Second Edition.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 August 1912, Page 3

Second Edition.

AUSTRALIAN CABLEGRAMS. e [BY ELKCXIUC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT] [FER PRESS ASSOCIATION .J LANGFORD HEATS McVEA. A OOOI) EIGHT. SYDNEY, August 1. Langford defeated MoVea on points in twenty rounds. it was a good fight. The winner had tlio advantage all through and earned the verdict by a substantial margin. (This contest will finally settle the deputed question of supremacy between these two. They had already met three times, with a win each to their credit, the odd match a draw.) (Received This Day, 11.0 a.m.) MELBA. SYDNEY, This Day. Madame Molba is a passenger by (he Otronto from London. DEFAULTING CADETS. As a re.sult of the outcry against the rigorous application of the law in regard to defaulting cadets, the Hon. Mr Hughes announces that instructions will be given to extend the tim« of payment of lines. The whole question is beiny considered with a. view to more appropriate treatment. CANADIAN CADETS. Sixty-lour Canadian cadets aro passengers by tile Zealandia. They are on an educational trip. The itinerary includes New Zealand. SHIPPING. >1 ELBOURuNE, This Day. Arrived: The Matatua, from Montreal. EMPIRE EXHIBITION. New South Wales has intimated that it cannot co-operate in the Empire Exhibition, which was proposed by Victoria. Other States had previously declined. Probably the proposal will be allowed to lapse for the present. SCULLING. PERTH, This Day. A cablo lias been despatched to Harry enquiring the terms of a championship race on the Swan river at Faster, II) I^. The proprietors of a weekly paper are the pro motors ol the idea, which is I hat it Anist retires. Barry should row Pea roe. TRIANGULAR CRICKET. (SIDNEY, This Day. The secretary ef the Board of Control explains that prior to the meeting of the ImpeWal Cricket Conference on July Pith, a cable was despatched tu Mr Crouch intimating that the Hoard did not favour a continuation of triangular matches, but requesting him to arrange tiio usual visits between England ami Australia ; also to arrange with the South Africans for future visits. Some Press reports indicated that the Board had just decided that it did not favour the continuance of the Imperial scheme, hence the eou'usion, and Sporting Life's comment.