Telegraphic News

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2799, 18 August 1903, Page 2

Telegraphic News

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COCKSFOOT.

Wellington, Aug 17

The Agent-General cables:—" Better demand for cocksfoot at forty seven shillings c.i.f. London, for clean, bright, New Zealand seed, weighing seventeen pounds per bushel."

London, Aug. 16

Lord Salisbury has somewhat improved Jin'health, after a restful night. Memqers of the family are assembling at Hatfield House.

It is reported that the International Congress on wireless telegraphy at Berlin favoured making wireless telegraphy the business of the various Governments exactly as inland telegraphy is 7iow regulated. It is understood that this extinguishes Signor Marconi's chance of securing a monopoly.

Lord Oarrington, speaking afc High Wykome, declared that Mr Chamberlain's last wild miscalculations would probably share the same fate as his other miscalculation. What levelheaded man, he asked, believes the country will allow interference with the food supplies. If he is defeated, Mr Chamberlain might try and win on the cry for retaliation. This would mnke bad blood in Europe.

The Board of Trade, in reference to the Canadian preferential tariff, shows that, whereas in the five years before 1897, British imports decreased £2,225,000, they increased 100,000 between 1807 and 1902. The Canadian imports from the United Statef for the same period, increased by twelve millions. The Vienna papers report the disappearance of Doctor Manderstam, the Bussian Consul at Uskub, while on a tour of inspection of Macedonia,

A squadron of the Bussian Black Sea fleet has sailed for Turkish waters.

Vienna reports the situation desperate and the Porte incapable of restoring order. Strong bands of rebels are plundering the villages, firing houses everywhere. A thousand Turks attacked a rebel stronghold in the mountains of the Florima district, guarded by 600 men, whence bread, clothing, ammunition, rifles and shots were distributed. After twenty-four hours' fighting the Turks were repulsed with heavy loss. Borne, August 16. Telegraphs allege that the sum of .£280,000 was found in the late Pope's rooms, and also a jewelled Tiara, worth .£BO,OOO, which His Holiness never wore. New York, August 16. A hurricane destroyed the sugar cane, cocoa and coffee crops at Martinique. Thousands of houses were wrecked and some deaths are reported. Sydney, Aug. 17. The estimates of the attendance at Saturday's football match range from 30,000 to 55,000.

The Sydney "Morning Herald" says: The game was a hard one all through. In the first half the Australians fairly well held their opponents in the scrums and in the tackling ; but in the second

half the visitors ran clean away and won in every department, in line kicking, in pace, the certainty of giving and taking passes and in goal kicking. The " Herald" adds : New Zealand can reasonably claim to be the head quarters of football in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Australians have a great deal to learn ; but the visits of the New Zealanders are so few and far between that it is doubtful if that which has been learned from the present tour will remain permanently with us.

The '' Telegraph " says the play on both sides in the first half was brilliant. Afterwai'ds the Australians went off, and excepting, perhaps, on the line their forwards were beaten all round. It gives special praise to the New Zealand backs, and adds: The fact is the better team won, and it was in the matter of combination that it was most effective.