CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9362, 3 February 1909, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association, —By Electric r JV;e graph.— Copyright. Melbourne, February 3. A woman named Field, living at Parkvaie, gave her two children (a boy and a girl) a de.coctiomof match heads and drank some of it herself. She also shot the girl, but tbe latter is out of danger. The mother and the boy are in a critical state. Mrs Field is snpposed to have been temporarily insane. Gibraltar, February 2. The American fleet has arrived at Gibraltar. There was a brilliant scene in the harbour, where 43 men-of-war of various nationalities assembled. New York, February 3. Mr Goethels, chief engineer of the Panama Canal, has informed Mr Taft that ships will be able to pass through the canal by Janmary, 1915. Received February $, 8.35 a.m, London,. February 2. v The late James Duncan, of Alyth, Scotland, bequeathed £60,000 to found a school of industrial art at Dundee. An anonymous lady has presented the Royal Institution with £IO,OOO, unconditionally. Major-General ’Hoad, wealth Commandant, was granted a special private audience with King Edward, and discussed the state of the Australian forces, Lord Northcote has been created a Privy Councillor. Obituary: Lord Burton, after an internal operation. Lemoiae, the 'diamond manufacturer, has been sentenced in default to ten years’ imprisonment for fraud on Sir Julius Wernher, who was awarded £4OO damages. , Received February 3, S 3 5 a.m, London, Fc-hi-uary 3.

Renter’s Salonika correspondent states that Macedonia is threatening to relapse into its old prr-constitu-tion condition. Villagers training under arms and are r-ady to take the field. Outrages are frequent and illegal taxes are extorted. Continuous slight earthquake shocks have occurred in the Island of Sakhalin, Siberia, for several days, also three have been felt in Montreal. The Chamber of Commerce has drafted resolutions for the forthcoming Congress, advocating the extension of trade reciprocity between Britain and the Colonies; cooperation in keeping , British emigrants under the flag, and sug-' gesting that the Postal Departments of the Empire Confer in order to devise a scheme of cheaper cablegrams. Berlin, February 3. Lieutenant Yon Stuckrad eloped with the wife of his comrade, Captain Yon Yertzen. Subsequently a duel was fought at Frankfurt and Stnckrad was fatally shot. Received February 3, 10.33 a.m. Sydney, February 3. At Broken Hill Shepley was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for having assaulted fan official of Proprietary Mine on January 4th. Mr Ooghlan’s term as Agent General has been extended 12 months. Two hundred and fifty members of the Victorian Iron Workers and Boilermakers’ Society have struck against the old rates of pay.