CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9625, 27 September 1911, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Bi Elect-hio Telegraph—Copybioht.j (Feb Frehs Association.) Received Sept. 27, 8.5 a.m. OTTAWA, Sept. 26. The Canadian Government ship Aro ic has returned. She mado tho North-West Passage, and surveyed Banks Land. Sir F. Borden, the new Canadian Premier, said the Government's first action would be a thorough investigation of the spending departments. Hon Pugsley, Minister for Works, has been elected by a majority of two. A recount is demanded. NEW YORK, Sept. £5.

Tho markets are demoralised and fa'ls have taken place in nearly every issue. Railroads .shares have slumped. The cause is unknown.

Mrs Patterson, wife of a wealthy broker in Chicago, shot and killed her husbund following a dispute regarding a divorce. The woman thrust the revolver beneath lier,' ljii!|ba,nd'|s body, declaring ho suicided. Sho afterwards confessed. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 26. Tho Presidential elections are fixed fcr October Ist.

LONDON, Sept. T6. Five hundred coal porters and dork hands at Deptford havo struck Tho Bank of Egypt, Limited, has shopped payment. . The Orion's gun trials have concluded satisfactorily. The, • trials included a broadsides from_ tho 13.5 inch guns. While convoying tho aerial mail to Windsor, tho inlet valvo of Hamel's engine broko whon at a height of 1500 feet. Flames issued from the carburetter, and flew around the aviator,, -Fortunately there was no leakage of petrol, and the aviator safely descended.. Harold Spiers, a doserter from the Worcester regiment after tho strike troublo at Llanelly, who declared ho was 1 ordered to shoot to kill a riot loader, and who was subsequently arrested for deserting, has been scntonced to fourteen days' imprisonment. BELGRADE, Sept. 26.

A Servian lawyer named Novak jyics has published revelations concerning the regicides who murdered tho King and Queen in 1903. He states that he obtained the chloroform for tho purpose* of drugging King Alexander, who was to be detained in a vineyard until the plot was consummated. After that ho *vas to bo exiled or killed, OTTAWA, Sept. 26. Postmaster-General I/iinioux was defeated for tho Gaspo constituency. The only Ministers returned 'aro Hons. Oliver and Pugsley and Sir W. Laurier. Tho result is unprecedented. It is expected that Mr Mackenzie King will contest ono of the deferred elections. Received Sept. 27, 11.20 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 26. The strike among tho coal porters and dockers at Deptford is alleged to bo due to tho dock-owners not complying with Ike recent award. Tho dockers olsewiioro have shown a disinclination tjo handlo goods from tho "infected" area.