CABLES.

North Otago Times, 26 January 1906, Page 4

CABLES.

Received Jan. 24, at 4.2 a,m, ' London, Jan, 23. The Standard stales that tlio Velasquez Vwiis has been secured lot the National Gallery, ■ a private patron guaranteeing £40,000.

' t Pckin, Jan, 23, - The Merohaiifcs' Guild at Cauto'n has'i'oSolved, to strike owing to the Viccroj's taxation scheme for raising revenue for tho Hankau railway. The viceroy threatens to decapitate the leaders, ami three Chinese gunboats have been summoned. . St. Petersburg, Jan, 23. Russian Teheran advices state that the Skh is forming a presidency with a representative legislature called the House of Justice, elected by the mullahs,' merchants, and landowners. Equality for all in the eyes of the law will be proclaimed and favoritism abolished. Received Jan. 24, at 8,35 a.m.

Rio dc Janeiro, Jan. 23. ; Ninety-eight of those aboard the AquidHbaml were .saved and 212 lost.

New York, Jan, 23, A company with a capital' of'lialf-a-mil-lion sterling is being formed at New York to build an entertainment tower one-eighth of a mile high on Coney Island with roof gardens and dancing hails. General Wright,Governor-General of the Philippines, has been appointed American ambassador atTokio, It is reported at New York that ho has been empowered to d kciiss the sale of the Phil ppines owing to the disappointment at the cost of their annexation^

Capetown, Jan. 23. Mr Hcrtzog, addressing a seli-govcrn-inent meeting at Bcthulie, said: "We must agitate and declare our grievances, especially in the matter of compensation, and then we will soon know whether , the new Government are our friends or our foes,"-

Paris, Jan. 23.

News lias ten received that a French column of 400 surprised a large borty ol Chinese regulars pillaging Tonking villages. A three hours' battle ensued, in yhicli Hie Chinese 'had 300 killed and 300 wounded and Hip French d 9 killed and their commander seriously ranged.

Received, Jan. 24, at 10.32 a.m. Melbourne, Jan, 24,

This is the hottest day experienced in the city since 1802, the thermometer registering 1101 in the siiade. There Is a heat wave ovcrtfe whole State, accompanied by disastrous bush fires in every direction'. The town of Dalcsford narrowly escaped toeing swept away by the fire, whirh is now raging along a frontage of ten miles. It is feared that the whole country between Daylesford and Castlcmaine is'doomed unless the wind abates. Many thousands of acres of grass, and, in some eases, of crops, liave ten destroyed. Shops awl houses on tlio outskirts of Dalcsford Imp been burnt, and one man lost his life while saving his effects. Received Jan, 24, at 4,30 p.m,

Sydney, Jan. 24. The following is the resiilt of the A.M.P, ballot lor the Board's proposal: Extension.^9s,346 ; against, 33,573,