YESTERDAYS CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10180, 4 March 1911, Page 3

YESTERDAYS CABLE NEWS.

[By Telegraph — Tress Association-}

The tobacco Duty in England lias been reduced.

The Chicago papers are publishing four page papers, owing to printers being out on strike.

Cases of smallpox are reported at Henley and Ashton-urider-Lyne, and three cases at Stalybridge.

Heavy floods continue in the northern districts of New South Wales. Mail coach drivers are meeting .with exciting experiences.!

1 Already several mutilated Federal notes have been returned to the Treasury. The Government decided to pay half-value for half-notes.

The Senate voted Lorimer legally elected. Lorimer was involved in election-bribery allegations, and was snubbed by Roosevelt during the electoral campaign.

A conference of provincial and Irish Master Printers and Federated Unions at Leeds, agreed to a universal: 61 hour week, operating in the way of settlement, subject to the Union's approval.-.

There is a:growing, sentiment in the West Indies, in favour of. pnion with Canada. It is understood a proposal will shortly be made to Oanadawith a view to the Islands adjoining' the confederation.

Application for the rehearing of the charge against Abraham Ruef, former "boss" of San' Francisco, has been refused, and Ruef must serve his sentence of fourteen ydars in prison.

Lord Dunmore complained of the Government's divergent promises relating t0..; propositions, land values, and taxation withheld from local authorities. Lord Crewe promised a Department!* 1 Committee of inquiry.

Mr Solly, Labour member of the Assembly/strongly advised the strikers in the implement trade to give way regarding working with non-unionists. The strikers decline, stating that they will not return until they, have gained their points. ■'. --.■.* ; ,

Count Komura, speaking at the Diet, Tokio, regarding the abrogation of the immigration clause of the treaty between Japan and the "United States, declared that Japan would not depart fi-om its present policy of immigration to the United States.

Reports from New Orleans state that Zelaza, ex-President of Nicaragua, has issued a statement accusing President Taft's Government of shamelessly fomenting , the recent rebellion. He warns the Latin-Ameri-can races, that the' United States intends to seize the Central American republics.

Business at some wharves of the Sydney harbour is at a staivl'iill, ow-ing-to acute congestion. One company decided to char?o torage. Carters, and- consignees declined to pay In consequence of the wharves being loaded to their full capacity, steamers are waiting to discharge further goods!', ' • (