VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10452, 18 October 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

"DICK" ARNST.

MATCH AT TORONTO

(Received This Morning, 1 o'clock.)

MELBOURNE, October 17. Richard Amst, the cliampion sculler, is visiting here. In replying to a cable from Durban, Arn&t says he is willing to ra-co him for the championship at Toronto under certain conditions, which have not- been disclosed.

Arnst states that if the reply is favourable he will leave for Toronto immediately. ,

N.S.W. ASSEMBLY.

TROUBLE WITH THE SPEAKER

(Received This Morning, 1 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, Ootober 17. In the Assembly, Mr Moxham got at cross purposes with the Speaker, who ordered hi® removal.

>■ Mr Moxham, in leaving the House voluntarily, interjected that the Speaker was blacker than he looked

He to ,be brought back and eventually apologised.

MEAT IN FRANCE.

DUTIES ON THE IMPORTED ARTICLE.

Received This Morning, 12.15 o'clock

PARIS} October 17

The Government hasi informed the Consumers' League that, while it is ui. able to modify the duties on imported meat, n will do its utmoat to decentralize the meat trade and establish refrigerating houses. .

THE CONCILIATION BILL.

CHARGE AGAINST MR LLOYDGEORGE*

(Received Last Night, 9.5 o'clock.)

LONDON. October 17. Tlie Women's Social Political Union accuse the Hon. D. LloydGebrge of wishing to wreck the Conciliation Bill. The Union challenged the Government to declare its acceptance of the wider measure eulogised by Mr Lloyd-George, and to stand or fall by it. IRRIGATION CONFERENCE. ' , AUSTRALIA'S REPRIESENTA- •;■■ ; iv.TTVEvr-•...:... (Received Lat Night, 9.5 o'clock.):

SYDNEY, Ootober 17

; Mr Nielsen, ex-Mdnister of Public Works;, has been appointed to represent wie Government at the Irrigation Conference, shortly to be held in" the United States.

SWIMMING.

PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Received This Morning, 12.15 o'clock

LONDON, October 17

Wolfe lias challenged Burgess to a race for the professional eliampionsliip of England, over any distance, in. open water or an open air bath.

, STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

INTERIM DIVIDEND DECLARED

(Received Last Night, 11 o'clock.) ; LONDON, October 17. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company has declared an interim dividend of os per share.

THE HALSBURY CLUB.

ITS POLICY DEMANDED

(Received Last Night, 9.5 o'clock.) LONDON, October 17.

The Times, commenting on the correspondence in its columns, says that the majority of Unionists demand to know clearly whether the Kalsibury Cfulb is designed to promote a policy independent or hostile to ! the Hon. A. J. Balfour and Lord Lansdowne. The Times emphasises it as ; .suggestive, and possibly ominous, that the majority of the Peers supporting the Club have been drawn from those voting against Lord Lansdowne's advice in the division on the Parliameent Bill.

INFLUENZA I**' LONDON.

A PECULIAR CHARACTERISTIC

Beceivecl This Morning, 12.15 o'clock

LONDON, October 17. Influenza (prevails in London. The ailment is characterised by the affecting of the muscles of the heart, and causing sudden, sometimes alarming, collapse. The best treatment is keeping warm in bed, and taking little food.

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