CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8086, 8 September 1905, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). Per Press Association.

(Received September 8, 7.3S a.m.)

'~-■, :.■•■'..■ OTTAWA, Sept. 7. Australia's decision to, add the cost of inland transportation to the invoices in determining the value of goods for duty; is considered in Canada to be a serious blow tc-the Canadian "Pacific Railway and the direct steamers between Canada and Australia, since it will compel Quebec and Ontario exporters to utilise the United States routes. ' . .

CAPETOWN, Sept. 7. A pojice drive of the Band resulted in the recovery of 3GO Chinese deserters from the mines. .. ' Received September 8, at'B:s2a.m. . ■.■■.'•< .. VIENNA, Sept. 7.' Mr Henniker Heaton has interviewed the Austrian Government regarding universal penny postage. The Vienna Chamber of Commerce is forming a league to promote a movement for its adoption. It is considered the achievement of this object is likely to be easier owing to the existence of penny post betweea Germany arid Austria.

Eeceived Sept. 8, at 10.13 a.m.

. LONDON, Sept. 7. The Bank rate has been fixed at 3 per cent. t : (Received Sept 8, 8 20 a.m.)

_ v ■ SHANGHAI, September 7. A tidal wave has caused great damage here.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 7. Huge finds of bombs and infernal machines have been made in the crypt of the Armenian church at Athens. They were intended to blow up Turkish cities and compel the intervention of ; the Powers in favour of reforms. '

Twelve Armenians'have been arres' ted.

[The Turks.regard with indifference, or rather witK secret satisfaction, the internecine warfare among the Chnsttians, and (according to a writer in the London Times in April last), "it is evident that under' present limitations ihe-civil agents and foreign Gendarmerie officers cannot do more than endeavour to correct specific cases of injustice or oppression which fall.under their notice, and they have apparently done their best. It is beyond their power to' effect any radical improvement while the whole administration rests in Turkish • hands. The country stands in need" of .organic remedies' which Europe must sooner or later be prepared to apply.