YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10161, 10 February 1911, Page 6

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Gray, the young Australian billiardist, playing Digglo iu the match J for 8000 up, at Manchester, made 2668, including a break of 1402, in 115 minutes, whereof 1335 were made off the red with successive strokes. Diggle's score is 1760. Six thousand tons of South Auctralian wheat sold at 35s per quarter. Tallow: 040 casks were offered and 575 wore sold, at unchanged prices. A Times Australian correspondent, in an article on the caucus system, says that even the Premier's privilege of allotting offices among men assigned to him as his fellow Ministers, seems to bo doomed to extinction. The caucus has been attacking a particular Minister, and before Mr Fisher's term as Premier is over, ha may be ordered to replace orfe and transfer another to a different, department. Harverson has challenged Gray, ! the .billiard player, to a match of 16,000 up. Damage to the extent of many thousands of pounds has been done to the raisin and currant crops at Wentworth, New South Wales, by the extraordinarily heavy rains. The Prima Minister of Australia (Mr Fisher) has stated that the Postmaster-General is willing to listen to any complaints in regard to the Sydney Post Office. The Departmental employees will be given, an opportunity of making a statement. The Earl of Denbigh appealed to the British Government for assistance in promoting the beet sugar industry. The Earl of Carrington, President of the Board of Agriculture, iu reply, said that the request amounted to a desire to return to the old policy of the State dry-nursing infant industries, and the Government would have nothing to do with if. The members of the Federal Opposition have started a vigorous campaign against the referendum proposals. ' At a meeting of the Naval and Military Emigration League, Lord '-Roberto presiding, it was decided to appeal for financial support "to enable tha League to send annually a thousand service men to the overseas Dominions. It was announced that 200 had already- emigrated. . A three days' cyclone played havocwith the island of Reunion. All commmncation with the island is interrupted. (Reunion is a small French possession in the Indian Ocean). A former Governor of New' South Wales.has arranged for the erection of a stand at the Horse Guards Parade, to accommodate two thousand Australians at the Coronation procession. Seats will be divided between the various States. Messrs Mabon and Keir Hardie have demanded a commission to enquire into the charges of assault brought against the police during the South Wales strike. Mr Winston Churchill, in view of the high character of the Metropolitan police, refused to. consent to a general inquiry, but said that he would consent to an investigation of any individual charges..