HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12164, 16 February 1914, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ; (Per Press Absociatios.) CABINET CHANGES. Received February U, at 2.30 p.m. London. February 13. Mr Mor.taifU will succeed Mr Masterman. TRAFFIC IN TITLES. London. February 13. Mr Lacker-Eampsoii has introduced a P.ill to prohibit iraliic in recommenda-l-oiis for litis or honors. The- meaMire was with ironical laughter. CANTEEN FRAUDS. London. February 13. Saw v. t wave evidence at How Street in tin"- canteen case tli.it money was promi-.-d in i|tiart..'i-inasters in the lliival Welsh Fusiliers jind Royal Scots Fusiliers. He Mijiecsted to Finn that he- mi"lu be abb- to supply the eauti-ciis with margarine, wliicli frav..- a i{uod return. FRENCH CONCESSION IX CHINA. Pari,, February 13. A French bank has obtained a c-nn-c-:-sio„ in China to construct a railv.ay irom Ya.-iebow to lliin-lcin-. 1DI>) miles, ai a .-ost of Cl.<i:i!).:r.ill. The preiimiii.-iry agreement slipn* lates tl ucoiiditioiial payment of £.s;i:i.lili:i. virtually as bareain money. A Br.ti-ii enternrisj' stands no chance unless similarly linanced. li.-ceiv.d F.-bruary Kb at <).20 a.m. PekiiiL'. Februarv 15. Hv pn.ma.iui: CS!Hl.(i:i:i bar»aiu mon". y ilie Franco-Chinese Industrial Rank'ha-, obtained a cum-es-iiui to t-on-tniii a railway from Yaiiahong '. ia SiiiL'-in. and Yuiinau-fu lo Ciiunkin^. OBITUARY. Paris. February 13. M. Ih-nillou. the lin^.-ipiint inveii- | tor. is dead. I Received February 10, at 0.-JO a.m. | LoikUid, February 10. , Tile death is announ.ed ol the lion. ■ Thomas Sinclair, an Ulster leader.

RAYS EXPLODE TORPEDOES.. London. February 13. Ulivi's lest torpedoes were submerged ill the Ai no River.

ITALIAN AP.MY FRAUDS. Rome, February 14.

An aiionvmous eommunieatioii led. to the di-.e.iv -ry ul Iraiids of four million lire iii eoniieeiiun with the contracts lor the iii-niv in Libya.

JEWISH .MURDER IX RUSSIA. Si. Petersburg. February I-L The hov I'a.-hkoff was- a Jew. Jlis lather ha- been arr-sted.

OVERSKAS ASSOCIATION". London. February 13.

Applications for inclusion in the (her.-, as As.-aciation are greatly iut'e-x----i-"-. of all i„iiniai.c.s.

EARL MINTO IN EXTREMIS. London. February 13 Earl Minio's condition is critical.

TOO MANY ACCIDENTS. London. Februarv 13. In ihe debate on the Address, Mr Brace's aiiieiidnu-uf, calling attention io the increase in the number of accidents

iii mini": :iml on railways. led tin- Government in emphasise Mr AiNenna's promise t,, introduce :i liill hased on the experience m' <-oal mini's disasters. .Mr l{iilii>i'i>i)ii h::s promise/! :m in--4111ii-- in(.•• raihvav cmiilovim-nt under ill,- "Prevention 4)i Aerld.-nU Act. I)I?I-:.\D STOCK DIKKASE. London. rVl.r.iarv 13. Oivin-i to fool and month disease anion;', IJirkejihead rattle nearly all tlie Iri-li ;)oits have lioen c!o-ed to importation. ITTTIXt; Till-; SHOT KF.CO'Rn. London. rVbrnarv 1:?. Pa! lie!: Ryan ha, eieal-d a 'world's neon! jn ]>nt 1 inti tile •-.'-'Mi shot with a throw oi Wit Bj!ii. AXAHC7IV IX CHINA. ]Vf.n: : r. IVlirnarv 1!. Tlic ri-4-mif-r hu, resided, rec-o-ni-;!ili the lii.ti.de.sm-s :,i' the internal financial 'it nation. Hands amliiisli.d nine hundred Co\ernnie:ii troop--. The killed and wounded IoH. and /apimcd ilu-ir lilleami hiii'li aiiimuni'.io!!. oriu.ix moTM. London. I'Vbriiarv ]o.' 'lite Dublin Hints Cammis-ini; exonerate, the police on charges of lirutality in supoi'cs-in;', the riots of Aii-'Ust and September.

horses fop Tin-: oermax army. ; London. February 1.5. A law-nit respecting a horse revealed I In- fart that a Cernian baron residing at Market Dravton in 1!)1U exported :i-JI thorongubred- I'oi- ill.- C-rann army. riVE-ELFCTIOXS. London. February I~>. The candidate., for file Poplar election will be Chirk (Fin'onist). Y,<. (n----iviilly Mayor. Liberal!, and Jones (Lahnr). The Insurance Act will tie a_ prominent feature ill the IJethn.ll (■'rron election. -Mr Mastci-maii has announced a M-h'eme to deal with tin' grievances of casual laborers. Air Wilson, the Fnionist candidate, proposes a drastic amendment of the Act." THK WASHIXCTOX STATFE. London. F, hruarv 10. The promolers of the p-.u-o cclebr.-l-lion /ire considering tin- plaoine „f the Washington statue in tli- Ahh-y or in a pulilie pla.-e if Canadian opinion is agreeable-. ' ECFADOU REVOLT. Oitavaquil. Fehrnarv ]•;. The Urilish Consulate and the cable o/itc-e were burned down during tin; fighting at E-uieraldas. JAPANESE CORRUPTION'. Tokio. February !■',. Five naval officer-, including a rearadmiral, have been detained pending a ( nurt-iiiarliil for corruption. AIRMAN'S IHT.L. Recivcd February 1(1. at 0 a.m. Paris. February 10. Ytdrine-. the aviator, has returned and challenged .M. Qninton. president if the French Aerial League, to a duel with service revolvers at ten paces. He declares that after the incident at Cairo, v.hen the French Ambassador took exception to Vidrino being presented to the Khedive, one of them must be wiped out. Meanwhile he has announced his candidature for Parliament. THE AIOXEY MARKET. London. Fehrnarv 1-j. The Ciiv of Christchurch loan is fully subscribed. The underwriters received SO per cent, of ill.- South African loan.