GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8938, 3 July 1905, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRO-HUNGAItY.

[press association.] (Received July 3, 8.45. 11.111.) BUDA PESTH, July 2. M. Fejervay' called a conference of the Opposition but thc'leadcrs failed to sug--gest a compromise enabling the majority to undertake to fonu a Cabinet.

~ DEATH OF HON. J. HAY. (lteceivciLJuljL.2/ 4 -50 »•"»•) WASHINGTON, July 1. Colonel John Hay, United States Secretary of State, died -suddenly from pulmonary embolism. (Received July 3, 8.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 2. King Edward was wie tirst foreign ruler "to condole with President Roosevelt on the Jrlon. J. Hay's death. |.Colonel John Hay, who was born in 1838, practised law for many years, until becoming President Lincoln's private secretary. Serving -in the diplomatic service, he relinquished the post of ambassador to Great Britain, in order to accept the position lie held at the time of his death. Colonel Hay was "a litterateur of some merit. One of his works, in collaboration with "Colonel Nicolai, was the- "Life of President Lincoln." Some time ago he had to retire from office, but only a few weeks 'since news was received that he had once more assumed active control.]

TENNIS.

(Received July 3, 8.45 a.m.) .LONDON, July 2. At the tennis tournament Gore beat Wilding, Brookes beat 'Riseley, reaching the semi-final in the singles, while Brookes and Dunlop are still unbeaten in the doubles. - - '

CHINESE ANTI-AMEBICAN AGITATION.

_ PEKIN, July 2. In consequence of urgent representations from Washington, the Chinese viceroys and Governors were ordered, to stop the anti-American agitation to boycott American ' goods.

COLONIAL CONVERSAZIONE.

(Received July <j, 5.2 p.m.) , ~~ LONDON, July 1. Two thousand five hundred were present .at the Royal Colonial Institute's conversazione, including Mr Joseph Chamberlain, Hon. Alfred Lyttelton (Secretary for the Colonies), Lord Strathcona (Canadian High Commissioner), and the Australian Agents-General.

BIRTHDAY HONORS.

(Received July 2, 5.2 p.m.) LONDON, July 1. Th« King has conferred the Imperial Order of Merit on Sir George White (pioneer of electric, traction), Admiral Fisher (First Naval Lord)/ George Mere ditir (novelist),- Alma Tadema (the distinguished artist), and Sir William Hohnan Hunt (attist).

BRITISH REVENUE RETURNS.

(Received July. 2, 4.50 p.m.) - LONDON, July 1. British quarterly" revenue was £20,672.000, Customs contributing £7,774,000, exrise- £7,482,000, and stamps £193,000-

GIFT TO EDUCATION.

(Received July 2, 4.50 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 1. Mr J. D. Rockefeller presented ten million dollars to the General Education Board incorporated by recent Act of Con gress. The gift is to be devoted to highc Ho also presented a million dollars to Yale University.

EVILS OF LARGE TRUSTS.

(Received July 3, 1.13 a.m.) NEW YORK,. JuIy 2. After three months' investigation and hearing the testiniony-of one hundred witnesses, at a cost of 300,000 dollars; tnc Grand Jury indicated eighteen officials of four leading packing corporations, including Armour, Cudatoryi Edward Morris, Ira Morris, Louis, Edward, and Charles Swift, alleging combination to monopolise trade by the illegal granting and receiving of rebates. '

SWIMMING.

(Received July 3, 7.21 a.m.) _Lom>oN, June 2. In the mile swimming championship at Highgate Ponds, Kiernarrled for half the distance, and then Billington eventually won in 24min 42sec, fifty—yards ahead of Kievnan. _There were seventy thousand present. Miss Anette Kellerman, a Victorian swimmer, swam from Putney to Blackwall, 13{ miles, in 3 hours 54min 16sec.