CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 287, 10 June 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. , » . (DT BLBCTUC ntMBAVB— OO»TBIOBT4 [PBB PRBM A&&OG7ATIOM.'k DISTRESSFUL IRELAND. (Received June 10th, 9.1 a.m.) Mr fiirreli, in reply to Mr John Rutherford, said that 12 persons had been committed for trial for raiding the farms at Thomastown. Several local traders had refused to supply the police with goods. A GREAT HORSE SHOW. There is a magnificent spectacle at the Olympia Hone Show now being held. There are 2000 entries, comprising the piok of the world's horses in all classes from the Continent, Amerioa and England. Messrs Vanderbilt and other rich Americans, besides Mr Winans, formerly a resident of the United States of Amerioa, have already taken many prices. Mr Armour's grey draught hones were present, but did not compete. On the opening day of the show 17,000 were present. DENMARK'S RULERS. The King and Queen of Denmark. - aboard the Victoria and Albert, the*British Royal yacht, were escorted by four cruisers from Flushing. They were welcomed by the fleet at Portsmouth, where the Prince of Wales received them. > King Edward and Queen Alexandria entertained them . at a State banquet. At the reception in the evening, Madame Melba sang. DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES] Mr W. J. D. Burnyeat, Liberal member of the House of Commons for Whitehaven, was summoned at the London Court for drunkenness. ' He pleaded that his condition was due to tha effect of chlorydine taken for <* relieving griping paint, and he was acquitted. LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS. Paris, June 9. M. Pichon, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, says that France should examine the proposed limitation of armaments without illusions, pending unanimous decisions. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. The Spectator states that the Conference blue book shows that the Premiers were unable to realise that Freetraders object to giving preference not out of love for foreigners, but because they did not wish to make holes in our taxes. Taxes are not for juggling States into wealth, or putting our money in private pockets without henefitting the poor. . * The blue book also shows how unjust wese the allegations of discourtesy towards the visiting Premiers. TENNIS. Brookes, of Victoria, won the singles Northern Championship at Manchester. He only tost three games during tiie entire competition. Caadagli and Charlton defeated B.ookes and Rendall for the doubles. Lowe and Bentley defeated Sharp and Doust, a Sydneyite. in the final of the East Surrey doubles. CUSTOMS' REGULATIONS. New York, June 9. The American Customs regulations embodied in the agreement with Germany declare that valuations made by Chambers of Commerce officially connected with the Government shall be accepted as evidence of the price of exports to Germany. The stipulation benefits France, not Britain, where the Chambers are not officially .connected with the Government. The hope is expressed that the British Government will arrange to appoint agents to superintend the valuations. .