Telegraphic News

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2794, 28 July 1903, Page 2

Telegraphic News

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPOND BNTS {.Br Teleoraphj

COCKSFOOT.

Wellington, July 27

The Agent-General cables:—" The cocksfoot market remains very flat. Average price to-day for bright clean Now Zealand cocksfoot seed weighing 171bs to bushel is 46s per cwt."

Wellington, July 27.

Last night's burglaries included a visit to the house of a former Christchurch resident, Mrs Mackett, who was robbed of about _£l 00 worth of jew»l lery, including a number of heirlooms. Miss Sutcliffe, a visitor at the house, also lost all her jewellery. Mrs Mackett was visiting a neighbour, and her daughter and Miss Sutcliffe had gone to Church. In their absence the thieves bored a hole through a window, opened the catch and effected an entry. The house was ransacked from end to end. Everything in the shape of money and jewellery was taken, as well as a number of valuable papers.

London, July 26

The King visited the Dublin Corporation dwellings and afterwards, on his own impulse, went through several alleys in the slums, where he visited in 1885, when attending the Royal Commission on Dwellings. He also gave for the distribution to the poor of Dublin. In the afternoon Their Majesties proceeded to Newtownards, County Down, where the Marquis of Londonderry entertained them.

C. B. Fry, in the match, Sussex v. Leicestershire, scored 99 and 127 not out. He is the first batsmen this season to aggregate 200 runs.

The official statement shows that the London two penny tubes, now in operation, represent a capital of seven and a half millions sterling, while those in course of construction represent eighteen and a half millions of money. Powers have been granted this session to companies, whose capital aggregates twenty and a half millions, while the lines authorised, but not commenced, represent three and a half

millions.

New York, July 26

Sensational discoveries have been made of the blackmail by representatives of LabQUl' Unions in A mericu of

employers, OOBteftgWw allege that

enormous, slims haVe bbeii wrting from tbem here by threats of strikes. A well-known builder declared he is ;»ble to show that last year over ,£400,000 was extorted from employers in this way.

Bombay, July 26

India is sending lOOjOOO darnels and _000 mtiies to Somaliland for the new C;imel Corps.

General Manning's failure is entirely owing to the immobility of his forces.

Rome, July, 26. St. Peter's was cleared at noon,when the lying-in-state concluded, The interment of the late Pope Leo commenced at 7 and finished at 9.x 5. Two thousand persons were invited. The Cardinals celebrate . the funeral Services from Tuesday to Friday, Cardinals Rampolla, Gotti, Serafino, Vannuklli and Oreglia are the most prominent aspirants to the Pontifical Chair.