GENERAL CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 1036, 17 August 1911, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

I United, Press Association— Jl,/ Kln- ■ trie Telegraph,—t | HEATH FIRES. (Received August 16, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, Aur;;v:t 15. A heath fire five and a-haii mile's long swept the Surrey Hills, Jrroatening the sanatorium dwellings, i Five 'hundred troops were despatched from Aldershot to cut down a. belt of trees, thus averting danger. I PREDOMINANCE OF AUSTRALIA. (Received August 16, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 16. Mr Fisher states that while in England lie urged that Australia should be made the predominant factor in the j Pacific. > No definite arrangements havo been I made, but he gathei-ed the impression t that his representations were favour- ! ably received. j The question of some Pacific islands being taken over by Australia would I be coming pressing in the future, but so far this had not been considered a , Government question. j ERUPTION IN JAPAN. (Received August 16, 8.20 a.m.) TOKIO, August 15. An eruption occurred at Asamayama to-day. It is feared that thirty persons who were climbing the mountain, including several foreigners, havo perished. THE FlFi'iaajJiXj. (Received August 16, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. The following is the list of passengers on 1 the Fifeshire in themissing iboats:— iFrom Sydney.— 'Mr M'annix, 1 dames Dale and iMamaiix, (Mass Owen. From Brisbane.— M,r White* or J Wright, wife, ,son and daughter, Mrs ] and Miss Bladen. 'J Also the fololwing members of tlie ( craw:— "Chief Officer Woods, second officer Caulfield, engineer® Mackinnon and Laird, and sixteen of the crew. The Fiifeshire was insured for near- i ly £250,000. < (SYDNEY, August 16The Underwriters' Association lias been advised .that the Fifeshire is a total wreck. (NEW SOUTH WALES. (Received August 16, 8.40 a.m.) [LONDON, August 15. Rolth sides are confident of winning to-day's ibye-elections. , The campaign, has (been conducted i with extreme vigour and considerable IbitterneiSiS, and there will be a fight to a finish. Lalbour'is chance is fancied for one, if mot both seats, probably the lat(t'er. THE POPE'S HEALTH. (Receved August 16, at 10.10 a.m.) 'ROME, August 15. The Pope passed a restless, night-, and is suffering from pain- in/ the knee. N His temperature rose and fell, but he wast better in the morning.