VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10443, 7 October 1911, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.

"LA GIOCDNDA" THEFT.

(Received October 6, 9.30 a.m.)

PARIS, October 5. The inquiry into the theft of the picture "La Gioconda" has led to the" discovery in the Louvre of unkonwn passages and secret entrances admitting to various rooms containing most valuable paintings.

"La Gioconda" is the extremely valuable painting which was stollen from the Louvre recently.

SENSATION IN VIENNA

(Received October 6, 11.40 a.m.)

VIENNA, October 5. ißnring a heated debate in the Lower House on the sentences inflicted on the dear food rioters, a man in the gallery fired four shots at the Ministerial benches without hitting anyone. The Chamber was momentarily thrown into a panic. The man was arrested.

THE ROYALIST RISING.

(Received October 6, 10.40 a.m.)

MADRID, October 5.

The newspapers report that Prince Joseph of Bargana and Cburceiro, with four thousand men, are marching on Oporto to establish it as a Monarchial capital. The towns en route welcomed them and they encountered onily feeble resistence from the Ohavi's garrison.

FRUIT EXPORT TO NEW ZEA-

LAND.

(Received. October 6, 9.20 a.m. )

SYDNEY, October 6

A deputation of itlho Fruit Growers' Union waited on Hon. J. L. Trefle, assistant Minister of Agriculture, and protested against the new regulation requiring that ten, per cent of the fruit shipped to New Zealand should be tipped out for inspection, on the ground that it damaged the fruit. They jisked for a reversion to the old system. Mr Trefle said the whole trouble had arisen from the careless system of 'despatching fruit to New Zealand. Many 'honest growers were victimised by dishonest shippers labelling fruit from orchards where it was not grown. He promised to see if it were possible to revert to the old method with modifications.

COMPULSORY TRAINING

(Received October 6, 9.20 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, October 6

In the Senate attention was drawn to the circulation of treasonable literature regarding compulsory training. Mr Pearce said they had better treat the circulars with contemptuous indifference in view of the overwhelming public opinion in favour of the present law.

BRITAIN AND GERMANY

(Received October 6, 11.40 a.m.)

LONDON, October 5

The Rev. Frank Lasoelles, at the Church Congress, deplored tihe bitterness between Britain and Germany. He said .that -with public opinion in \ this temper ia really serious difference might create a, dangerous situa-"' tion.:.,. ■ •■■. '■]

There was no ground for a quarrel and no question was not susceptible,.to negotiations or it'would justify war.

LABOUR UNREST.

(Received October 6, 10.40 a.m.)

LONDON, October 5

A conference of the Miners' Federation at Southport resolved to support the Northumberland miners in the demand for an increased minimum wage and the abolition of tlhree shifts. Mr Stanley, M.P., was unable to say whether the decision meant national stoppage, as further action depended on the negotiations between masters and men.