VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10473, 9 November 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES

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PRISONERS ESCAPE

(Received November 8, 9.15 a.m.)

BRISBANE, November 8,

Two long sentence prisoners, named Chaig and Mclntyre. have escaped from the gaol hospital at St. Helena Island.

They secured a boat, and reached the mainland. The prisoners are still at large.

THE MOROCCAN AGREEMENT.

(Received November 8, 9.15 a.m.)

PARIS, November 7

•The Franco-German agreement with regard to Morocco lias be°u submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, who referred it to the Foreign Committee.

The Sultan of Morocco has assented to the agreement. ,

TRAIN ROBBERIES

(Received November 8, 9.15 a.m.)

NEW YORK, November 7

. There have been extensive robberies of mailbags between places in North Carolina and New York. .'

The latest accurrence is the disappearance of £2OOO. The authorities have no clue.

FIGHTING IN INDIA

(Received November 8, 9.15 a.m.)

CALCUTTA, November 7

"The Dunbars column crossed the Serihg liver and cleared the Abor barricades.

The second Ghurks crossed the Sinoagy river, mounted a hill in the face of arrows, and rushed the native stockade. They burned the village.

HOME RULE

(Received November 8, 9.15 a.m.)

LONDON, November 7. Mr Balfour, at the Nonconformist Unionist Association banquet* declared that the whole plausibility of the administrative argument in support of Home' Rule was based on the experience of Australia, the United States and Canada, but it was a different thing to start from unity and go to a Federal system. The Government proposed to give privileges to the Irish which were denied to the English and Scotch. If a dependent Parliament was granted, it would soon become independent. ,

ACTION FOR SLANDER

(Received November 8, 9.15 a.m.)

LONDON, November 7. Mrs(Mable Atherton sued her sister-in-law, Lady Dean Paul, for slander, in stating that she had been expelled from a hotel in Cairo and also that she was a disreputable woman.

A verdict was given for plaintiff for a farthing damages on the expulsion issue, and for defendant on the disreputable count.

PROHIBITION IN MAINE.

(Received November 8, 8.5 a.m.)

, BOSTON, November 7. ' The final figures for the elections in the State of Main give a. majority of 26 for the anti-prohibitionists. The result does not, . however, settle the issue for prohibition or otherwise. It merely repeals the constitutional amendment.

The legislative enactment which provided for prohibition, was passed before the constitutional amendment was passed and therefore still exists, and can only be repealed by a referendum vote. Consequently the State remains prohibition. Governor Plastow decided on Monday to accept a correction of the votes in two towns, thus reversing the previous -result, which was in. favour of , the prohibitionists.

MEXICAN REBELLION.

(Received November. 8, 8.5 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, November 7. Reports from Mexico City state thai thirty rebels were killed in an encounter in the Guantla district. The Federal losses are not stated. .

(Reveived November 8, 11.30 a.m.)'

MEXICO, November 7. Despite insurrectionary disorders, Madero has been, sworn in as President.

Eight members of the Cabinet were also sworn in.

TATTERSHALL CASTLE.

(Received November 8, 9.5 a.m J

LONDON, November 7. Lord Cnrzon has bought Tattershall Castle, which a cablegram on September 21st stated had been sold to an American millionaire to be shipped to America.

The historic fireplaces alone have been removed, but it is doubtful if even they will be taken to America

DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA

(Received Novembe rB, 9.10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, November 8. The weather is very hot, and som« district are suffering severely from drought.

BRISBANE, November 8. There js a severe drought in the western district, of Queensland.

THE INSURANCE BILL.

LONDON, November 7.

(Received November 8, 8.o" a.m.) The 'Government amendments to the Insurance Bill reduce the payments of soldiers and sailors to l£d. A separate seamen's fund is cs-

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tablished to be managed by the Board of Trade. Shipowners are exempted from contributions in respect of foreign employees trading at foreign stations.

SHOT BY HIS SON

(Received November 8, 9.10 a.m.)

SYDNEY. November 8,

At the inquest on Boderick, who was shot by his son, the widow stated thnt deceased was drinking heavily, and as aulted her and her daughter. and threatened to shoot the son who rescued them.

Boderick got a rifle and two guns, and loaded them, saying that he would shoot the police who had been sent for. The son snatched the weapons and na.n aw.ny. and Boderick pursued.

Suddenlv there was a fla-h, and Boderick fell.'

TJie son threw himself on his father and asked for forgiveness. Boderick replied: "I forgive you. It was not your fault."

. (A cablegram on Friday stated that a farmer named Boderick died; at Ooulburn from gunshot wounds, and his son had been arretted on a charge of having caused his death. Boderick was drunk, and was assaulting his wife when his son interposed. Boderick, in his dying depositions, stated 'tlut his son fired at him in self-defence.)