VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10668, 25 June 1912, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association—By Mec~ trie Telegraph—Copyright.)

CONFIDENCE TRICK.

NEW ZEALANDJDR, RELIEVED W £6OO.

| {'Received Last Nagiht, 10.45 o'clock.)

LONDON, June 24

Confidence meai "fleeced" Mr T. 3ones, a New Zealander, of the &uim t>f £6OO.

DOCKERS' CHILDREN.

FED BY GENKIIO.ES AMERICAN., (Received Last Night, 10.45 o'clock.) LONDON, June 24. An American lady is feeding 7000 dockers' children daily. ~

BANK MESSENGER. ABSCONDS. WITH £6OOO. (Received Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.)' BERLIN, Jtmie 24. Zo'bel), a b'aaik messenger, has absconded with £6OOO.

LABOUR UNREST. SHRIKE IN LISBON. 15,000 WORKERS INVOLVED. (Received Last Night, 10.45 o'clock.) LISBON, June 24. Fifteen Ithousand cork workers and coopers have ©truck. .There were many attacks on the police, on© <cif whom was shot dead.

PROTECTION Or WORKERS. SHOULD REST WITH POLICE. GOVERNMENT'S ACTION CRITICISED. (Received r Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.) LONDON, June 24. Sir Robert Andeirson, formerly head, of the Criminal Investigation. 'Department, in a, letter to the Times, isayis thab the question of the protection, of willing workers should rest with it-he" police, but the Government had assumed the' power, and were desnaralising the police, who were afraid of the Home Office's censuire.

PRINCE OF WALES. BIRTH CELEBRATIONS. (Received Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.) . ' LONDON, June 24. , The official coming of age of the Prince of Walas wans cekibrated at Windsor Castle. iWiaiM-\vficte icoTgraitu'laitiOTis avg:o received. King ;Ai!lfoiiiso of Spain: l conferred on the Prince tilie Order of the Golden Fleece.

STRIKE AT MARSEILLES. BOYCOTT OF VESSELS. MANNED BY BLUEJACKETS. . (Received Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.) PARTS, June 24. The dockeais at Marseilles have resolved to 'boycott veese'ls manned by 'bluejackets. |

GERMAN ECONOMY. WOMEN REPLACE MEN. IN IMPERIAL POST OFFICES. (Received Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.) BERLIN, June 24. The Imperial Post Office is economising by ©uibistirsuting 8600 women tfor men in subordinate positions.

RACING ACCIDENT. TWO HORSES KILLED. (Received Last Night, 8.35 o'clock.) SYDNEY, June 24. Several horses fell in the Wanda. SiteepJechaise on Saturday. Sea.Dog and Icicle were so badly injure that the latter had to be destroyed. Sea Dog succumbed to his "injuries.

HEAVY RAMS. IN THE COMMONWEALTH. (Received Last Night, 8.35 o'clock.) SYDiNiY, June 24. Continuous rain spoiled the holiday, though the football matches and the races attracted big crowds.

RACE MEETING POSTPONED. (Received Last Night, 8.35 o'clock.) ADELAIDE, June 24. There was heavy rain far the holiday. Tattersall's Cup meeting was postponed on Saturday.