CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 76412, 13 January 1903, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

m Pbr PbbßS Association.— By Emotbic TbU 6RAPH — GOPVJUGHT. BACIAL FEELING IN AMEBICA. ANTI-NEGBO BIOTS FEABED. Beceived 13, 8.40 a.m. NEW YOBK, January 12. Negroes in the South are afraid to accept appointments. Several have resigned positions. The entire South is in a white heat over President Boosevelt's action, and there is some danger of an outbreak of anti-Negxo riots if President Boos»velt persists. THE SAXONY SCANDAL. VIENNA, January 12. The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has offered the Princess Imperial a castle if she abandons M. Giron, the French tutor with whom she eloped. MB CHAMBEBLAIN. THE MISSING MONEY. ' Beceived 12, 10.35 p.m. . CAPETOWN, January 12. j Mi- Smuts told Mr Chamftfrrlain that since the Government held the books . the Transvaal Government should be able to trace the missing money. Mr Chamberlain said the Government possessed some books^but all those dealing with the, remittances to * Europe, had disappeared. The Govern- » ment was not aware to whom the ' money had been sent. General Botha hinted that if the late Government were. amnestied, perj haps they might give the information. I Mr Chamberlain replied that some I of those who Had been permitted to return could give no help. Mr Smuts wished it to be under- • stood that the Boers were not ungrateful for Britain's efforts. Received 12, 11.44 p.m. ! :. CAPETOWN, January 12. The Johannesburg Council's "and the Australians' addresses to Mr Chamberlain were enclosed in gold caskets, one being in the shape of an ingot, and the other of solid gold, weighing 84 • ounces. , N.S.W. WEATHEB. } Received 13, 1.5 a.m. { SYDNEY, January 12. j As the result of the continued heat in the the crops and herbage show signs of withering in all directions, and farmers are despondent. CHINESE AFFAIBS. Received 12, 10.35 p.m. NEW YOBK, January 12. ' General Chaffee, who commanded the American troops at the siege of Peking, speaking at Brooklyn, said he knew where eighty million dollars of treasure were hidden in the Forbidden City of Peking. He planned to seize it, retaining sufficient, to pay the ' indemnity and returning the rest, to the Chinese, but President McKinley forbado him. • , . • I Beceived 12, 11.44 p.m. LONDON, January 12. Prince Chun has been appointed to make sacrifices for the dead dn connection with the inauguration of Bar* , on Ketteler's monument. WIEELESS TELEGBAPHY. . Beceived 12, 11.44 p.m. LONDON, January 12. At Marconi's request King Edward , and. President Roosevelt will shortly) | [ exchange their first formal wireless messages. < •THE QUEENSLAND MUBDEBS. ] EXECUTION OF PAT KENIFF. BRISBANE, January 12. Pat Keniff was executed this' morning, death being instantaneous. When standing on the scaffold he said, "Before God I solemnly declare that I am innocent of the crime for which I was condemned." Received 12, 10.53 p.m. BRISBANE, January 12. Keniff was buried- in South Brisbane cemetery, four hundred person's, including his father and brothers, attending the funeral. A large number of wreaths were sent by sympathisers. ■I