CABLES.

North Otago Times, Volume XXV, Issue 979, 21 June 1902, Page 2

CABLES.

HOME AND KOKMGN.

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Received June 20 at O.tOa.m. Lomdon, June II), Mr Seddon was present at a great garden party at Hatfield lUu.se. Mr Seddon visited |,he New Z. alanders at Alexandra Palace, and respond ed to the toast of the colonies at Hit Leather Sellers Company's dinner ir tiie evening.

Tlit Duke o, Connaught inspected 1500 colonial lioops at the' Alexandra Pa.ace, including 70 Now Zealanders under Colonel Porte?' At the King's instance the Home district troops will receive two days' lio.iday at and after the Coronation and unexpired sentences of military prisoners will lie remitted in the case of those serving sentences for less seri uuji offences.

\\c Rhodes' trustees desire colonial scholars to go into residence in October 1!)03.

l.oclor Garnault, of Paris inoculated himself with consumptive matter from a cow to disurovo Koch's theory that bovine tuberculosis is not conlag ous to humanity. Received June 20, at 4.10' a.m,

■i London, June 15. Mr Scddonis convinced that Great Britain will grant some concessions, though 'not to the extent of endanger, ing free trade.

After a strike meeting a mob at Pat erson, New Jersey ..recked several mills and ejected the workers. There was a fierce struggle with the police and nine were shot, several fatally. The Anarchist ringleaders threaten 'o kill a policeman for every rioter woundedi Rome, June 1 The Pope's mission to the Coronation remains in Paris until after the ceremony. Received June 20, at 9. '35 a m. London, June 10. The following official announcement uas been made relative to the order of the royal procession : The first carriage heading (ho orocessiop, i

which will be ■preceded by a force of of colonial'. ea..u...,-. '.'. . .limy, will contain .'Mr■■'Barton;- Shv-W.Lauder, and members.of;th'eir>family, It will be ollowed b* a force of Australians and' New 'Zeihud cavalry. The scccond' carriage will contain the New Zcalano and Newfoundland Premiers (Mr J..R. Seddon and Mr Robert Bond) and Mrs and U'iss Seddon, and will be'followed by New Zealand and Cape cavalry, Sir Gordon Sprigg and Sir A. Hi me (Natal;, and llicir respective ' daufhtvrs ' o-spying the third, carriage, which will be escorted by Cape and Natal cavalry,. Four other colonial carriages will follow andthrco containing distinguished ic'prescntatives of liic Ind : .an Umpire After them will come ire King's procession, led by a naval detachment, followed by : representative squadrons of caviilvy, batteries of artillery, aide's, officers and deputations of foreign officers, and thirteen carriages conveying members o the royal household and .amily and foreign representatives, The State coaches containing the King andtjuecn come last of the long line, the Prince ol Wales and Duke of Connaught riding right audi left, respectively and a force of military h.inging up the rear. Received Juno 20, at 9.50 a.m. London, June 19. ■Somersetshire beat Yorkshire, Iraund taking 15 wickets for 70 runs and llaigh 0 for 19.. Received June 21), at 10.-13 a.m, London, June 19. The Ascot Gold Cup resulted : W'lItain the Third l.Osboch 2, Santoi 3. Received June 'JO, at 9,36 p.m.

London, June 20. Lord llrassey, a wiincss before the Subsidies' Committee, did not favor subsidies to increase profits, but they were desirable for the public advantage. If the Cunard Company were unable to hold their own wilhuit assistance the Government should help patriotically, If the American Subsidies Bill was adopted compelling the Cunard Company to seek fresh capital, Great Britain ought to assist, If no British subsidies were arranged British sailing ships would entirely disappear, Received June 20, at 10.17 p.m. London, June 20. A Canadian contingent of 600, including a number who took part at Paardeberg, received an immense reception at Liverpool.

Lord Roberts received 1200 nativi Indian troops at Hampton Court, The King is better. Lord Salisbury presided at a Cabinet meeßting at his London residence, Mr Brodricki announced thai Hie King was granting a second de coration to the troops comi'lcling If months service in South Africa..

Mr Wyndham said that he would drop the contentions clauses if the lower part of the township ,WjS agreed to. Received June 20, at>lo.2l p.mNew York, June 20.

Mount Pelec shot out a column o! slimy water, rising three hundred feet. It burst Basse Pointc. Twentytwo houses were destroyed, and he lower part of the township were buried fifteen feet in mud, Received June 21, at 0.4-1 a.m. London, 'June 20.

Bass despatched a thousand barrels ol beer lor Die King's dinner'to the poor. Some of the local managers of the feast object to the distribution of beer. Thirteen hundred artists, including Madames Albani and Crossley, and three hundred pianists, vothe Hotel Cecil.

Sir John Anderson, Mr Baillie Hamilton, and Mr Bertram Cox of the Colonial Office, representing Mr Chamberlain 1 -, met Mr Barton and Sir 'J. Forrest at Charring Cross. Crowds loudly cheered Mr Barton while driving in a Royal carriage to Uiellotcl Cecil.

Sir M. Hicks-Beach's statement, in reply to Mr Morley, is favorably ally in commented on on the Continent, especially, in Berlin. Obituaries-King of Saxony, Lord Aclon.

■AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

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Received June 20, at 10.11 a.m. Sydney, June '2o'. A week has now passed without any ■'liigwc. & The cost of refilling Government House', Sydney, for t.icusc of the Governor-General, is £22,000. The Hill has been sent by llic stale to the Federal Government for liquidation, Melbourne, June 20,' The Senate reduced the duly on clothing, not containing silk or wool, to 20 per cent, and on apparel, unemimeraled, to 15 per ccntf Brisbane, June 20. An outflow of natural gas has been found at Walarroo, on the Central Queensland railway,

Perth, June 20. The Premier is still in a critical condition, but hopes are entertained for his recoveiy Received June 20, at 10.49,.p.m. Sydney, June 20, 1 Thcpriccs of fat slock are rising steadily. To-day they reached the highest point for' years. Best crossbred sheep 255, 355, and 44s a head. Cattle went to Sib' 3s. Melbourne, June 20. Mr Deakin, in moving that the House regret Hie approaching departure of Lord Hopeloun, said he could not help reflecting that in (lie light of past events they would have acted more wisely if the Ministry had had the united opinion of Parliament in regard to the up-kecp ol the Governor's establishment earlier, The delay was unavoidable. It was done with the best, end in view. The House adjourned until July 22nd, awaiting the return of the tiirifl from (he Senate. Received June 21, at 0.52 a.m. Sydney, June 20. Arrivod-Mararoa. Melbourne, June 20. The Senate reduced the duly on socks (cotton), except those containing silk, to ten per cent, yarns to five per cent.