CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 March 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

[jSLECXItIO TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.] LPEK PKEBB ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day 9.10 a.m.) AUSTRALASIAN WORKERS' UNION. Sydney, This Day. Regarding the application for the cancellation of the Australasian Worksis' Union, made last November, Judge Murray decided not to cancel the union but to make an order which will be cancelled if certain alterations in the rules are carried out. It was fixed to bring the matter up again at the end of May. THE AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS' CHASE. Fremantle. This Day. returned stoker on the Australian warship, supplies interesting details of the long chase after the Scharnhorst and Gneieenan. Sometimes they would learn from the islanders that two warships had crept into a harbour at night and hurriedly left in the nighb. Frequently ethergrams came to them off the warships aijd in a few minutes she would be racing ahead at full speed, but it would always end in a long chase. They' once caught a wireless message from one of the pursued ships. We" asked "Who are you?" The German apparently replied. "Wo are alright; you will have to learn German soon." We replied, "Perhaps you will have to learn Japanese." The men always slept alon.irsY guns. In the sweeping operations on the jvest coast of America a company of Japanese cruisers was responsible for driving the Germans into Admiral Sturdee'e fleet. (Received This Day 10.10 a.m.) A LONG RAILWAY LINE. Sydney, This Day The first sud of the Condobolin to Broken Hill railway was turneu >•. day. The oost will be £1,500,000. DOCTORS FOR THE FRONT. lu response to the recent request for 100 doctors by the War Office, twelve have already sailed from Sydney and twenty leave immediately. WISH TO GO BAOk TO EGYPT. Some of the soldiers sent back from Egypt for misconduct are applying for re-enlistment, but have been informed that they will not be re-enlisted under any consideration. THE AFTERNOON SHIFT. The afternoon shift in the colleries has not been resumed; the men refusing to work alongside men employed during the strike. The whole trouble threatens to be re-opened. CRICKET RECORDS. Melbourne, This Day. In a cricket match the Melbourne Grammar School against Geelong College, lost eight wickets for 943— a

world's record. 'Hie highest scorer was Sharp who made 498 (not out) — the world's great public schools' record and Herring made 238. DOMINION 1 CONFERENCE. A meeting of the Federal Cabinet warmly endorsed the Rt. Hon. A. Fisher's suggested conference, between representatives of the New Zealand. Commonwealth and State Governments. Invitations will be sent to New Zealand, as soon as the replies from the State Governments have been received. 'Hie Victorian Government has undoreed the conference. A NEW MACHINE GUN. Advices have been received that the Caldwell machine gun has been sold to a London firm for £55.000 and a royalty on all guns produced. Substantial orders arc anticipated from the British Government, and it is claimed that it is likely to displace the maxim. The inventor is a Melbourne mechanic. APPEAL FROM TyORD KITCHENER. London. March 19. The Miners' Federation has received an appeal from Lord Kitchener to limit the Easter Holidays to one or two days, as the curtailment of the output might lead to veritable disaster. THE SHADOW OF COMING EVENTOThe War" Office throughout the Kingdom is fitting up schools, infirmaries. workhouses and asylums in anticipation of an influx of wounded.