CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

fKLB<TUR CKLICii 11 Al'H- COWKIGHT.J li'iUl I'ltUis ASSfICIA'UdN. | (Received This Day, a.111.) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney,, Tim Day. The refusal of mi Italian -snopkeeper at Mauley to allow a soldiier to Ica/e a. bottle of beer on his promises led to a quarrel, wherein, the Italian, in selldefouoe, knocked out the soldier nun a bottle. * A rumour spread that mo soldier was dead, and next day a strong body of soldiers completely wrecked the shop. Twenty-four of the soldiers have ueen lx'inandod on a charge" )i rioting. Bail at £2UO each was allowed. The' lloyal Agricultural Society lias decided to hold its Easter Show as i.o nal. Th Red Funnel Company of Louioi: has purchased tiie steamer Grantala. There is a strong demand for stea'ii tonnage on European acouunt. .Melbourne. This Day. Corporal John -Wren has been declared medically unlit to prucood to j the front. (Keceived. This Day 5.50 a.m.) Sydney, This Day. In tlit; Assembly the uon. Mr Uia- i ham made a statement tnat tlie wheat scheme was free and launers would nut 1)< coerced, but those standing out *ji it must not grumble, it' at a later per- : iod the Government has full cargoes ' and refuses to ship their wheat. Arrived at live o'clock last evening the Ulimaroa. Melbourne, This Day. Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson has made available the War Office figures ot cue Dardanelles casualties to 23rd October: Regulars: Officers 1900; others, 37.488. Territorials: Officers, 1050; others 22,355. Australians: Officers, 1002; others 23,561. -New Zcalanders: Officers, 317 : otliors 6569. The Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes has announced that the Commonwealth has arranged with the Queensland Government to purchase next season's sugir crop at the same price, viz £18 per ton. on the same conditions as the present crop. Adelaide. This Day. The price of flour Tor local consumption will be reclueed to £12 per ton from the 25th. Bread will he reduced i'. -Id lrom the 27th.