YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10185, 10 March 1911, Page 7

YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. The corpse of a negro wa::, discovered within a halo of cotton on a ship discharging at Castres. It is believed to be the result of foul plav . The Uniit'od States • Navy League Convention at Los Angeles debated the question of the strength of the Pacific fleet. Rear-Admiral Cone pointed out that ,the American navy would in future burn oil instead of coal, a.nd was consequently independent <if coaling bases. 'Pin's would mean increased cfFec'ftivencss.

The. Eastern Extension Telegraph Company notify ifche establishment of «. wireless telegraph plant at Oocos Island;, whiuh will be able to maintain communication with vessels within a radius of 250 miles.

Liouteniant-G-cireral Sir Reginald Pole-Oarew has been elected chair- ' man of the Central Emigration Board's special committee to deal with it-lie emigration of ex-soldiers.

A mysterious airship has been ;-een from various Ontario townships. It carried brilliant lights and travelled' >a,t a great speed.

The Morning Post and Manchester Guardian boltJi upihokl tlie Coptic demands for religious toleration .and political and civic equality, as against Sir Eldon .Gorst's recent declaration that -the Copts received due consideration.

Four- robbers ' attacked and plundered a party of drovers in Poland, killing one. The police arrived, and one policeman was severely, wounded. AM the robbers were -shot dead when -atltemptrng to swim the Vistula.

It is understood rthat negotiations between En-gland and Japan, with respect to the new Japanese tariff have been satisfactorily coiioluded.

Hoffman and' the womaU Trassjonski, wiho were under arrest in connection with the Houndsditch murders, have, been discharged, on account of insufficient evidence.

In the test matches Australia aggregated 3475 runs, being an. average of 42. Trumper was highest with 94, Bards-ley following with 64. South Africa 'aggregated 2779, a« average of 28 only, Faulkner, with 73, and Zulch, witli 39, heading the list. As regards bowling, Whitttly took 37 wickets at an average cost of 17 runs, whilst Schwarz got 25 wickets -at an average of 26 runs.

The Nottingham Chamber of Commerce resolved that the grotesque new Paris fashions were gravely injuring the textile -trades.

There" are heavy rain and snowstorms throughout California. The railways are blocked', the San Jose flooded, aaid the orchards are mined.