YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10153, 1 February 1911, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

The Lang- Langfortl fight takes place at London, on February 22nd. Powell of Melbourne, won the threequarter mile Swimming Championship of Victoria in 20min osec. Two brothers named Stanborough were drowned while bathing in the river Yarra at Melbourne. Savarka has been sentenced to transportation for life for abetting the Jackson murder. The British Coal owners are forming a National Defence organisation, similar to the Miners' Federation of Britain. At the inquest on Beron, who was murdered on Clapham Common, the jury returned a verdict of guilty against Morrison. •As two men were crossing a creek at Mackay, Queensland, one got into difficulties, and the other went to his assistance. Botli were drowned. Owing to the people's opposition, the Government will not proceed with the negotiations with America for the leasing of the Galapagos Islands. Norval, arrested for the murder of his father, who was found in his warehouse, London, murdered with an axe, has been acquitted. The Pastuer Institute, at Paris, is sending Yersin to study Chinese plague. The directors believe it is beubonic, developing in the lungs owing to the severity of the winter. It is understood that in the event of a Regency being required during the Sovereign's visit to India, a precedent will be revived by swearing-in Lords Justices to execute (in Commission) the functions of the Crown. A tidal wave destroyed five villages at Manila. Three hundred people perished. The wave was caused by a volcanic eruption of Taal. Many persons were burned by the fires caused by molten lava.

At the Postal Conference, sitting at Hobart, Mr Thomas announced that arrangements were being completed for the early introduction of the penny postage. Enormous quantities of penny stamps are being printed. The Kaiser has created Plate, a Hanoverian plumber, and one of the principal non-socialist Labour leaders, a life member of the Prussian Upper House. This honour has hitherto been confined to aristocrats.' The Duke and Duchess of Connaught were tendered an official procession and luncheon at Guildhall to mark their return from South Africa. A thousand notables were present. An address and a gold casket were presented to the Duke. The remains of the late Sir Charles Dilke have been cremated at Folders' Green. The Right Hons. R. McKenna, J. Burns, Mr Austen Chamberlain, and many M.'sP.' representatives of political societies, were present at the memorial service. Further attempts to float the Eastern, aground near Brisbane, were, unsuccessful. Large quantities of rice, oil and other cargo were thrown overboard to lighten / her. The vessel is leaking in No. 2 hold at tnerate of five inches per hour* .•>.■ 'A mass meeting of wharf labourers at Melbourne decided to resume work this morning, at the same time as the waterside workers. The Federation will reopen negotiations with the owners, with a view to having their grievances settled. This decision was reached after an intimation from the steamship owners that they intended adhering to the arrangement which came into operation in January, but were prepared to hear complaints through the proper channels. The Labour Conference, at Sydney, after a lengthy discussion, negatived a proposal to strike the "land nationalisation" plank from its platform. The movers! contention was that land was practically already nationalised, as there was no limit to the taxation that could be placed on it. The Association strongly favoured the retention of the plank. Mr Nielson, Minister of Lands, considered they should have a definition affixed, to show what the party really meant by nationalisation.