LATE CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7394, 21 February 1902, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

Pbb Prass Association.— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. THE KENT. Received February 21, 10.1 a.m. Sydnby, February 21. Arrived : Kent. She proceeds to New Zealand to embark troops. • CARDINAL MORAN. Cardinal Moran has delayed his departure from Rome till Maroh 3rd. THE PLAGUE. Reoeived February 21, 10.1 a.m. Sydney, February 21. In view of the plague the Government takes summary criminal action against the owners of property putting obstacles in the way of cleaning. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, February 21. The Argus has voiced a proposal that the Federal constitution be amended to allow Parliament to sit alternately in Melbourne and Sydney. The suggestion is causing much comment m Federal circles. Mr Barton has declared against it, and a majority of members consider it would be a gross breach of faith, and is strongly opposed in New South "Wales. CYCLING. Cyclist Martin has sailed on his tour Of Hew Zealand. CANCER. Hob art, February 21. At the Medical Congress, Prof. Allen, of Melbourne University, in a paper on cancer, declared that most of the apparent increase of disease was fictitious, and due partly to better diagnosis and more explicit registration. Certain classes of external cancer were decreases* - _ CRICKET. _ • — Received February 21, 10.1 a.m. Melbourne, February 21. The team for England plays matches at Ballarat and Stawell early in March. Trumble is about to be married, and bis wife accompanies him to England. LATE WAR NEWS. (PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, February 21 1 Sheehan, who returned from South Africa by the Whakatane, lost -one leg in an attack on a Boer camp at Kaffir Kraals. An expanding bullet shattered his right leg.