CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 10899, 6 April 1899, Page 4

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Lord Kitchener is proceeding to Suakim. The Queen’s birthday associated with the peace jubilee will be held in Washington on May 24 Owing to the further massing 6i Russian troops on the German frontier the Reichstag will "be asked next session to further increase the German infantry by 7,000 men. This increase the Reichstag refused when the Amy Increase Bill wee being discussed. An emissary sent to Siberia by K'ng Oscar jo* Sweden to inquire regarling the sUrpFd fi idiog of Andrde’s remains reports that be is not convinced that the story told by the Tungueea is a hoax. He is hopefully follow* ing up the due.

:;Jhe advaptSfeii of AuckifsSalkAei .«&* of~oull were pointed not by tt beiDg mged that if W#sll¥gto» ?tweh»y kourt oil -the vM^e.'trifle tf -Tpek-pfc .would gain Jtwo d»y#j» the BOUtbejTtt pwt of .ah moat be .only eight oi-pa,ll. a^bJ»f the extra twenty haute* steatning-.iwhi emphasised, as well ee thedaot tHb the inward cargo from -Son Francisco wee distributed in Auckland projrino9, y?hioh also foutfd one-third of the outward jargo. It wa; resolved to urge the Auckland the port of bait, andajao th oall a public meeting with a -view'to getting the'support of the people of Auckland generally A suggestion to urge at the game-time for direct railway communication trtlh Wellington and expedite the delivery of tnaiWifrom Auckland was pot entertained, it 'being considered inadvisable to mix op 'the £wo eubjeots, and a motion that the commercial and financial position Of - the colony does not warrant a fortnightly service wat not seconded. , AUCKLAND, Apbil 6 The Auckland Tradea- and Labor Council resolved to ’pfoteat strongly against the 1 8clion bow- being taken . to alter the port of call of the Sah Francisco mail service from Auckland, -and to call on all workers in Auckland to strenuously resist the attempt t > alter the port of nail, The resolution 's to bs forwarded to the Premier and the looalorganisatiopß.