TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7414, 2 October 1902, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.

(By Eloctrio Tolegraph—Copyright.) (Per Press Association.) Eeooivea October 2, 9.11 a.nt. Pabis, Wednesday. The Death of Zola. Drefus visited M. Zola's coffin. ■ Several of 2oU's friends claimed a National funeral, but an anti-Dreyfus demonstration was feared. Some Catholic newspapers »uggo3t Zolft suicided.

\iord Salisbury. London, Wednesday. Lord Salisbury has gone to Beauhcu, in France.

Bough on Flies. An epidemic of diarrhoea is raging at Fralto/and Portsmouth, whici, was conveyed by flies frequenting the City dust heaps. . Carnegie's Offer Decline. The Marylebone Town Council declined Mr Andrew Carnegie's offer of £30,000 for a freejlibrary on the ground of the incidental expenses the acceptance would involve A Peculiar Reason. Mr O'Doherty, member for Donegal North, refuses the United Irish League s request to resign because he attended the Coronation. Cuiard Snares. Consequence on Mr Balfour's announcement, phenomenal rise has occurred in Canard shares. Frozen Mutton. A new clause in the am.v contracts insists that frozen mntton supplied must be exclusively colonial.. England's JBorenne. The revenue for the quarter ended for the quarter ended September was £20,455,000. The customs contributed £8,890,000. excise £8,920,000 and stamps £1,820,000. White Cliffs Robbery. Received October 2, at 10 6 a.m. Sydney, Thursday. Burgess was acquitted' for the White Cliffs opal robbery. The jury disagreed on the second count of receiving and the prisoner was remanded. Shearing Troubles. Two Unionist shearers were sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for forcibly detaining five labourers at Corona station. University Jubilee. There was a brilliant gathering at the Conversazione m honor of the University Jubilee. Federal Finance. Melbourne, Thursday. The additional Federal estimates necessitated the non-authorising loan total £257,000. The greater poi tion will be expended on Postal Department works. To make up the amount the sums proposed to be returned to the various States will be reduced. New South Wales by £109,000, Victoria by £41,000, Queensland by £53,000 and the other States to a lesser extent.