LATEST CABLES. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 20, 25 January 1911, Page 5

LATEST CABLES. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright SHIPPING. (Received January 25, 8.10 a.m.) LONDON, January 24. Departures.—lluahine >and R an.gitira, for Lyttelton. SUCCESSFUL TRIAL. LONDON, Januarv 24. Tlio Aberdeen liuer Themistoelies held a successful trial from Cardiff to Loudon. -Many Australian a-ild New Zealand shippers were present. THE DEATH PENALTY. TOKIO, January 24. Dr Ivotuku, his wife, and ten others, have been executed. EVADING CUSTOMS DUTY. NEW YORK, January 24. The UnitexT States Treasury is [initiating a widespread investigation into wrapper and filler imparts. Statistics ireigarding Cuba show that diiiserepancies involving a loiss to the Government of nearly one million sterling have occurred annually since 1906. (Received January 25, 10.50 a.m.) BERLIN, January 24. Fran Herbioh was sentenced to 4-£ years for shooting ilier husband. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 24. A foundil'ing 'hospital at Ekaterinoslav has been closed, and the staff arrested. Ono thousand of 1060 aaifa.nt's received during the last six months died, chiefly of starvation.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 24. The Government ds dinereasing the expeditionary force to Yemen, to suppiress the rap i elly-growi.ng revolt. Tk© first transports have staa-ted.