YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10176, 28 February 1911, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS

Eight liorses have died at Meenaar from cerebrospinal meningitis, the first case in Australia. An epidemic is not feared.

The Federal Cabinet's manifesto on the referenda, posted to a typist on Saturday for transmission, is causing considerable annoyance.

Twenty-five thousand five hundred fishermen are afloat on a huge ice floe in the Gulf of Finland.

An avalanche destroyed a school at Sibye, a. township on the Black Sea. The remains of twelve boys and six adults were found in the ruins.

The proposal to federate the Protestant Churches in Canada is being favourably received in Toronto.

In a collision between an engine and a train at Flinders-street station, Melbourne, six persons were slightly injured.

Half a million yards of loose earth have slipped in the Culebra cut in the Panamfa Canal.

The Rev. MacCormack, Roman Cat- V holic Bishop of Galway, preaching at Ballidreen, denounced secret societies, outrages, and the murder of Sheahan as cowardly—cruel to tlie poor.

The by-election at Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire) resulted a? follows: Return of Webb (Liberal) 6174 votes, Kyd 3106. (Seat formerly filled by Sir C.Dilke.)

The New South Wales State Government intends to prepare a superannuation scheme for the whole public service. Mr Holman will appoint a commission to deal with law-reform. '

, The assistant manager of the Theatre Royal at Margate, England, was found dazed and , gagged , aixd bound to the floor of the office. It is reported that a small sum of money is missing. 1 ,

Federal officers boarded the liner Athani at New York and arrested twenty-nine of the crew on a charge of conspiracy to violate the immigration laws by smuggling in aliens''disguised as sailors.

! The terms of settlement of the Lith-l -ow strike includes submitting thedlspute in the matter of wages to a board. Hoskings states he is determined to proceed with the prosecution of strikers. . , ■ V

Reuter's' Calcutta correspondent says the Crown, Prince of Germany stated that he was impressed-with India's records, the glorious deeds , of British Indian soldiers, and the remarkable administration of an enormous territory by. so few officials.

It is stated that Russia is willing to submit a limit of Territorial waters to an international conference. The Government is going -to build a Southern, Siberian railway along the Urals,' Orenburg, Akmolinsh, Semipalatines, costing fifteen millions sterling.

Two Austro-Hungarian .Dreadnoughts are to be launched this year. They will be turbines of 20,500 ; tons displacement, carrying twelve guns in four turrets, aild sis-inch quickfirers and many lighter guns.

• The president of the Federal Arbitration Court called a of; employers and employees. The Union secretary declined to send a representative. justice Higgiris sent a telegram informing the Union that it was liable to a fine of £SOO. '

. Father Shaw, who offered six sets of wireless equipment to assist in reaching Mr Staniforth Smith's party, has not received) a reply. He . now states' his intention 'of ' sailing on Wednesday, taking three sets, also operators offering,their services on the spot.; ■■

M. Briand, the French Premier, is influenced by his vanishingmajority in the Chamber, which lie considers shows the Chamber's desire, for a change of leadership. 1 . M. Pichon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and others intend to.withdraw, if M, Briand resigns, M. Delcasse,is spoken of as his probables successor.