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Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5157, 14 November 1912, Page 5

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i Shot to Kill Milwaukee, November 18. Schrenk, the man who fired a revolver at ex-President Roosevelt, has pleaded guilty to the crime. A commission has been appointed to examine birn to see if he is sane or not. Schrenk, in his statement, says that he shot Roosevelt because he was a menace to the country, and should not have a third term. He shot him as a warning to othurs of a like mind. “1 shot Theodore Roosevelt to kill him. I think ail r- n trying to keep themselves in office Giould be killed. They became danp ions,” concluded Schrenk.

indepeiuiencti of Belgium Received ft a.in., 14th, Brussel , N iveuiber 13. The Premier in I'wlianient stated that the Powers I’uuranteeing the independence of t■■ country were divided into oppu.i ig camps,- and Belgium must rely on herself. Hie Government was anxious, but hoped Parliament would vote the necessary measures to defe'd their independence. The declaration has caused a profound impression

Immigrants For Now Zealand London, November 13. The Maman took 525 reduced rate passengers for New Zealand, including 126 single female domestics. The Hon. T. Mackenzie, High Commissioner for |New Zealand, inspected the immigrants and addressed them. Schooner Adrift Paris, November 12. At Dunkirk tha schooner Casimir Perrier broke adrift and sank fifteen fishing sloops. The loss of life is unknown.

Woman Suffrage Champion London, November 13. Mr Geo. Lanshury, Labour M.P., is resigning the Bow and Bromley seat and contesting it as a cnampion of woman suffrage. A Lucky Haul Received 9 a.m., 14th. Paris, November 13. Burglars, assisted by a clerk in a jewellery establishment in the Place de I’Opera, stole jewels to the value of £12,000 sterling.