VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10521, 9 January 1912, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

| (United Ft ess Association —By I'Jlec- j | trie Telegraph—Copyright.) j SAFE BOBBED. SECRET SERVICE PAPERS STOLEN. (Received January 8, S.-lo a.m.) BERLIN, January 6. Tho safe on the cruiser Stettin, containing secret service papers, lias been robbed. ; I VIOLENT STORM. I BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED. ) (Received Jam'ary 8, 8.45 a.m.> SYDNEY, January f. A storm dt Collarcndabri demolished the buildings 01V the racecourse, unroofed a number of houses and did ot'he.* damage. j ''KIGKTING PARSON." CHALLENGES THE AUDIENCE (Received January f\ 8.45 a.m.; BRISBANE, .i;uinary 7. J At a boxing ecntest- at Long Reach j ,11 aid of the hospital the judges were 1 unable to agree and the Rev. Sams, known as the "Fighting Parson," who was referee, gave ibis decision in favour of a draw. A section of the audience hooted and tho Rev. Sams invited anyono —lt disagreed witOi the decision to step into , tiici ring with hi 111. Two other parsons acted as ringside officials. REMARKABLE MANIFESTO. THE MANCHUS' POLICY. (Received January 8, 8.45 a.m.) SHANGHAI, January 7. Dr. Sun Yat Sou, the newly-elected President o r f the Chinese Republic, has issued a remarkable manifesto on behalf of the Republic. After a long recital of grievances lie asserts that the policy of the Manclxus has been one of unequivocal exclusion of 1 foreigners, and unyielding tyranny. Prior to the Manchu domination the land was open to foreign intercourse and religious toleration existed, as shown by Marco Polo, the famous Venetian traveller'. The Manclius plunged China into a state of benighted neutrality, and restricted foreign trade to the Treaty Ports. The Republic would respect all treaties and loans entered into prior to the commencement of the revolution, but would repudiate others. The Republic hopes to be admitted to the family of nations and allowed ■ to co-operate in the great ifcask of forwarding't<he civilisation of tihe world. BRINK OF RUIN. MR JELLICO'S OPINION. (Received January 8, 8.45 a.m. 7 LONDON, January 7. Tho Standard publishes an interview with Mr E. G. Jellicoe, who says that after revisiting Nw Zealand all ; bis political views were falsified by i the working of socialistic reforms. Individual thrift and enterprise were substantially annihilated and _ New Zealand was almost on. the brink of ruin. - Tihe Arbitration Act is spurious and liaa resulted in the creation of posts ; for Well paid officials, who . live by harassing trade and industry. A similar mad socialistic wave has overtaken Australia. BRILLIANT SPECTACLE. PAGEANTS IN INDIA. (Received January 8-, 8.45 a.m.) CALCUTTA, January 7. In the presence of half-a-million. spectators on the Maidan, their Majesties witnessed two pageants, the first representing the Maliommedan { New Year's Day procession of Nurshidabad of a hundred years ago,- and the second a procession of Hindu and Darahara princes. Thirty States contributed to the spectacle, wh ieh took an liour to pass, and included 57 elephants -and 35 camels. 1 There was indescribable popular j j enthusiasm shown, in spite of fears 1 to the contrary owing to. the removal of tho capital. . , , The city was splendidly illuminated. 1 FIRE PREVENTION. AN AMERICAN SCHEME. 1 (Received January 8, 9.5 a.m.) i> NEW YORK, January 7. 5 1 A forest fires prevention organisa- ' tion is being formed at Montana, and is arranging to establish wireless b stations throughout the State to give 2 warnings of outbreaks. I CHARGE OF MURDER. I TWO MEN ARRESTED. I (Received January 8, 9.5 a.m.) e NEW YORK, Januarv 7. Two men named iStacey and Rubei nan have been arrested at Los Ange-

lea, charged with the murder of Mrs Kaufmann, while ehe was retiirning from a Chicago theatre.

FIRE IN TORONTO. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. (Received January 8, 9.5 a.m.) OTTAWA, January 7. A fire in Toronto destroyed a number otf wholesale houses in the centre of tho city. The fireman made great efforts and prevented the flames from sweeping the district. The damage is estimated at about £30,000.

PR E&IDEXTIAL CAMPAIGN. A NE|W MOVEMENT. (Received January 8, 9.5 a.m.) WASHINGTON, January 7. | According to responsible newspapers, the Republican leaders are supporting a subterranean movement to supplant Mr Taft's candidature for the Presidency by Mr Roosevelt's, because Mr Roosevelt is more likely to carry the country with him. The Sun alleges that Mr Rjosevelt is cognisant of the insurgents' movement, and moreover has shown little repugnance to joining the campaign to discredit Mr Taft. . The situation is almost unpreccdcntedly difficult and delicate, and only Mr Roosevelt's categorical statementthat 'he will! not accept nomination ! would dear the air. Such a statement ;is .unexpected, anyhow, at present, j . Meanwhile, Mr TaJt?s friends are'riot; discouraged, believing that the dignity of Mr Taft's attitude, compared with the insiu-gents' methods or Mr Roosevelt's attacks on the administration, must tell in Mr Taft's favour. Tihe Democrats have threatened a recrudescence of Bryanism. Many Senators, formerly opposed to the arbitration treaties in their present form, are now inclined to accept them with Mr Roosevelt's amendment, excluding from the Monroe doctrine i the question of thie. control of immiI oration and America's indebetedness ! from arbitration.