TO-DAY'S CABLES

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 49, 20 September 1905, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES

1 Punitive Kxpt4lfta& Telegraph. Fmaw A«M>ol»lfatf &>###&»s i Received Hopt 20, 0,1 g *.MThe warnhip Mtjrir&hs, frsis &£# Hebrides, roportn ihht & t^ff^ft' expedition from tha f'&tf*6tfg §tf<J jj&# Meurtho marcbod intottte ifi^'HW6? Malicolo with Maxim %titi& $1$ natives fired howjo Kbots, fcs£ tftfS# I were seen. Homo I>urrn636 v?jfcggs t were destroyed with the plasfcttroW.Obituary. Noi;mka, This 3D&yV Obituary — Doctor Fr&ys<#, Kott£aW Catholic Bishop of Nonm&ft* An Unsuccessful Search. AhKs.MOH, This Day, The search for tb« Loch Vftcfcfcchar was unsuccessful. Proteotion for Australian Industries. Mellouunk, Tbii Day. The Chamber of Manufactory has adjourned. A resolution waa passed in favor of preferment with adequate protection for Australian industries. A Present From King Edward. New York, September 19. King Edward has presented a Bible lectern to the Brutton Church, in Williamsbury, to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Anglo-Saxon civilisation and the English Church in Virginia. Political Campaign Funds. New York, Sept. 19. Mr Morton, president of the New York Equitable, declares that henceforth the Equitable will not contribute to political campaign funds. Home Rule in Ireland. New York, September 19. Mr William Redmond, speaking at Boston, expressed the hope that the " Physical Force Party " would join the Constitutional wing and fight unitedly for Home Rule for Ireland. General Booth's Scheme. London, September 19. The Agents General will meet General Booth to discuss his immigration proposals. Melbourne, This Day. Mr Bent has written to the other Premiers suggesting a conference with the view of concerted action in General Booth's scheme. Reforms in Russia. St. Petersburg Sept. 19, Prince Solsky's commission has almost completed arrangements for the constitution of the National Duma, and is now examining che project for the formation of a Council. Message From King Edward. . London, Sept. 19. King Edward, in a message to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, said his visit would always remain memorable, and hoped the extraordinarily fine appearance of the Scottish volunteers would be an incentive to others to join the force, and whose patriotism is to be greatly commended. Chinese Entarprise. Pek.-n, This Day. China has decided to open to trade Kirin, Ninguta,Hungchun,Hwanting and Toitaihar. The Government is planning the construction of a trunk railway traversing the three central provinces from Canton to Pekin, the Canton-Hankow railway forming the southern part Deporting Inhabitants of Saghalien. Tokio, September 19. The Japanese are deporting the inhabitants of Saghalien to Castries Bay, from where they are obliged to march for seventy versts (two thirds of an English mile) through vast forests in order to reach Mariinsk. Commonwealth Affairs/ Sydney, This Day. Three States have agreed with Mr Carruther's proposal that the Braddon Clause should be amended so that the Commonwealth shall return a fixed sum to the States. Charge of Murder. Brisbane, This Day. P. Levaux, solicitor, a prominent labour supporter, was charged at Cairns with the murder of Perie Lumberg. The accused's wife benefits under Lumberg's will, which was made three weeks prior to his death. The evidences partly circumstantcial. Closer Settlement. Sydney, This Day. The cable refers to the Myall Creek's settlement areas for which the Agent-General is receiving applications under the Closer Settlement Act. Mr Carruthers explains that the farms are not provisionally allotted, but " prohibitionally " applied for. As regards assisting with the passage money, the Government will advance 2 per cent of the value of the farm in the shape of passage money to be repaid later on. New Zealand Cyclists. Sydney, This Day. The New Zealand cyclists have departed for Melbourne to participate in the Warnambool-Melbourne race. Bell has injured his leg and possibly will be unable to start. Potatoes and Onions. Sydney, This Day. Potatoes (Circular Heads) £ 8 5s to £9 ; onions (American and Japanese) £20, Egyptian £22. Melbourne, This Day. Potatoes, locals, £5 10s to £7; onions, £17 to £2p. A New Method in Horse Dealing. Melbourne, This Day. The groom confessed to the fabricated yarn of the sticking up to shield himself for losing the horse. A Brutal Murder. Perth, This Day. The man Williams who, with two others, was arrested for the murder of Liehglid, made a statement that they enticed Liebglid aboard the schooner on the pretence of showing him a pearl. They attacked him with slingshots when he fell overboard,and they battered his head and hands as he tried to reboard till he sank.