Second Edition. British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 March 1914, Page 3

Second Edition. British and Foreign.

KLECTItIC TELEUKAPH —COPYKIGHT. [PER PP£SS ASSOCIATION. 1 "~ (Received This Day, 0 a.m.) LETTERS DAMAGED. London, March 1. Y?Mihit« t»'iiiragettes at Glasgow ' damaged correspondence by pouring black fluid into the pillar boxes in the business centre of the city. ENVER PASHA'S POLICY. The Daily- Chronicle's Constantinople correspondent says Enver Pasha has ordered a test mobilization of three army corps in Asia Minor, and intends, when the packed Parliament meets at the end of the month, to denounce the Powers' decision re the Aegean Islands. HOME RULE. \ Colonel Seeley, speaking at Jekerton, said that it was in the best interests of Great Britain and the Empire to establish an Irish Parliament. It would be disastrous to permanently sever Catholic from Protestant Ireland. NO REDUCTION. The Right Hon. A. Birrell said that the British people could not answer for themselves that they would never in indignation clamour for war, neither could they answer for the people of other countries. They might be starved out in three weeks, therefore they must have a strong navy/ He , held out no hope of a reduction in the estimates. BOTHA'S NEXT TROUBLE.

Mr Lansbury, M.P., states that the labour rank and file has cabled offering the Transvaal Labour Federation Mr Tom Mann's services as organiser. The offer was accepted, and possibly Mr James Larkin and Mr Bo'i Tillcit will also be sent.

OFFICERS INSISTED. Berlin, March I. Several instances have occurred during the past fortnight of rowdies at Strasburg insulting officand provoking them to use their sabres in self-defence. Once a mob of fifty compelled the officers to return to the barracks. ON THE SHORE OF GALILEE Constantinople, March 1 Tethfßey and Sadik Bey, flying from Damascus to Jerusalem, fell on the south shore of the Sea of Galilee and both were killed. Tethy Bey was an intrepid aviator in the Balkan war.

A GOOD HAUL. (Received This Day, 5.40 a.m.) Paris, March 1. A van delivering registered packages to a financial institution was robbed of £10,000 sterling in the main thoroughfare. BENTON'S DEATH. Washington, March 1. Carranza declined to furnish Mr W. J. Byran with details of Benton's death on the ground that Benton was a British subject. Carranza agreed, however, to investigate the disappearance of any Americans. The Federal General Guarvardo reports that Vergara is alive but the statement is not proved yet. (Received This Day, 5.40 a m ) tfOT FOR TURKEY. Athens, March 1.

The Greek Government has informed Turkey tiiat it is unable to depart from the decision of tii» Powers, in regard to the islands of Chios and Mitylene, and under no circumstances will Greece allow these islands to revert to Turkey.

Premier Venezelos is takingstringent action to suppress a growing movement in favour of autonomy and cashiered tlie oiiicer who wa"s heading the movement, although iie belongs to a. highly influential family. He also ordered the arrest of the provisional president of the autonomous Government. TAIUiED STATUES. Bombay, March. I, The statues of the late King Edward, Queen Alexandra, King George and Queen Mary at Jelapore have been smeared with tar. There is no clue to the culprits. HIDDEN WEAPONS. Capetown, March 1. The police at Jagersfontein have been reinforced owing to the Basuto miners being susupected of collecting and secreting weapons, a quantity of which have been found. A HEAVY SENTENCE. Vienna, March t. >- CeOwnyl, concerned in the KwJI ■ji'J-.ii has , received nineteen .yjire iitipiisonment. His mo-Hu-r «;■>, -ntenced to iiffcy-seven monthV imprisonment.