LATE CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 233, 20 February 1913, Page 6

LATE CABLES.

The following cables appeared on February f>. ti and 7 in Australian papers employing tlie independent Pros cable -crvice: Till-; IViATE ISUKULAK. Lady 1-Vrake, the Mayoress of Dartmoiitk. related yesterday a remarkable experience she had bad 'with a burglar. Awakened from her sleep in the early hours of tlie morning, and finding a ma'n in her bedroom, she sternly demanded from him the reason for his'intrusion. Jt was a burglar, who bad invaded the privacy of her bedroom, but "such a nice one," as be was afterwards described by one of the household. At all events, he was exceedingly polite. When peremptorily called upon to exylain his presence, the early morning caller begged Lady Freake's pardon, said something about the mistake he bad made, and then proceeded to relieve his pockets of the family jewels with which he had tilled them. Three times did he dip bis hands into bis pockets and haul forth the proceeds of his goodly harvest. Then he made a polite bow to Lady Frenke, bade her good morning, and vanished.

FRENCH BIRTH-RATE. M. Barthou. the French Minister for Justice, has given the Senate some astounding birtli-rate figures. He says that there are 170,000 eases of malpractice annually, and in Paris the total actually outnumbers the births. He Names the judges for acting too leniently in the cases of women charged. The prefect of police deplores that *the police are unable to prosecute or place restrictions on people who openly advertise themselves as criminal practitioners. WIPING OUT DISEASE. •

"I sometimes wish that a holocaust would come and destroy even- dwellinghouse in the United States. * Then the two greatest diseases that bring death to the house would bo banished." This startling statement was made at Denver by Dr. Harvey Wilcv. late Chief Government Chemist at Washington in an address before the Denver Medical Association. The remarks have caused widespread discussion. Dr. Wiley further declared that some day every learned profession, with the "oil! be done away with. Perfect fealth would banish physicians and

PETROL RUiVXIXG OUT. The Parliamentary Committee appointed to enquire into the cost of petrol has come to the conclusion that it i, .mpo SS ,W c to mince the price to con umers because the demand is greter "■an the apparent existing supph* Ije only hopes are reduction in use 01 the discovery of new oilfields. A PATRIOTIC SPEECH. Speaking at Kouigsberg at the anti--\apoleonie centenary celebration, the raiser, in a patriotic speech, said- "Once "lore we write the date 13. but the pic turc has changed since 1313. To-day the German Empire fa equipped against'every attack The roots of its strength lie m its fear of Cod am! its sense of dutv and devotion to king and country" '

THE MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP. Tljr brilliantly-lighted airship which f s J w " s ?™ l )i,ssi "g over various parts oi the north-west of England an'd over \\ ales recently Ims again been reported from Wales. l THE SUFFRAGETTES. Mr. Reginald MeKenna, Home Secretory replying to Sir A. B. Markham in the House of Commons, said that °4O sudragettes were sentenced in 1912. and CO of that number were released, practice ly on the ground that thov refused to take food. Sir A. B. Ma'rkham then asked if it were possible that a murderer would be released if he refused to eat. Mr MeKenna replied that no such case had occurred.

TOE MALAYAN DREADNOUGHT. The Admiralty has contracted with Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth and Sons tor the construction of the battleship presented to the Empire by the Federat '<■ Malay States. The cost of the vessel will be £-2.-2.lO.oiiii, and she will be nam- <•<! H.M.S. Malaya. AGGRESSIVE POLITICS. The suffragettes held a monster reception at the Queen's Hall. Mr. Bernard Miaw wrote advising ,] u , ],, a , 1( , Vi to pQII . eentrate their attack upon the Speaker ot the House of Commons, as a protest against the idling which he gave with regard to the Franchise Bill, and which resulted in the withdrawal of the mea->-»r<: "You people." wrote the famous controversialist, "'hit out at everybody except the Speaker, who will escape while von are pummelling }fr. Asquith, -Mr. Lloyd George and the rest of the Cabinet."

" PARSIFAL." The German Parliament has refused to extend the copyright of "Parsifal," the idea being to restrict its performance to Hie musical festival at Bayreuth. THE FRENCH COLONIES. A Bill has been introduced in the 1-rencli Chamber of Deputies with the object, of permitting New Caledonia and other French colonies to modify the """" 'arid »n imported goods to suit local condil ions. •' A DOUBLE MURDER. A double murder has occurred in Paris An octogenarian named Pelter, formerly a prominent Government official, and a bmale seivant. were found in a house lying suffocated on the floor. Their months wow gagged with ra<*s. A sum equal to £ll3O had been stolen, and it is believed that the servant planned the crime, and was killed bv her accomplice after the master of the house had been disposed of. THE PACIFIC FLEET. The Times, in a leading article savs that when TI.M.S. New Zealand's visit to the Southern Hemisphere is finished she will return to Home waters, but her sister ship. H.M.S. Australia, will remain m the Pacific Ocean as flagship of the Australian fleet. •'•Australia." proceeds the article, "is making rapid headway in naval organisation, and is already in embryo, a self-reliant Power. She has set her feet with courage and determination in the arduous path of actual achievements, and is already worthy of warm congratulation." The Tinies'also advocates a conference this year re»-ard-mg the Pacific licet,