THE CHOLERA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9581, 30 August 1909, Page 5

THE CHOLERA.

) CASES AT RUTEERDAM. CONVEYED FROM ST. PETERSBURG. United Press Association—l*v Electric Telegraph Copyright. THE HnGUE, August 27. Steamers from St. Petersburg; conveyed the cholera to Rotterdam. Several fresh cases have occurred. BRITISH POLITICS. A NEW BILL. DEVELOPMENT OP WORKS., LONDON, August 27. Zln the House of Commons Mr Lk>yd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced a Development Bill to enable the Treasury to make grants and loans for the following purposes:— .;.„ ..;., _',£ _ {[Aiding the development of forest--„s£.; ry, agriculture and|rural indus;'Ps tries. * Construction and improvement of harbours and canals. .„ of fisheries. The measure also constitutes Road Boards, which will be authorised to undertake the construction of roads primarily'confined] tol motor traffic, to which a speed limit will not apply, or the improvement of existing; roads. ELECTORAL BRIBERY." Received August 29, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, August^. The Development Bill now before Parliament provides for £600,000 annually for Road Boards allocated from the petrol and motor taxes, and also for over half a million sterling for purposes already cabled, many of which are similar to those in existence in foreign countries. The Unionist ctitics describe the Bill as an electoral bribery.