CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

[ELECTRIC TEI.EQBAPH — COPYRIGHT.] U'BB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day 8.45 a.m.) HELPING THE REFUGEES. _ London, Feb. 20. Sir John McCall is dividing £500 of Tasmania's contribution to the Belgian Relief Fund among the Belgian refugees in England. (Received This Day 10 a.m.) HOSPITAL FINANCE. Sydney, This I>ay. The A.W.U. Conference points out that wealthly people refuse to meet their obligations for the voluntary upkeep of the hospitals, and therefore urges the Government to take control and finance the same. JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. Melbourne, This Day. At the inquest on Moran, who was shot near tho military barracks for refusing to stop when called upon, the coroner said that mo doubt the act committed was a. felony, and when called upon to stand he ran away. This justified Sergeant Kerry in shooting. The case was one of justifiable homicide. PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS IN VICTORIA. A mass meeting of the Trades' Hall Council discussed the present price of foodstuffs and condemned the State Government. It urged the immediate calling together of Parliament. MOUNT LYELL RETURNS. Mount Lyell returns for the month ending 17th show that 37,168 tons of ore were treated, including 16,515 tons from Mount Lyell and 10,653 from North Mount Lyell, producing 561 lons of blister copper, containing 555 tons copper, 81,2140z silver and 741 oz gold. THE CAN'AL FIGHT. Fremantle, This Day. Arrived.—The Mongolia from London. She was held up for two days while the fighting was occurring along the Canal. As soon as the result of the fighting was known she resumed her course. The people on hoard saw burial parties carrying out their gruesome task. In one spot', passengers eonnted fifty dead Turks; altogether aooiit 3000 were killed.