CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8739, 13 February 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Press Association —Copyright London, February 12. The ivihg has conferred the Order of Merit on the Hon. Jas. Bryce, Ambassador to America. . Sydney, February 12. The observatory reports a severe gale at Norfolk Island. The gale is moving westward. Arrived, at 3 ; Monowai. Sydney, February 13. Trouble is threatening in the western collieries. The miners ask for a fixed hewing rate instead of tho sliding scale provided by tho Arbitration Award, Owners offer to give a fixed rate on conditions which the men cannot accept. Melbourne, February 13. The body of a Chinaman has been found in an old shaft near Castlemaine. The victim had been brutally murdered and thrown down the shaft. Brisbane, February 13. The workers' political organisation at Rockhampton denounce Premier Kids ton's action, which they consider a menace to democracy. The Premier is likely to be opposed by both Opposition and Labor parties. Perth, February 13. During a theatrical performance two horses fell 30ft through an aperture in the stage during a racing scene. The , riders were not seriously inju \,cl, hut one horse was killed. The Minister of Education was interviewed by a deputation from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Christchurch, and promised to do his best to have a vote put on the Estimates this year to subsidise the revenue of tho principal societies in the colony.