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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 June 1915, Page 3

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[electric telegraph—copyright.] [per press association.] (Received This 3>ay 9.35 a.m.) MEXICANS START AGAIN. Washington, June 28. There was heavy fighting around Mexico City. The Carranzistas have been defeated. United States officers were arrested. General Huerta and his lieutenant, Crozco, detained them at Elpaso, and charged them with using American backing to start a new revolution in Mexico. ACQUITTED. London, June 28. A sensation verdict was returned in tin; 'barmaid murder case. Alice Wheat lev was acquitted of shooting Lieut. Wootens on March 23rd. Wheatley gave evidence that because the lieutenant gave evidence against her she would no longer shield him. She admitted that she had been in the possession of a revolver, but the lieutena»ul took it a way. The Judge, in mi mining up, consid • ered that Die lieutenant was a discredited witness, and the evidence of Wheatley's possession of the revolver rested on his testimony.. (Received This Day 10.15 a.m.) FOOTBALL PLAYER KILLED. Sydney, This Day. Private F. H. Thompson, killed at the Dardanelles, was an International Rugby Union player, and played against t?eiv Zealand last season. THE DUBBO TRAGEDY. Herbert Givers ivas remanded on a charge of murdering the woman Healy at Dubbo. RED CROSS CONCERT. Madame Dolores's Red Cross concert realised £1000. BUTTER FAMINE. The butter famine is unprecedented, and it is almost unprocurable in the metropolitan area. Government action is poinding to relieve the situation. A BIG ORDER. A prominent American manufacturer •writing to an Australian friend states that the Russian Government has plac-' ed orders for eight thousand million dollars worth of war material in tho United States. A ROUGH TRIP. I'he Maitai had a rough trip and slight damage was done to the deck fittings. A STUBBORN GERMAN. A German at Broken Hill was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for refusing to lake the oath of neutrality. He had just concluded a similar sentence. RECRUITING CAMPAIGN. The Hon. W. Holman is initiating an active recruiting campaign throughout the State. Lectures will be delivered in every centre by the Ministers and members of Parliament. THE NEW WAR LOAN. Melbourne, This Day. The Rt. Hon. A. Fisher has received [rom the Imperial Treasury details of the conditions of the British war loan wftli a request that they be published throughout the Commonwealth. EARLY CLOSING. The new law closing hotels at 9.30 p.iu. operates from (itli July.