FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8035, 23 January 1906, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF. London, January 21. The Now Zealand footballers sailed aboard (he liner New York. A largo crowd enthusiastically farewoiled tkcui at Southampton, Maekrell and Harp.'r return via Suez.

YESTERDAY'S CABLES. THE BRITISH ARMY. London", January 21. IheWar Olltce re-arms the wholo coast defence forls from Thames to 1 lyuiouth with six-inch ami nine-inch guns. The medical corps will also bo increased and re-organised. J A I'AX'S NAVY. Tokio, January 21. A Japanese training squadron, with 200 cadets, sails Ironi Yokohama, for Weihaiwei, llong Kong, Manila, Allstralia, and Singapore.

SOCIALISM rx GERMANY. Bmiux, January -I. Socialists are organising meetings in German cities to-day to protcsl against the prevailing electoral system iu many of the l-ederal States; also in memory of Vladimir's Day. A stern p„U, t . warning lias been issued in Berlin. It suggests the pos. sibilily of riotous disturbances. famine IX JA I 1 ax. Tokio, January '2l. . .Japan, in response to private enquiries, welcomes foreign help for relief of (lie famine. vj-:.\kz('i;i,a. Xnw York, January 21.. Venezuela is garrisoning the ports and furnishing the troops with sup. plies. ML LIAItDS London, January 21. The billiard mutch, Mitchell v. Weiss, 1(5,000 up, was drawn, Mitchell making 15, Mi, including breaks of 12t> ami 400.