VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8468, 19 June 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

ANTI-MILITARIST DEMONSTRATION. Received June 18, 7.50 a.m. THE HAGUE, June 17. Three thousand people attended an anti-militarist demonstration here. M. Nieuwenhius, Socialist leader, described The Hague Convention as a comedy on peace, and its convenor, the Czar, as an antagonist of peace, he having dissolved the Duma the day the Peace Conference opened. Other Socialists also spoke. OLYMPIA HORSE SHOW. Received June 18, 7.20 a.m. LONDON, June 17. The champion trophies at the Olympia Plorse Show have fallen as; follows to the various exhibiting countries: — England ' 16 United States 2 Holland 1 The 19 first prizes were awarded as follows: England 14 United States 2 Canada ~ 1 Holland 1_ Belgium 1 i BIG SHIPBUILDING FIRM. Received June 18, 2.12 p.m. LONDON, June 17. John Brown and Company, of Sheffield and Clydebank, are amalgamating with Harland and Wolff, of Belfast. This will be the largest shipbuilding firm in the world. The wages bill will totai £2,350,000 annually. PRICE OF SILVER. Received June 18, 1.39 p.m. LONDON, June 17. Silver is quoted at 2s 6§d. RED CROSS SOCIETY. Received June 18, 1.39 p.m. LONDON, June 18. At the final sitting of the Red Cross Society Conference, Turkey lodged a strong'objection to the Red Cross symbol, and pleaded for the substitution of a red orescent for relief work amongst Musselmans. The Conference refused the request. DEFECTIVE LYDDITE SHELLS. Received June 18, 1.39 p.m. LONDON. June 17. , The War Office is investigating the reported disquieting defects of the steel casing of lyddite shells. Many thousands issued are being examined.