LATE TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2675, 21 July 1913, Page 5

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(From our own correspondent.) Dunedin, July 21st. FOOTBALL. Otago drew with the Maoris, three ali, at the Caledonian ground on Saturday. Auckland beat Wellington for the Ranfurly Shield by 6 to 5. Entries for the Dunedin Competitions (his year number 695 in the senior and 355 in the junior competitions as compared with 75 -5 and 500 last year. The South Taranaki Shipping Co. intends running a weekly service to Onehunga in connection with the opening up of the frozen meat trade with Vancouver. Auckland, July 20. Yesterday morning fresh cases of the prevailing epidemic were discovered and were immediately sent out to tlie isolation hospital at Point Chevalier. All were Maoris. Two were located at Onehunga, the third a waterside worker residing in Marmion street and the fourth was a native who was discovered walking down (Juecn Street, Sydney. lu the contest for the light-heavy weight championship ol Australia Dave Smith knocked out Les O’Donnell in the loth round. London. , Hackett and McLoughlin beat Powell and Sclnvengcrs o —3, o—3, 12 —10. The United States will therefore play the British Isles for the Davis Cup. Vienna. Preparations for the defence of Sofia are proceeding energetically. Large forces are concentrated round the capital. Bulgaria relics on the friendly aid of the Triple Alliance to settle the Roumanian difficulty. Diplomatic circles in Sofia anticipate the intervention of the great Powers and a speedy armistice. Salonika. A complete military understanding exists between Koumania, Servia and Greece who refuse an armistice and insist on definite peace being signed when there armies are concentrated at Sofia. Peking, July ig. The crisis is developing and threatens to be one of a first class magnitude and the Cabinet has resigned. The trouble springs from rivalry betweru the north and South and Yuan Shih Kai’s efforts to over-ride the Provincial Authorities. The southerners demand the president’s resignation. Dr Sun Yat Sen is openly favouring southerners. Nsenchanhsuan, a man of great force of character and ruthless disposition has been proclaimed as the revolutionary president. His troops have captured the British section ol the Tientsen railway. The southerners killed upwards of 20 officers who were loyal to the Central Government. It is reported that upwards of forty Japanese officers are assisting the rebel troops. Britain has sent a destroyer to Canton.