CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9606, 4 September 1911, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Bt Eleotbio Teleobaph—Copybiqht I (Peb Pkess Association.) THE ORIGIN OP CANCER. Received Sept. 4, 8.50 a.m. LONDON, Sept. .3. There was a discussion at the. British Association as to whether Professor's E. Smith's remarkable discoveries regarding tumorous growths on plants may possibly lead to tho discovery of the origin of cancer. A DREAD DISEASE. _ _ LONDON, Sept. 3. _ Cercbro meningitis has attacked twentysix persons at Stowmarket, and five cases have proved fatal. MORE PAY WANTED.

The postal and telegraph societies are agitating for increased payment and the appointment of another Houso of Commons committee. RIVAL OIL COMPANIES.

The Standard Oil Company is perfecting it.s plans for combating tho Scottish Oil Companies by adopting, tho latter's system of local distribution in Glasgow, Edinburgh and elsewhere. SWISS STORMS. BERNE, Sept 3. There has been a deluge of rain at Lugano. Constant _ violent storms have caused great havoo in Berne and district. Several farms were set on firo by lightning. Snow hag fallen in Grisons and there has been a heavy snowfall in Bernina Pass

FATAI; SHOT IN A CASINO. LISBON, Sept, 3, A crowd _ attacked tho staff of the casino at Rio Maior owing to a roport that the roulette tables were faked. Two persons were killed and several injured, and £2OOO was stolen. RUSSIAN TRAIN SMASH.

ST PETERSBURG, Sept. 3. Twenty-nine persons were severely injured in a train smash near Kielce. PLAGUE

MAURITIUS, Sept, 3, A case of plague is roportcd here. ROBBERS SURPRISED. BERLIN, Sept, 3. The police surprised seven robbers breaking a safe in a builders' premises in Northern Berlin. Shots were exchanged and two robbers wero seriously and live slightly injured. Fivo wero arrested. Two officers were wounded. AUTOMOBILE RECORD. , NEW YORK, Sopt. 3. Burman, driving a Benz car, established a, world's record of two miles at the Brighton Beach automobile race; covering the distanoo in 97 1-19 sees. RECIPROCITY.

.OTTAWA, Sept. 3. There is much indignation in political circles: at tho discovory that tho Hoarse syndicato is circulating pro-reciprocity articles in newspapers especially sent from Now York. President/ Taft recently praised tlio work of tho Hearst, papers in aiding reciprocity. CRICKET. ; LONDON. Sept. 3. At cricket Huish, during the season, caught sixty-two and stumped thirty-eight, Kent, beat Essex by ton wickets, Seymour contributing 218. In the Yorkshire-Mary-lebono match, which was'drawn, Rhodes for the first time in his career completed his second hundred, namely 209 in one match. Jessop mado 117, Middlesex beat Surrey by 353. Hearno took- nino wiokets for 82. TRAM CAR TRAGEDY.

A tramcar was derailed and overturned on a sharp curve at Lowisham, Ono person was killed and fivo seriously and twertty-fivo slightly injured. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Lord Carrington is appointing a departmental committee, including tlio representatives of leading agricultural societies with Mr Ailwyn Fellowes a* chairman to enquire into foot and mouth diseaso and consider further pievcntive measures, NO REBATES ALLOWED. LONDON, Sept. 3. ( It is understood that the Union Caet-Io Company liavo declined to tendor for tho South African mails owing to a clause in the new Post Office Act against rebates. A RESULT OF THE STRIKE. Received Sept. 4, 10.15 a.m.

LONDON, Sept. 3. As a result; of the strike, measurement freights to Australia have been raised half-a-crown from the 14th, excepting certain articles in which there is foreign competition.