CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7631, 24 January 1903, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

(Per Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, Thursday. Speaking at the Colonial Club, Mr Lefroy, Westralian Agent-General said it was particularly appropriate that a distinguished sailor should represent the King as Governor 'of Westralia. Governors were the only visible link of the Stale's connection with the Motherland. He trusted it would never cease to exist, but would always be directly appointed by the Imperial Government. Admiral Bidford, in reply, said he accepted the responsibility of the Governorship with misgivings, which were much lessened by the fcordial message by Westralia. There was no higher reward tor officers than a Governorship. He would do his best' to show his Sovereign that the confidence was not misplaced. PARIS, Thursday. The Premier has promised to suppore the abolition of sub-prefects, thus effecting a saving of two million francs. VIENNA, Thursday. The Brussels Sugar Convention Bill has been read a third time in the Hungarian Lower House. LONDON, Thursday. Instead of the British ratification of the Brussels Sugar Convention being notified to Belgium, Britain** note contains the express condition that she cannot be compelled to apply the countervailing duties against the colonies. ROME, Thursday. ' The municipality o[ Venice has voted three hundred and fifty thousand towards a million lire for restoring monuments. The national estimates provided half a million for the reconstruction of the Campanile I NEW YORK, Thursday. Venezuela's demand that the blockade should cease before negotiations commence has been cabled to the allies. Advices from Maracaibo state that three German warships bombarded Fort San Carlos yesterday. The fort replied, but the result has not transpired. BERLIN, Thursday. The German newspaper Koelmsche Zeitung says Germany would never think in the direction of operations in Venezuela from Berlin or of disturbing the negotiations. The Crown Prince of Germany and Prince Eitel are to visit Khartoum, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Athens, and possibly Kiaochau, via Siberia, starting in March. ! PARIS, Thursday, i M. Loubet is visiting Tunis. The Italian warship^ go to salute him. i ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday. Prior to the Russilication of Finland, 3400 Finns emigrated annually. Last year 22,265 left the country. M. Lishman, the new Russian Minister in Abyssinia, has reached Jibuj LONDON, Thursday. ' Mr C. Kaufman has purchased at auction the Fremantle smelting works for £41,000. | PERTH, Friday. '■ In the presence of a large gathering of inter-State visitors, Lady Forrest opened the festivities in connection with the Coolgardie watersupply scheme, by starting the machinery of No. 1 pumping station. 1 MELBOURNE, Friday. • The Secretary of the ShipwreckRelief Society has forwarded to the Secretary of the Elingamite Relief Fund at Auckland particulars of the Victorian claims. Five claimants were recommended for assistance. i SYDNEY, Friday. Dr. .Morrison, Chinese representative of the London Times, interviewed, said it was an unjust charge to say the Boxer trouble was caused by the missionaries. It was a general anti-foreign and not an anti-mission outbreak. With reference to the re- , cent cable about the Dowager's extravagance, there was no such thing as an official censor and he did not j think there was one out of a thous- ! and censors in China would dare cri- ! ticise the administration of the Dowj ager or suggest her resignation. I There were good prospects of Australian trade in the East, he said, but nothing appears to have been done to improve commercial relations. There were several Australian ,staple products which would find ; ready sale if the business were sys- , tematically worked up. 1 PARIS, Thursday. The report of the committee of the French Chamber on estimates of Foreign Affairs, rejoices in France's abstention from interference in Venezuela affairs, and recommends an international understanding for making Tangier a neutral free port. It adds that owing to the situation in Armenia and Macedonia the Powers ought to make stronger representations to the Porte and support representations with force if necessary. BERLIN, Thursday. In the Reichstag, Count Yon Sonnenberg blamed Germany's excessive friendliness for other nations. Count Yon Bulow replied that Chauvinism was not synonymous with patriotism. "We play the role," he added, "of a strong still man, neither weak nor provocative, in protecting himself and his goods." j The reply was received with cheers. i Count Sonnenberg criticised the action of the Kaiser in not giving an audience to the Boer Generals. | Count Yon Bulow repeated the Gazette announcement cabled on October 9th, closing by saying that the condition was that the generals should apply as Britishers through the British Ambassador. Count Bulow added that the intermediary acting for the Generals who was an absolutely trustworthy and estimable personage, intimated that the Generals had suddenly changed their minds. I SYDNEY, Friday. I The ship Barossa has arrived. She reports encountering a severe volcanic disturbance three hundred miles east of Lord Howe Island. | The police have ap yet no clue to Constable Long's murderers. It is believed they are hiding in the city. CAPETOWN, Thursday. The conference between the Rand mining leaders and Mr Chamberlain, a pioposal was made that Mr Chamberlain's Government should import I five thousand England navvies on , condition of the mines engaging a . similar number at four shillings per day besides their" keep. The Government navvies would go to the railway works, thus releasing natives for employment on the mines. The leader doubted the shareholders' willingness to try the experiment. Mr Chamberlain promised to recommend the Foreign Office to open Uganda and all other British African provinces, excepting Mairodi for recruiting natives. LONCjON, Thursday. The trustees of the Cecil Rhodes' estate, Wernher, Beit and Co., and Abe Bailey, the well-known Johannesburg millionaires, have provided £35,000 for the establishment of an Agricultural College in connection with irrigation works at Colesburg. About one hundred and forty thousand acres have been acquired in the Orange Colony. The idea is to bring sixteen thousand acres under cultivation, thereby providing a living for a thousand settlers and their families, all profits above five per cent, to be devoted to the requirements of the settlers. The United Irish League have abandoned T. Harrington's candidature for a third term as Lord Mayor oi Dublin.