YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10131, 7 January 1911, Page 7

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Convicted of assaulting with intent to kill Mr Edwards," Commissioner for Street-cleaning in New York, Gallagher, Mayor Graynor's assailant, sentenced to tAvelve years. Lloyd's Register states that at tlie end of last year (excluding warships) there were 363 vessejs, aggregating 1,131,503 tons, building in the United Kingdom, being an increase of 218,000 .tons compared with the end of 1909. The Westminster Gazette regrets that the-Labour Party made concessions to the extremists by modifying instead of abandoning the pledge. So long as it was returned in any form, it would be a stumbling-block to those anxious for labour representation. A bottle thrown overboard from the Aorangi in August,' 1909, 300 miles east of Brisbane, drifted ashore at Stradbroke Island on November 15th last. . The forestry conservation commission will ask the Canadian Government for a, special approbation over ten years, to preserve the Dominion's forest-wealth.' A barrel of wood-alcohol exploded in the analytical deparment of Inland Revenue* at Ottawa. Sixteen employees, narrowly escaped; ,An : electric motor overtiirned and. started the fire. The buildings were gutted and valuable machinery dest'r6yed at a loss of £BOOO sterling. The Commonwealth State Premiers and their wives have received invitations to attend the Coronation ceremony. . The Minister of Agriculture for New Sputhi . Wales has discovered 3hat a ring-has been formed, to rule the rab-i bit market, which has concerned most of the freezing places in Sydney, and is thereby able to dominate tlie market and pay suppliers any price they like." • Fighting has taken place '.at Talzyemen between the Tiirkish troops and Arabs; the latter had 63 tylled "' and 113 wounded; the Turks 40 killed and ■ wounded. V I It is stated from an autjiorative J source that,, Mr Asquith^' phrase j "effectively ascertained'? on November"22nd) meant that/thie Government intends that srade * Union members' .views concerning the affiliation of the Political Labour Party shall be ascertained' by a ballot. wherin at least eighty per cent, of members are participating. Mails from Paris state that an An-glo-French; syndicate has. ousted the Austriaris monopoly; in Servia. The syndicate; builds a factory. . ■ ''' ( " •.■''■' : ' "''.\. A plenary sitting of the fiye academies' composing! ~the>lnstitute- of by, 8&; toy J%hen*. ; :&w' days ago,' the-Academy 'Science nominated Madame Curie to head the list of five professors of Physics eligible for election. (Madame Curie was the discoverer of radium.) Cannibals attacked a small British fbrce;4n the AwP District of.Nigeria. Fj^Ktirig.continued;for six days. Remforcements have been sent. The> woollen *and worsted ; industry in Britain far 1910 show an unprece dented Continental demand for Brit-, ish tweeds. l , Fair Play, commenting on the NewZealand Shipping .Bill, predicts that the efforts being made to prevent the Royal assent are'doomed. ■ The was recorded; in England,-' Wales, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy and Russia. Many inhabitants of Tashkend escap;ed from falling houses, but died i, pf exposure and intense cold 1 . ' [') , Admiral Henderson .favours the establishment of a Commonwealth Naval College at the Middle Head, -Sydney, ' ~-.;..•'■.:', t ■-,:""'.-. r .:-..