CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 320, 18 July 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

♦ • ■ • - [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT.] j [i>K& PKKSB ASSOCIATION.] PEACE CONFERENCE. The Hague, July 17. At the Peace Conference the third committee approved the proposal for the adoption of the Geneva Convention to maritime warfare. Venezuela refuses to obey tne award of the Hague Court condemning her to pay ten million francs to Belgian creditors. WOOLWICH ARSENAL London, July 17. A Parliamentary committee has recommended that the machinery rendered idle at Woolwich arsenal owing to lessening of hands be employed in producing army stores, saddlery, camp equipments and raUway stores, affording work to the extent of £726,---000 annually. ' THE HOME FLEET. London, July 17. The King will review the Home Fleet in the Solent on August 3. The fleet will include 12 battleships, 24 cruisers, 120 torpedo destroyers and submarines. PREFERENCE. Fourteen Unionist freetraders voted in the minority on Mr Itfttelton a censure motion though eight of them intimated that they did not withdraw their objection to Colonial preference based on the taxation of corn, meat, and raw materials. CRICKET. In the cricket match; Gloucester v. Sussexj Jessop made 260 (not out) in 200 minutes. TENNIS. In the Davis Cut> tennis competition, Wright beat Wilding, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6. Brookes beat Behr, 4-6, 6-4, fi_l ft-Q T*he Australian v. Britain competition begins on Saturday.