CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 September 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

; KLECIItIO mKUHAI'H—COrriUGHX.] [I'BU I'HliBS ASSOCIATION. ) AiiCILJjISHUr 01' CAN'TERiiIKV ILL. London, Sept. x. the Archbishop of Canterbury Juts been siiliering trom a grave attack ol the same iliness that he suit'ored lrom in iUiJ. Jle now is coiivafetscent, but it is expected- that he will be unable to u ork ior several weeks.

IUMiORiAL 10 UU'TAiN COOK

Lue Rt. Don. 11. ibamuef unveiled the Memorial Committee's tablet to Uapt. Cook at Greatayton school where he was educated. It was announced that a scholarship would be estiublis-hed. AUSTRALfAN NEWS. Sydney, Sept. 1. Jiie military authorities consider the Melbourne reciuiting figures are wrong Noi\ South Wales enlisted at least iortv-eight thousand tnis year (instead oi a'j,b62 altogether, as stated.'; They say tiiat il the truth were known it would prove that New South Wales hail done more than all the other States together. 1' nty engineers arc to sail for England shortly. They go as munition workers. Mr '.Ualof, the I'ederal Munition Committee's inspector, has passed 125 tons ol steel, lor shell-making, manufactured at the Waratah works. Melbourne. Sept 1. Ine Hon Mr I'isher announced that tne war lean offerings exceeded" by million, the amount asked ior, Eremantfe, Sept. 1. Tiie Oateiley has arrived from London. An hour alter leaving Tifbury the vessel was ordered to sliefteir near -Margate owing to German mines being aiioai in tne Uhannel. She remained ior the mgnt, and on proceeding in the moiuing sue saw a dark object ahead, lne patroi boats tired on and exploded tlie mines. It was a great leliei to get clear oi the Channel. Sydney, Sept. 1 In the Assembly, Mr Wade's censure moLion was' debated farther. He said tue agreement with the -\orton-Grii-nths syndicate was unaatisfaotory and lratignt vuth danger to the State ire pointed out that the contract was condemned two years ago because supreme control was given to the contractor to strike a blow at the vital principle of day labor. fie referred to the absence ol lair competition and saw there was no limit fctiputated lor tlie amount the company spent and no guarantee it would not be behindhand with its contracts at the end ol live years. He thought <sle proper

o ior the Government to have uone would have been bo borrow ten million spread uver a term ol : live years.

The Hon. Mr Holinan replied that on December last tuvenfcy-three thousand men were dependent on public 'works and the Broken Hill mines were down. This was a clear judication of impending industrial calamity, and the necessity of the hour was continuity of work. There was an embargo on loans except for War purposes and lor the Government. The people lived literally hanu-to-mouth for lour months. The firm offered the only hnancial service possible to keep workmen from starvation. There were good' reasons Tor condemning the scheme but better for applauding it. 'He deplored the abandonment ol' UTe" day labour principle, but accepted tiie lesser of two evils. The fact that tiie Government would enter the scheme lace to face with serious labour opposition ought to guarantee the Government's hones*ty of purpose. The motion was negatived.