VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10466, 2 November 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.

CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS

OUTBREAK AT HOME

Received This Morning, 12.10 o'clock

LONDON, November 1. Thirty cases of cerebro spinal meningitis occurred at Stokesdown. Six deaths have resulted.

THE BRITISH EMPIRE^

AND THE OVERSEAS DOMINIONS

Received This Morning, 12.10 o'clock

LONDON. November 1 , Lord Selbourne, addressing an Imperial mission meeting at Queen's Hall, said that each Parliament in the Overseas Dominions should decide in war time whether or not they would actively co-operate with the Motherland. Both great parties desired to take the Dominions frankly into conndlence. -Questions of the foreign policy order would ensure their approval even more than active co-opera-tion. The point was whether a. better organised co-operation for common purposes, including defence, was possible or not. The answer must come from the Dominions.

WESTRALIAN PARLIAMENT

LABOUR PARTY'S STRENGTH

(Received Last Night, 9.10 o'clock.)

PERTH, November 1

The final Assembly election for Roeburn resulted in the return of Mr Gardiner (Labour).

The new House will consist of 34 Labourites and 16 Liberals.

MUCH NEEDED RAIN

IN NEW SOUTH WALES

(Received Last Night, 9.10 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, November 1

With the exception of Southern Riverina and the North Coast, a good and much needed rain has fallen throughout the State. - ,

AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNED

ABSENCE OF WORKING MA-

JORITY,

(Received Last Night, 10.15 o'clock.)

VIENNA, November 1. The'Gauesch Cabinet has resigned, owing to the absence of a working; majority. '

THE COPYRIGHT BILL

READ A SECOND TIME

(Received Last Night, 10.15 o'clock.)

LONDON, November 1. In the House of Lords, the Copyright Bill was read''a second time.

BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE

AN .INQUIRY PROMISED

(Received La?fc- Night. 1Q.15 o'clock.)

, LONDON, November 1. The Right Hon. Herbert Samuel, Postmaster-General/ has promised a Select Committee in 1913 to inquire into the postal and telegraph,-, wages and otlier conditions.

THE DELHI DURBAR

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SONG

(Received Last Night, 9.10 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, November 1

The Imperial authorities, being, desirous of making the Delhi Durbar representative of the whole of the Empire, has requested some of Australia's national music to be forwarded. The song "Advance Australia Fair" has been forwarded.

RAILWAYMAN'S MANIFESTO

(Received Last Night, 10.15 o'clock.)

LONDON, November 1.Tlie raihvaymen have issued a manifesto, for presentation to the companies, demanding improved conditions and wages.

THE COMMISSION'S FINDINGS

Received This Morning, 12.10 o'clock,

LONDON, November 1. The Executive Committee of the four raihvaymen's Unions will begin to-ciny to discuss the Commission's findings.