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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8164, 22 June 1906, Page 6

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TURBULENT SUFFRAGISTS. LOW DON, June 20. Women suffragists besieged Mr Asquith's residence for two hours, and he was compelled to escape in a motor brougham from the rear of the house.

SPEECH BY THE KAISER. BERLIN, June 2C. At a banquet at Cuxhaven, at the mouth of the Elbe, Emperor William expxesed pleasure at the development of Germany's merchant fleet. But, said his Majesty, honourable Speace was the first consideration. He was delighted that,, Fiiuoe Bolow had regained health, since he had done more than any man in working for peace. DISTRESS IN SAN FRANCISCO. k OTTAWA, Jane 20. The Dominion Government is sending 80,000 dollars (£16,000) for distribution, through the Red Cross Society, among the distressed at San Franoisoo. GAMBLING EVIL." MELBOURNE, June 20. A large deputation, representing among others the Council of Churches, friendly societies, commercial and labour interests, ani sporting bodies, waited upon* Mr Bent to-day, asking him to take effective steps to suppress gambling. The Premier, in the course of a sympathetic reply, stated that an Anti-Gambling Bill had been pared. THE RABBIT TRADE.! SYDNEY, June 20. Half a million rabbits.are packed weekly in Sydney for shipment. A LABOUR VICTORY. MELBOURNE, June 20. Mr O. M'Donald, Queensland, the Labour party's, nominee, was elected Chairman of Committees in .the House of Representatives,' defeating] the Hon. C. O. Salmon, Victoria, by 28 rotes to 21. FREE PRESS MESSAGES. MELBOURNE, June 20. In the Senate to-day Senator Smith gave ndtfee .to move that a limited number of press messages on matters of publio interest be earned free over the Pacific cable. FISHERMEN DROWNED. SYDNEY, June 21. Two fishermen named Johnson and Jellie were drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Geelong. ' A KIDNAPPER SENTENCED. NEW YORK June 20. Kein, a former stockbroker, has been sentenced at Philadelphia to 20 years' imprisonment for kidnapping wealthy residents' children and demanding a heavy ransom under threats of death. ANGLO-GERMAN REGULATIONS. LONDON, June 20. Fifty German newspaper editors, who are visiting England on the invitation of the Anglo-German Friendship Committee, have been cordially welcomed here. DISAPPEARANCE OF A SOLICITOR. LONDON, June 20. Charles Edward Bloomer, asolici- < tor in Doughty Street, London, has, disappeared. His liabilities amount , to £70,000. A SHIP OVERDUE. LONDON, June 20. Seventy-five guineas have been paid to reinsure the ship Rodenbek, overdue at Liverpool from Newcastle, New South Wales.