CABLE BRIEFS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 13 January 1913, Page 5

CABLE BRIEFS

(Received Las,t Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, January 11. It is officially announced ' that the Empire Trade Commission will meet in New Zealand at the end of February, and will proceed to Australia at tlie end of March.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) NEW YORK, January 11.

The estate of the late Mr Whitelaw Roid, ■ United States Ambassador in London, has been left" unconditionally to his widow. Its value, at the lowest estimate, is £2,000,000: • NEW YORK. January 11.

The Court ha* announced that it will not interfere with the-'claim of exPresident Castro to enter the United i States until the immigration authori- | ties have decided whether he has a right to remain. BERLIN, January 11. A stable hand has been arrested, and has partly confessed to the Biikow muriors. Three suspected accomplices are in custody. * NEW YORK, January IT. Two men named Cameron and Collins, who promoted the Wireless Telephono Stock Company, and swindled the public of a .million dollars by the sale of stock, have been sent to gaol for seven audi five voars respectively. SYDNEY. January 12.* In the 100 yards swimming championship of N. S. Wales W. Long worth was first, with E. Wieklam second and A. Garry third. Won by a touch. Time, 57 4-ssec. j The half mile championship was also won by Longworth. with S. Smith second:, and T. Adrian third. Won by twenty-seven yards. Time, 11m in. 58 l-ssoc.