British and Foreign

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign

V ELECTItIC TELEGRAPH —COPYEIGHT. [PEli PIIESS ASSOCIATION .J (Received Tliis Dav 9-15 a.m.) espionage. London, February 2-' i. Frederick Gould and his wife have been remanded on a charge of espionage. Documents discovered referred to the British navy. The woman denip<i all knowledge of the contents, but admitted her intention to take them to Brussels. BOXING. Paris, February 2 ; 5. Carpentier fights Jeanette on -March 21st. 1X TER YE N TlO X EL'TILE. London, February 20. MrF. D. Acland, M.l'./UnderSecretary tor Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said that the continued fighting in Mexico was 'causing the greatest prejudice to British and other commercial interests, and was a matter of grave concern. British intervention would be futile and impolitic. THE (TMGENI. The TJmgeni is expected to arI rive #at Gravesend to-morrow morning. It is expected that the deporteds will be landed at Tilbury docks. OX A WATER PLANE. The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill i>iloted a waterplane on the Solent. It is understood he located a submarine manoeuvring below the surface. AN APPEAL. Sir Stuart Samuel, M.P., is appealing against the judgment given in favour of Bird, the common inforaier. SAVED. One of the crew of the schooner , Mexico has died from exposure. Those saved include five of the Fethard's lifeboat men. Nino of the Mexico s crew weie rescued. (Received This Dav 10.55 a.m.) OIL FUEL. Unconfirmed reports are current that there will be no naval manoeuvres on acount of the shortage of oil fuel. The Pall Mall Gazette states tlie Pit. Hon. Winston Churchill has secured the minimum amount required for his building programme. At the expense and concessions in other directions the Admiralty is building up reserves of oil fuel. A DANGEROUS PARCEL. A parcel addressed to Bishop Miklossy, ostensibly containing gifts for the Church, concealed a dynamite bomb which exploded when the parcel was opened. Miklossy s vicar and three others were killed, and seven injured. Miklossy himself had a marvellous escape. The vicar's daughter became insane on learning of her father's death. A letter signed "Anna Kovacs'' notifying the despatch of a parcel has been found. The motive is unknown. DISSOLVE!). Tokio, February 2-5. A commission of enquiry into the naval scandals has been dissolved and the entire investigations remitted to the naval judicial authorities. A STRAIGHT ROAD. London, February 2->. A syndicate has subscribed the necessary capital to build a straight road from London to Brighton to be devoted to motor traffic, with a quadruple track for different classes of vehicles. It is expected that Brighton will thus be, brought within : >5 minutes of London. A HURRICANE. Paris, February 2-'). A hurricane at Lyons demolished the aeroplane sheds valued at t\S(),000. ft also did much damage elsewhere. One hundred houses were partially demolished in the villages of the Tout district. PETROLEUM WORKS DAMAGED. St. Petersburg, February At the petroleum works at Baku three reservoirs have been destroyed. ■ The damage is estimated at one million roubles. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) PARTY FUNDS. London, Feb. 2-j. Lord Selbourne, in the House of Lords, said the belief was prevalent that the so-called political honours were actually hawked to rich men on the condition that they contributed to the party funds. This belief applied to both political parties. One of the greatest dangers to democracy was that both parties were becoming absolutely dependent on enormous sums for their existence. • Lord Charnwood, as an amendment, moved the appointment of a Royal Commission. He said the Government had gone beyond j all precedent in giving honours regardless of parly consideration. ' (Received This Day, 1 1.10 a.m.) I London, Feb. 2-'!. j Lord Crowe said that it was 1 diflicult to lay down any canon j law. The only safeguard was the ! force of public, opinion. He de- i cJared on behalf of the Premier j that the party funds were not. con- i sidered when honours were lecoin- j mended. He would not hesitate j to sav thai Lord Hoseberry and ;

tlie Right Hon. A. J. Balfour acted similarly. Lord Lansdowne said that no course they look could obviate tho dangers. Lord (Jliarn wood's amendment ..was withdrawn. Lord Solbourne s motion was carried without a division. AMERICANS MISSING. Mexico City, Feb. 2>j. 'Four Americans have disappeared from Jaurez. It is believed thai General Villa has executed them. Villa declares that a number of Americans desired to join his force. He rejected them, but is returning- them later to American territory. Mr W. J. Byran has demanded Benton's body' to be given to the widow. OBITUARY. New York, Feb. 2'5. The death has occurred at Philadelphia of Joseph Fels, millionaire, single-taxcr and philanthropist. AEROPLANE FALLS. London, Feb. 2-'>. An army biplane collapsed near Chichester, and a passenger named Haynes killed. Kemp, a civilian pilot, was seriously injured. DUBLIN'S TROUBLES. At a meeting of the Dtibliu corporation, the Lord Mayor cTiarged the Local Government Board with deliberately opposing the corporation's efforts to prevent rural labourers coming to Dublin. The abnormal situation was mainly due to the county not being allowed to govern itself.