CABLE NEWS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3837, 21 April 1899, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Labour leaders torn publicans.

Lokbon, April 19. — Tom Mann, President of the International Transport Workers Federation and founder oi the Dockers Union, has purchased a public house at Long Acre, London and intends to abandon the labour cause. t ■ . George Shipton and Hamill, two other well known labour leaders, have also become publicans. A jast rebuke. London, April 19. — The Economist strongly condemns the action of the New Zealand Midland Railway bond holders for petitioning the Stock Exchange to refuse quotations of New Zealand loans. . Wireless telegraphy. [ Loxdow. April 20. — Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy has L been established between a num--1 ber of Frenoh warships, the chain J of vessels extending 80 miles. ' English railway companies and ', Atlantic liner companies ate investigating the, system for the | purpose of transmitting business and other messages. a The new taxation. London, April 20.;— The Pinant cial News advocates the colonies i being absolved from the new taxe ation. . \,:v '» A parting gift. y Washington, April 19.— Mrs * Marion McKay, a well known f American society lady, divorced \ some time ago, has married Count .. Bruemin, attache«pf the German l " diplomatic service at Washington. McKay sent his ex-wife £20,000 as a wedding present. The Philippines. a Manila, April 19. — The Anieri>o can cruiser Yorktown visited to Baler to relieve the Spanish gar- £ c rison besieged by the Philipinos. £ Lieut GUroore with a boat's to crew of 14 men, fellinto an ambe bush and was captured.