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United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. STATE GOVERNORS. CONSIDERED UNNECESSARY. ( Received November 22, 9.15 a.m.) HOBABT, November 22. In tho Assembly, Mr' Earl, leader of the Labour party, opposed the travefiance .allowance for tie Governor included in the estimates. He declared that a State Governor was unnecessary. Tho proper link between 't'he State and the Throne was tho Governor-General. If the people wanted pomp and show in their ceremonies, let them pay for it. It was the tin-pot aristocrat that wanted to kow-tow to a Governor and who desired him to travel to this place and that. The deputy leader of the party declared that the post of a Governor was a useless excrescence. The item struck out was 14s 9d.
MEXICAN REVOLT. CROSSING~THE BORDER. (Received November 22, 8.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 21. At. Austin, in Texas, a company of the United States militia was ordered out to report upon a party of. alleged revolutionists attempting to cross the border into Mexico.
A MONEY-SAVING RIVER. (Received November 22, 8.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 21. The Skagit river, in. Washington State, suddenly changed its course, and the floods cut a new channel almost where surveys ihad been made for a new channel contemplated by the United States Government. A million dollars has thus been saved. EARTH TREMORS. . (Received 22, 8;5 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 21. New Orleans reports that earth tremors were recorded at a distance of 3000 miles south-easterly. HUTH LIBRARY. SOME BIG PRICES.
(Received November 22, 8.5 a.na.) . LONDON, November 21. At fclio sale of the Huth library, a Nazarine Bible realised £5,800, a first edition of the Bible with tJje date, printed at Mainz in 1462, brought £3,050, and a. Flemish manuscript of a "poor man's Bible" realised £6OO. AEROPLANIN G. TERRITORIALS BEING TRAINED. (Received November 22, 8.5 iv.m.) LONDON, November 21. The balloon company of the London Teritoritals are being trained in aeroplaning. CANADA'S NAVY. ' THE QUESTION RE-OPENED. (Received November 22, 12.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, November 21. Mr Borden announces that the whole naval policy of Canada will be re-considered; and that probably a referendum will be taken to decide the question. ,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10485, 23 November 1911, Page 3
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358VARIOUS CABLES Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10485, 23 November 1911, Page 3
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