CONDENSED CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10227, 2 May 1911, Page 6

CONDENSED CABLE NEWS.

■ , i. . i : i' . United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

A fierce hurricane in New Orleans caused much damage and privation, and six schooners were driven ashore.

Speaking at Bathurst, Mr Beeby said he and some other members of the Ministry were of opinion that Parliament should have control of matters of policy in connection with the railways. Such powers had hitherto been solely in the hands of commissioners.

The British Association Football League's season ended om Saturday. The Manchester United Club 52 points and Astonville 51 points head ' he first division. Bristol Jity and .Nottingham Forest Clubs have been relegated to the second division, Bromwich 53 and Bolton Wanderers 51 replacing them in the first division.

The French Government's decision to prohibit all Labour demonstrations on May Day on the ground that they will interfere with traffic, is being widely welcomed. Jhe garrison, however, has been reinforced by ten regiments.

The Princess Royal, a super-Dread-naught cruiser, has been launched at Barrow, says a London message. She is of 26,360 tons, and will steam over 28 knots. She will be armed with 12 13J-inch guns, and will cost £2,062,000.

Important developments are expected to-day in connection with the cement loading trouble at Sydney. The employers are determined if the Unionists refuse, to h.<ve the wooy done by permanent hands or by free labour. '

Sir Rupert Clarke states th-it Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton will tsk© the highly successful Iv.ster play "Lismet" to Australia tarly in 1913

I The newspapers Uglily praise Bertram Maoliennal's Gainsburough and Buller memorials and Lumber "The Mask." 1 hey all protest against the Academy slying the latter, which they describe as the finest nude .study in the exhibition. Kerlev.'s ''Countess of Annesley" is.ilso commended.

StevenHm 18,000 defeated mmam 16,914, at London, thus retaining the Billiards Control Championship.

Gr, s v, writing to the Sporting Life, repudiates the former challenges purported to have been made on his behalf, and adds that he is now free to challenge Stevenson or Inmart to 16,000 match for a level £250 aside, the winner to take two thirds of the gate.

Arundel, a member of the Asia's crew, is missing, and it' is supposed lie hag been captured by j irat&s. says a rresages from Peking. The British and American Consuls at Shanghai are pressing the Viceroy to find Arundel, and restore silks'valued'at £lO,006 ; (The Asia vas wrecked off,, the coast of China recently.) " '

The United States Democrats have secured preference to farmers <n the Free List Bill, and believe that they will carry the Bill in a week's time. The Democrats accused the Republicans of being the working rain's enemy; and bringing hordes of foreigners to . America in order to secure cheaper labour/

An American syndicate has 5-ecured four thousand Acres and proposes to acquire «ltogether thirty thousand acres in the Cairns fend Pert Douglas district,; Queensland. "for rubber growing It intends to cut up the land into I"locks and settle experiencad American rubber-growers there.

The Rigfit Hon. Herbert Samuel, says a London message, speaking at Newcastle, said that tha Government resolve that the Parliament Bill would be passed «ras unchanged, and One-man -o; .e-vote isnd'Homo Rule Bills would immediately follow Ti.o Parliament Bill would ho used io facilitate the necessary and complete reform of the House of Lords. He said he was quita convinced that the country would not support a jingle chamber flovernmerit. Ptiftli-i opinio* had become so nervous that Conservatism was greatly strengthened at elections.