GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14554, 23 June 1913, Page 1

GENERAL.

MEWS IN BRIEF. Monsoon season in India. Son bora to King '/and Queen of Spain. Man run over by Rotorua express at Hunt&y. . €k>-rernznent candidate out ' for Grey Seat. . " Town of Tirnova wiped out by earthquake. Majority of excursionists returned last nigjht. Princ? of Wales Birthday. Flags flying in town. Negro lynched by nngry crowd in Georgia, America. ' . Serria is ;still insistent on a revision of the treaty. America's. President has established Greenwich time.. Mr Cook, Federal Liberal leader, to form new Ministry. Suffragettes mobbed in Ljondon and pelted with eggs. Bulgaria irastecut in demands an£ Montenegrins new aggjreesife. Foundry ran out winners against Thames at hockey on Saturday. Gore farmer dies as result of injuries through, horse fallingi on him. Poor tides blamed for failure of refloating; attempt on Indnaibaraih. Bengalis threaten agitation over educational administration in India. New Zealand League Team defeated New South Wales by 17 to II Perth doctor bought a Reubens picture for £50, valued at £.40,000 Aaunual Ladies'* Hockey Tournament to be heid at Wiangamui this year. •Canada beat South Africa, in, Da-_ vis Cup doubles. Each side won sin glos. . Condition of man Hewitt who caused sensation at Ascot, precarious. Huia ladies defeated St. George's by narrow margin of one point on Saturday. - . - 1 ■^V; ilB. * Collect' beat" F. V. EeUy in semi final for Auckland golf oham pioriship. ■' '" ' ' New Zealand Maoris defeatod Metropolitan, at Sydney on Saturday, by 6 to 3, 'Pouring New Zealand - League Footballers leave for ihome on Sat urday nexx. Dutch Coast Defence Bill adopted, including provision for fortification and flushing. _ English. Suffragette leaders address congress at Budapest. No discussion allowed. Bombs thrown from aeroplane on Federal waiships proceeding' against Mexican rebels. Area of 7000 acres near Da-rgavill-? has changed hands at £60,000 ■ fo»' closer settlement purposes. Auckland Post Office putting. 1"'on male telephone operators owing' to automatic installaition. •Promhient number of Stouth African Labour Party suicides on being ehargied with tlneft. Reported that over 1400 1 pecple A'oted twice in Fremantle in connection- with Federal elections. 1 Fiold^'anshoß Sir Gteo. heroic defender of Ltadvsmitih in Bwr War, died January 24<tlh, 1912. Several inquiries for local hotels lately, and we understand two wellknown hostelrys will change hands shortly. British labourites resent national executive roteoing 1 Mir -B'anton's candidature for Leicester. Socialists ad- ' opted Hurley. Proposal to form North Auckland 'Rujiby Union to be put before various unions aa result of cnuntry wccik dclo^tfos meeting:. s^tntrd iJillv' Wynyard, fX-inN-v----iiii.tioual playor has forfeited seat us H'awkcs B.'ay deleiuihito oti N'jw Ze.l-. land League Council for pJnyiiiu; recently Comprehensive programme drawn up for entertainment of visitors to Ivina's College Reunion, Friday 27., until Sunday. Several Tliames old boys arc to be present. A lang-e nunubsr of masonic brethren are journey rnir to Auckland tomorrow to meet. Captain HiaJsey and - hi.-? officers who are being entertuin!ed 'by the Auckland Freemason s