CABLES.

North Otago Times, 26 September 1908, Page 2

CABLES.

■ Ar- — home and fobbign, 1% Electric ETelegrapb.—Copyright.) P«l Preai Association. Received Sopt., 2-5, at/ 9,30 i p.m. London, Sept, 25, ilr Carnegio lias given, « quarter of '■i million n ' year towards the foundation • of a hero fund in tlio United Kingdom to reward heroes of peace by tiio maintenance) , 0 f their widows chi.dren. Mr.. Carnegie, states '' We live in ia heroio age, and wo often thrilled by deeds of hero•sm whore men and women are inwed or liilkl in attempting to pre sprve 0 r rescue their fo'lowsT Tlies,'ww •' ot civil-satiou . ought to , b' freed from /pecuniary cares resulting ftoiu thru 1 heroism. Moei'and wunier rr.y treated ali'>o under the fund. Sailors, railwaymen, nurses, doctors, polios ■ and firemen in the British 's'o.i and tho ' waters thereof are eligible/ . Trustees aro to .administer • fund: .irtlio King approves oi tW .-J'rme the trustees ore directed, whenever. *>.■». Ivnig expresses a wish re-

finding. o!case/..that his .will shall- |>e ■ ' Carnegie has now. distributed 34 millions,.« i ' v ■ . 1 . Received Sept, 25, at 9.42 pirn.., Londw, Sept. 25. . ThoChronicle - says Mo - 'Admiralty very properly stipulates ./that in wartime its control of the. Australian navy / must Bo absolute. There is nothing more certain than that' Australia .will -bo unable for many years to Assume the sole responsibility for navnl dofotice. Her, safety. depends on British: navy,,': and will.: continue to so depend. " ■

: Tho application forms for the old ago pensions issued yesterday «t nil post offices <iro estimated at 50,0(10, applied for in the poor districts. In London thero were j,pathetic scenes. Tlio Times declares that the action or tho. Bulgarian Government in spjivng the Orient railway is manifestly incorrect diplomacy, and ftffftinst international law.' Tlie-conlm-yergy is serious, -bntia capablo. of adi'Jstivjent unless tlio Bulgarians arc 1-ent on creating a quarrel. "Received Sept. 25. at Hhi.m. :

London, Sent. 25. The Hutton car, btoilt.by the Napier Company, and driven -by' Mr Watson won, covering 339-1 • miles in Mi hour? 44 minutes 45 seconds. Tho second mid third cars were Darrac s, and took a few minutes longer, A number of oars were damaged, but there We no sorions accidents. Wfltson started first and was never passed.

New York, Sept, 25, The . Standard Oil Trust 'slate that *''e let-tern Mr TTcnrst puß'shcd wiv stolen with' many others.- 'f.fr Haskell cives President Koosevolt tlio li o directi,

President Eoosevelt's tame cat or Man that tlio measures ho is advocating, will be totally ineffective for curing a single evil now existing. They will merely throw business into helpless confusion,

Tho Democrats profess tremendous indignation at President Eoosevelt's interference with the election of his successor. . Mr Taft, thoy say, is only , President Eoosoveft's tamo cat or man Fridav.

The Evening Post complains that Piesident Roosevelt lias taken up an. undignified at/titudo in -plunging into an ignoble election row.