CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7743, 12 June 1903, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Per Prois Association. -By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright.

FREIGHTS. *- Koceived 12, 8.16 a.m. 4§* LONDON, June liT At the instance of the Australasian Merchants' Association, a meeting 1 of merchants - and bro.kers interested in Australian and Taemanian trade is to be held daily at the Royal Exchange, excepting Saturday, to deal with tho Question of freights.

MOEOCCO.

Figuigian chiefs have been allowed one day to make repetratioli for the attack, on the French Governor-General's party, and offer guarantees for their future behaviour. ,

s VENEZUELA."

General Matos and 'sther revolutionary leaders, have reached Caracas, after spending four 'days iv an open boat. Most of the rebels Have been captured. , „ , {

MOTOR WORKS DESTROYED.

The Daimber motor works at Constalt were burned, and sixty now machines destroyed, including; Mercedes racers entered for the Gordon-Ben-nett Eace, to be decided in Ireland. The damage is estimated at three hundred thousand pounds.

Received 11, 11.43 p.m.

MELBOURNE, June 11.

In the Senate, . Mr Higgs gave notice of motion characterising ' the action of the Victorian Governor in delivering an address in favor of an increased Australian naval subsidy as an unwarrantable interference.

In the House, Mr Turner, Federal Treasurer, moved the second reading) of the Sugar Bounties BUI. He explained it was simply to provide for' charging a rebate on white-grown sugar to all States on a population basis, instead of according to the consumptio* of 'each State. H« mentioned the tbial sugar revenue of the Commonwealth was £787,000, whereof 91,000 ton& of .Australian produced £274,000; and 85;509 tons imported £513,000. All hoped the proportion of Australian sugar would increase, though it meant a loss of revenue to the States. But* for the financial necessities of ihe States, there had been no need for excise duty, and the necessity m ght have disappeared by .1906, when the bonuses ceased. The debate was adjourned. Received 12, 1 a.m. SYDNEY, June ll!. The Cabinet has decided that Jones and Grand, who murdered Constable Long, shall be hung, but. have commute^ the capital sentence on Hauna, the Paddington:^ wife-murderer, to imprisonment for life.