CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 August 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

Lei hotmc ikumjraph— coptbiohi.J Ll'Blt I'RKBH ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day d'ls a.m.) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. tiydney, This Day. The new bursaries provide for establishing public schools, devoted to children of fallen, soldiers. Tho Hon. Q. Black states that owing to scale-rigging, all racing club's applications for licenses will be refused unless they put concrete floors in the weighing room. Tho Hon. W. Holniau has appointed an investigation board to enquire into patents useful in war. The price of flour will be reduced 7s (id per ton from Monday. Adelaide, This Day. In the Assembly a petition lor the resumption of the old hotel hours was presented by the City Corporation on the ground that the vote in AdelaMe district was overwhelmingly in favour of closing at eleven. DEATH OE A OARiDJUNAL. Rome, August 1 ( J. Obituary.—Cardinal V aunutelli. THE WARATAiI. London, August 17. A Leinster newspaper says that in response to a "missing friends" advertisement, a soldier at Stauntou has writton homo from Erance. He declares that he is tho solo survivor trom tho steamer Waratah, and promises his parents a full account oi his adventures. (The Lund liner "Waratah, 9300 tons gross, from Australia to Capetown, left Durban on July 26, 1909, in continuation of her journey. She had over 300 passengers on board. Tho journey is usually made hi four days when no stoppage ie made at I'ort Elizabeth. The vessel disappeared, being presumably lost during a storm. No euivivors, bodies ,or wreckage were over found).