suspected confidence tricksters from the Manchester races. The, police watched the tricksters until they quitted Manchester. PROGRAMME. Baron Saye and Lord Chelmsford are mentioned as probable sucessors to Lord Denman. A NEW AEROPLANE. The Daily Mail states that the War Office has designed a new type of aeroplane equipped for transport. It will carry a pilot and ten men at a speed of one mile a minute. ACCEPTED. Mr Austen Chamberlain has accepted the candidature for West BirminglTam. MORE CONDEMNATION. The Labour Conference at Glasgow condemned the South African Government's suppression of trade unionism by armed force; as a violation, of the elementary rights of citizenship, and demanded Lord Gladstone's immediate recall. The conference also adopted a scheme, establishing a scottisii Advisory Council. It was decide to meet in Bristol in 1915. NOT CRTjEL. Mr Collins, in a letter to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals, combats the accusation of cruelty to animals in transit in Australia, an descirbes Australia's up-to-date humanitarin treat men of live stock. POLICE BAFFLED. London, January 23. A girl friend whom Reeks met on board the Empress of Ireland, states that Reeks told her he had friends at Bournemouth whom he intended to visit. She was with him when he obtained his dollar bills from the purser, who took charge of them during the voyage. Reeks counted the notes openly in the presence of the crowd waiting to leave the boat, and walked ashore with the girl, who took a cab and went home. The police at Liverpool admit that their investigations have ended in a. stonewall. Although Reeks did not visit London, Scotland Yard is investigating London clues. Search for the real Ramsden has proved fruitless. AN EARLY ELECTION. The activities of the Whips on both sides, in urging the constituencies to select candidates is regarded by many as a precursor to an arly election. It is believed that the Government is preparing a Budget largely increasing the taxation on the wealthier classes, and that this electioneering budget will be followed by an election in summer. MARTIAL LAW AT BENONI. ; Johannesburg, Jan. 28. Benoni is the only place where inartial law has not yet been relaxed. The strikers are largely applying for permits to leave the country. There are many Australians among the strikers. The ' position elsewhere is normal.