CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 August 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

' -COi'l'iUHHi. i Ll'lCli J'ltfcSS ASSOCIATION, j '(liucoivcd 'Inis Day a.m.) A Tn.RJUi'iU SiuiiM. iSen iorli, August li. Alter a terrinic" storm Galveston Vlexaoj-nas been cui on iiom communication with tliu outside world. it is believed to be partially destroyed. Eilorls to ascertain the loss indicate that, tlie whole city is under water and there has been heavy loss of life, lhe Texan coast has been ravaged and twelve ooiuieis killed. In Texas City forty civilians are dead. At other coastal points scores ol bodies have been washed ashore. Bridges, railways, and telegraphs have been destroyed, buildings collapsed and many vessels have been wrecked. (.Received This Hay y.o a.m.) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sidney, This Hay. lo ijist Juiy have been contributed to war rebel funds in New £>uuui Wales, compared to collected ly Victoria. A large nievLing was lieiu in the Town JLiall to protest againsL the torthcoming rolerenuum. it carried a resolution urging me abandonment of party warfare. bir William McMillan pointei to New Zealander's example. Australia and New Zealand should do more than other Dominions, because they were most purely British. was sorry that State politics did not permit a National Government tor Australia. The meeting also carried a motion appealing to the Federal Government io postpone the referendum and refrain from introducing contentious legislation. In the Assembly the lion. H. Hall introduced a bill amending the Wheat Acquisition Act by extending the period of its operation a turther three months, as holders of last year's crops are releasing supplies which the Government wished to acquire. Though it had not worked out just as lie wanted. he had saved the public one penny per loaf for many months. There was no intention to touch the new harvest. Tho bill was read a first time. The Hon. W. Holman, in answor to questions, as to if there was a possibility of the hostility evinced towards him at the recent recruiting meeting, being due to German blood in him, or in Mrs Holman. said there absolutely was no foundation for the rumour. Neither had any strain of German blood. A further case ol scale-rigging, by snniiar means as obtained at other places, lias been discovered at the Canouindra raeccoursc. The Hon. G. Black has decided to open a second State-owned fish-shop. Melbourne, This Hay. Senator I'oarce stated that for months past beer was not allowed on any transport leaving Australia.