YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10182, 7 March 1911, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS.

[By Telegraph—Fress Association.']

The Negrellos spinning mills at Santo Thyrso, Portugal, have been burned.

A labourer named F. Bedford has surrendered himself to the police, and confessed to the murder of Harry Martin at the Cafe Royal in London on December oth, 1894.

It is reported that there is a serious outbreak of cholera in Honolulu. Tlie Federal Government's help has been sought. There have been eighteen cases and fifteen deaths.

The Melbourne Wharf Labourers' Union has decided to refuse to handle agricultural implements for export during tin? strike.

A mob of Renmark (Adelaide) fruitgrowers, who are on strike, attacked the growers who were doing their own picking. They knocked one down, severely injuring others.

The Canadian Conservatives \v'i[ fight the reciprocity agreement tooth and nail. They are willing that Canada should make an offer to the United States until they see if the reciprocity agreement passes the new Senate.

Mr Peter Bowling, speaking in Sydney, delivered a violent attack on the Labour party. He declared that lie is tired of the Labour Ministry.

Two previously convicted Gprman waiters were heavily sentenced at London, for stealing their employer's plate. The prisoners had organised a young thieving gang of young foreign waiters.

Owing to public indignation on account of the light sentence of twelve months inflicted on the Japanese, Seto, at Perth, W.A., who was found guilty of manslaughter after having killed the French woman, De Faur, it has been decided that he be deported on release.

A Congressional Committee has been appointed'to investigate the political and economic conditions of Alaska (which State has been seeking an alliance with Canada,) The Committee is empowered , to recommend legislation at the December session of Congress.

Lord Swawthling's estate has been proved at £1,150,000. His children and grandchildren will be disinherited, except for £IOO a year, if they do not profess the Jewish faith, or if they marry out of their religion.

German newspapers bitterly resent the enrolment of German minors in the French Foreign Legion. They declare that until 1910 enrollers under eighteen years were released upon Germany's demand, which concession they say is now withdrawn.

There "were disorderly scenes in the United States 'House of Representatives. A member challenged the Speaker, and the latter defied him. The member referred to Mr Cannon's grey hair. Mr Cannon retorted: "1 cheered the Speaker uproariously.

The Federal executive has issued a regulation reducing the retiring age of Colonels to 58, Lieutenant-Colonels to 55, and Captains to 50. There is great indignation expressed in military circles. The Minister of Defence indicates that in his next estimates provision will be made for .an Aviaton Corps. •:

. The steamer ' Bannocfcburn, from ] Antwerp for San Francsco, has been 1 beached at Dover after a collision. The Chinese crew was seized with a panic, and mutinied. The mate of the vessel drew a revolver, and after wounding two Chinese, succeeded in quelling the insurrection. A Brisbane deputation urged Mr Fisher, Premier of the Commonwealth of Australia, to retain the present Vancouver service. He replied that the .matter would be fully gone into. He idid not know whether a subsidy of fifty thousand would be required, but if it was clear that it would be in the interests of Australia, the Government might go even further. The Strawboard mills at Broadfield, Melbourne, were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 100,000. The fire started in the 'engine-room, were a quantity of paper was stacked, and spread rapidly. The whole of the machinery was ruined. The property was insured in different companies. A robber killed a policeman at Alexandria (Indiana) when discovered holding up a jewellery store. The ' robber then fled and barricaded himself in a vacant house. A posse surrounded the house and a fight was imminent , when ihe robber and an accomplice were arrested. A mob endeavoured to storm the gaol and lynch the prisoner, but eventually dispersed.