British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 January 1914, Page 4

British and Foreign.

[per press association.] [electric telegraph, copyright. 1 (Received This Day, 8.10 a.m.) SUFFRAGETES AND LABOUR. London, January 30. In connection with the Glasgow conference wild scenes were witnessed. xVt a Labour demonstration in the evening a score of screaming women were carried out bodily. During Mr Ramsay Mac Donald's speech the intensesT excitement prevailed, and one woman attempted to throw herself from the balcony into the body of the hall. A REYVAIJjJ. (Received This Day, u.5 a.m.) London, .January -JO. The pftlice have offered £100 reward for the conviction of Reeks's murderer. AG AINST C<) XSC R 1 PT7<) X. Glasgow, Jan. 30. The Labour Congress rejected a motion that the Labour Party should vote against the plural voting bill unless the Government previously introduced a \\ omen's Franchise Bill. The Congress declared against conscription. EXCISE OFFICEUS AWAKE. Paris, -January 30. The excise authorities at Coulommiers caused great consternation among 450 shop keepers, by inflicting penalties for not stamping receipts during the past decade . The aggregate Tines amount to £70,000. FINANCIAL ASS I,STANCE. Semi-official circles believe that Pou til oil's found it necessary to obtain financial assistance from France. OBITUARY. Obituary-—M. Paul do Roulede, the French author. POSTAL ROBBERY. St. Petersburg, Jan. 30. During the transference of mails from the railway to the Post Office at RostofEendon, one hundren thousand roubles were stolen. The mail officials have been arrested. (Received This Day, 0.10 a.m.) MARTIAL LAW IMPERATIVE. Durban, Jan. 30.

.Before the vessel sailed with iht. deported Labour ieaders, a lawyer provided by the Government attended to arrange any of their business matters fnal required attention.

Capetown, .January oil. Lord Gladstone opened Parliament.

The speech indicates a short session as owing' (o the state of public feeling, only pressing business will be taken. It referred to the great industrial unrest through which Sfniih Africa has passed, and the extension of the strike among all industrial unions convinced Ministers that the safety and well being o± the 1.-nion made martial law imperative. The rapidity of the mobilisation of troops was gratifying and an effective display of force restoved order bloodlessly. Certain measures are to be submitted in connection with the Minister's action under exceptional conditions. THE DEPUTATIONS. Newspapers are publishing columns on the Soutfi African deportations. The general impression is that the Union Government is in possession of facts justifying the expulsion, and judgment should be suspended pending their publication. The Daily Mail's Johannesburg correspondent is insistent on the rumour that the Government has evidence that the trades hall extremists contemplated a revolution, and had prepared a scheme for a Provisional Government. Everything is quiet on the Hand. MILITARY SKCKETS. Paris, January : )0. The reported attempt of Ivrupps to gain a controlling interest m Poutiloff's works, continues _to engross public opinion. It is considered probable that the difficulty will be solved by negotiations between the French and "Russian Banks under the direction of their Government.