CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9552, 1 July 1911, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Br Electbic -Telegraph—Copyright.) (Peu Press : Association) • - RAILWAY COMBINES: -.- ■ '.' OTTAWA, June 30.. Conferences of officials on the Canadian---Pacifio and Erio railways, aro boms; held at Winnipeg'. It is believed this indicates tho ■ former is coritempLiting an agreement leading to tho eventual absorp. tion of tho Erie railway, RECIPROCITY. ■'. WASHINGTON, June 30. In 'the. Senate debato .On Reciprocity Senator Cummins warned the Republicans that tho passage of the Bill would mean ruin to tho Republicans' party. Ho contended tho Bill was drawn imperfectly and consequently Canada was able to recognise one half of it without compulsion and accept tho whole. • • £50,000 DAMAGES. Received July 1, 10.50 a.m. <, LONDON, June 30. Beforo the King's Bench Mrs Eleanor Curtis, executrix of tho father of the late R. Master, a retired civil servant, sued Horatio Bqttomlay t for £57,835; which she alleged he obtained by selling deceased worthless shares. Defendant denied tho misrepresentation, A vordict was given for plaintiff for £50,000 damages A stay of execution was granted on condition that the full amount.was paid into, Court within a week. - . ; FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Mr Llqyd-Georgo attended thoMational Conference of Friendly Societies, and after two hours' cross-examination intimated his willingness to reduce the mini-' mum of approved societies to MOO, CHURCH AND STATE, LISBON, June 30. Foreign Churches havo been granted oxomption from the olauso in the Aot placing the financial affairs under the Portuguese Governmcnt'6 control.