VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10483, 21 November 1911, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES

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A FEAFFUL TRAGEDY

WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED. (Revoivcd Novcml>or 20, 9.20 a.m.) BRISBANE, November 20. A fearful tragedy near Alligator Creek, between Mackay and Blano Crook, occurred some time on Friday. The white wifo of a Chinese farmer named Ohiaig, and a. family of fivechildren were murdered in a most brutal fashion. Oiling went to Blano Creek on business, and oji returning found tho bodies of his wife, a daughter named Maud, a gen seventeen.. Boys aged five, and a baby girl, together in the sitting room. The mother was shot, in the neck and horribly mutilated. Maud was also yiiob in the nock, and the others' heads were smashed in. A search revealed the bodies of the other, children (Teddy, aged ten; and Dolly, aged eight) three quarters of a' mile from tho house.

It is supposed that they were seen on their return from school by tho murderer, and wore enticed away and shot.

Their school-bags were found on the kitchen table. The bodies in the. house had been laid died together and covered with a tablecloth, and tho table placed on top of them. Oiling states that lie left a Cingalese, .evidently a. servant, at homo when/ho wont to the townsliip.

On his .return, ho found the house locked, and thought tJie family was visiting neighbours. fie had tea with tho Cingalese in tho kitchen, which was separated from the house, and then went to the neighbours.

Failing to find the family, ho became alarmed, and returned and searched the house with the Cingalese, and made the terrible discovery. When ho tried to communicate with the town, he found the telephone wires had been cut, probably by tho murderer.

MAIL BAGS ROBBED

A BIG HAUL

(Received November\2o, 8.5 a.m.)

PARIS, November 19.

Out of ono •hundred and fifteen mail bags for India and the Far East, eighteen were opened near Macon and large sums of money and Christmas and other presents in connection with the' Durbar were stolen.

(Received November 20, 12.30 p.m.)

PARIS, November 19

The thieves who stole t3ie Indian mail bags at Macon, in Burgundy, hid in the roof of the station before the train smarted and then descended on. to the small platform behind the van and during the long run to the next station wrenched the iron bars from a window and rifled fifty sacks. It is roughly estimated that they secured £120,000 worth of booty. They made their escape when the train slowed down, where the lines were being repaired. There ere indications that the thieves threw the packets to confederates in a motor car, who collected them.

THE FINANCE ACT,

LORD JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT.

(Received November 20, 8.35 a.m.)

LONDON, November 19

Lord Justice Farewell, in the course of his judgment on the Finance Act case declared that Form 8 was clearly both a demand and a threat. . The Government appointed army officials costing £400,000 annually to obtain particulars of property, but if they fail to perform the work for which the public pays, they seem to tihinik'that the public can be compelled to incur trouble and expense to Supply their deficiencies.

REVOLT IN VENEZUELA

EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO DEFEATED.

(Received November 20, 8.45 a.m.)

LONDON, November 19

The Venezuelan Consulate has been, advised that ex-President Castro was defeated at San Ohristobal.

BOXING

A PUNCH CONDEMNED

(Received Navember 20, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, November* 19. At tho inquest on Timothy Atkinson, a Bermondsey professional boxer, the coroner remarked that the National Sporting Club rules ought to prohibit the kidney punch. POSTAL ADMINISTRATION. COMMITTEE APPOINTED. (Received November 20, 8.45 a.m.) PARfS, November 19. A non-official'committee consisting of sixty-five cenators, deputies, shipping and commercial menand journalists, liave been appointed to deal with complaints and suggestions for the improving of postal administration. • PROPOSED RAILWAY. (Received November 20, 8.45 a.m.) CALCUTTA, November 19. The chief engineer of the OndeRoliiilciuid railway is; enquiring as to tho possibility of constructing a rail-

way from Kuraeheo to the Persian Gulf. THE ' 'CENTURION.'' LAUNCHED BY MRS CHURCHILL. (Received November 20, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 19. Mrs Churchill, wifo of Mr Winston Churchill, First Lord of tho Admiralty, 'muiched the "Centurion," tho keel plates of which were laid in January. Her displacement is approximately 25,000 tons, horse-power 27,000, and speed twenty-ono knots. Her thickest armour is 12-inch Simsou steel. Tho armament includes ten 13i-inch and 24 4-inch guns (the latter to Us used against destroyers), three tubes for firing twenty-one inch torpedoes, with a range of 7000 yards.

BRITAIN AND GERMANY

THE MOROCCAN NEGOTIATIONS

(Received November 20, 8.5 a.m.)

BERLIN, November 19

Tho German. Budget Committee dealt with the Moroccan, negotiations at a secret session.

The official report states that the Socialists declared that tho Government might have been, more peaceloving towards France and Britain.

The Centre approved of the diplomatic attitude, but supported tha •Liberal Conservatives, declaring tint thr> press had left the public too much in the dark on the course of events.

The Berliner Zeitiuig states that Kiderlin Waechter, in demalishing Bernstein's version, submitted to the Committee documents showing that Britain was favoured and received a special communication with regard to Germany's intentions in Morocco, instead of tho identical Note forwarded to the other Powers.

Britain did not inquire in Berlin regarding the despatch of the Panther. She received from France information relating to Germany's demands, which were very high at the outset, ■because Germany had foreseen bh-T necessity for abatement.

Tho journal adds: Without inquiring in Berlin ms 'to the correctness of tho French information,\ the Britain Cabinet deputed Mr Lloyd-George to make his speech.

Received November 26. 8.5 j.m.)

BERLIN.. November 19. The National-Liberal newspaper, Korrespondenz, says that the chief complaint against the is for failing iv enlighten the public as to its energetic action in London, thus allowing it to be believed in Germany that the Government had quietly submitted to Britain's interferences.