CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9251, 30 June 1910, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Peb Pbess Association.) Received June 30, 8.5 a.m. . LONDON, June 29. The Prince of Wales has returned to the Naval College at Dartmouth, where he is a student. The Colonial Institute has 'arranged a series of Empire lectures by qualified men, who will tour the towns and villages of the United ' Kingdom. It also proposes to form local centres. The death ie reported of Dr. Goe. exBishop of Melbourne, suddenly, from heart failure. BERLIN, June 29. Herr von Schoen has been appointed German Ambassador at Paris. Prince von Padolin, the present Minister at Paris, retires ' into private life. Herr Lentze, Chief Burgomaster of Madgeburg, succeeds Herr Rheinbaden, and Baron von Kiderlen Waechter, German Minister at Bucharest.' succeeds Herr von Schoen as Foreign Minister. One of the largest municipalities in Berlin, in order to check the two-child standard, offers municipal workmen with three children an extra 5s monthly, with four children 12s 6d,' five children 15s, six children 17s 6d, above six £1. The payments will be made while the children are under sixteen. Received June 30, 8.30 a.m. LONDON, June 29. At the tallow auctions 1431 casks were offered and 1040 sold. Fine mutton 36s 3d, medium 33s 6d; fine beef 35s 6d, medium 335.

ROME, June 29. According to Reuter Italy is asking for Charlton's extradition. PARIS, June 29. Advices have been received of a brilliant French raid in the Hinterland of Shawia in order to stop the Sheik of Malairiin going to Fez to stir up -antiEuropean feeling. The French had 13 killed, and 71 wounded. The natives were repulsed ■ and left many dead. The French have sent reinforcements of artillery. Received June 30, 9.15 a.m. - . LONDON, June 29. Sir Eldon Gorst is on his annual leave .in England., It is reported that he is ( anxious to retire from Egypt when a ' responsible post is available. Lord Ellenborough, in the House of Lords, urged the Government t*> make the over-insurance of ships illegal. Lord Brassey said over-insurance was the most > fatal cau6e of loss of life'at sea. Legislation; was necessary to' protect the honest shipper. Mr O'Sullivan, member for East Kerry, has been unseated on the ground of intimidation and undue influence. ST. PETERSBURG, June 29. Baron Ungern-Sternberg, the Austrian newspaper correspondent who was arrest- j ed this week, is accused of communicating to Austria a report of a secret sitting of the Duma relating to the re-distribu-tion of the army. His note book contained entries of small sums received from various members of the Austro-Hun-garian Embassy, where he was employed as' translator. Received June 30, 9.25 a.m. LONDON, June 29. George Boyle, of Sydney,_ has been I appointed Professor of the Piano ac the I Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. The National Service League opened 21 new branches in 1909 and doubled its membership, which is now 61,919, with an income of £20,791, The Pacific steam navigation s steamer Quilpue is considered to have been lost in a galeroff the cost of South America. By an explosion of petrol on the lighter Frisia at Gravesend two men were killed and one injured. BUENOS AYRES, June 29. ' Radowisky, a Russian Anarchist, was sentenced to imprisonment for life for a •bomb outraare in December last. CALCUTTA, June 29. The Tibetans are resenting the Chinese Sovereignty and object to the deposition of the Dalai Lama, who is still at Darjeeling. „ . t..„„ oq .

MADRID, June 29.A bomb found in a doorway at Barcelona exploded during its removal m a bomb carriage, killing two persons and ■ injuring five. ■ . BERLIN, June 29. The Court decided to proceed in the ( case Francke v. Peary and to summon Dr. Cook as a witness. Francke is suing Peary for £1000 compensation for pro- | perty taken by the latter. Received June 30, 9.40 a.m. < LONDON, June 29. Reuter's Rome correspondent says the Vatican is satisfied with the new accession declaration. It is reported that the Pope is personally very pleased. Silver, 24 11-16 d. NEWFOUNDLAND, June 29. The surplus for the year ending tomorrow is £84,000. There is an increase in revenue from Crown lands of £40,000. The advianced Liberals, Sir C. Dilke presiding, held a meeting to-day at which it was decided to memorialise the Premier urging him to afford full opportunity for the discussion of any compromise agreed to by the party leaders. Received June 30, 10.20 a.m. LONDON, June 29. At Association football England beat South Africa by 3 to nil. WASHINGTON, June 29. The Inter-State Commerce Commission, sitting here, have decided that several important Western railway freight rates are unreasonable and excessive. They have prescribed reductions of from 20 to 30 per cent.