GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 March 1912, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(From the Australian Papers.) SPAIN AND MOROCCO. President Fallieres and King Alfonso •will meet in August at Biarritz. It is expected that thev will then complete the negotiations concerning the French and Spanish clainfs in Morocco. TIBETANS MASSACRED. News of the wholesale slaughter o e Tibetans by the Chinese is contained in despatches received at Shanghai. It is reported that th-;- Chines- in Tibet, fearing that the return of the Grand Llama would be a signal for a massacre of foreigners, decided to anticipate matters. They slaughtered all the Tibetans alone the border, not sparing the women and children. PRINCESS CHIMAY. Mis 6 Clara Ward, who obtained considerable notoriety as the Prince.-s Cliimay, and who was later the wife of the Chevalier Ricicardi. is reported to be contemplating another divorce, which she will seek in the American courts. It is understood that SEss Ward has# another husband in her mind's eye. NEW "WHITE HOPE." It is reported that Bob Fitzsmimons is scecretly training his 15-vear-o.d son in order to make a world-beater of him. This boy is said to be 6ft hi«h, and to weigh 160.b. In addition he possesses all the ringcraft and generalship which his father ha 6 been able to instil into him. UNIVERSAL PEACE. President Tafi and the German Ambassador, Count Von Ber.nstoriff, both heartily favour the earliest consummation of an arbitration treaty between German and the United treaty," says President I aft, wotiid be helpful in reaysurinir the citizens that our Government is equally wilnng 1o negotiate with German on the same lines as with Great Britain and 3? ranee. The negotiations are incomplete. but the people can rest assured that our earnest 'efforts, will be resumed with Germany for the attainment of universal peace by means of arbitration. FRANCHISE FIGHT ITALY. During the present session of the Chamber of Deputies the wo p cl ? ? f Jtalv will begin their hrst skirmish in the "snffrair© campaign. Uo to the piesent the fight for the franchise has been carried on with Jit He or no pub.ic'tv, but the women are confident ' ,f obLa '"' insr a hearing before Parliament that w : l! -liable them to vieWh on the Electoral Reform Bill, un< j" l which it is proposed to -rant what 1 practical l -*- be universal suffrage to a.l classes of men in Italy. ihe hone that a clause will be inrorted extend in" the franchise to their own sex.