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North Otago Times, 26 May 1908, Page 2

CABLES.

'..■.'• HOME ii'ANfl- FOKEIUN, jlty Electrio :■ .Telegrppb.—Copy I Per Press' Association, Received ifay 25, at 10.25 p.m. _ St. Petersburg, May 25, The Czar has given .Forsia,- 15 days in which to compensate the Hus'iajts attncketl by Nomads on 'the Persian frontier.

M. Eallioros and tho Czar meet on July -2-tth. Tho Czar later vis'.ts Paris and probably- London, \

■ .:■ Berlin, 'May 25. •All (he great Powers, except Britain, have joined thq International Association for Cancer Research, founded in Berlin, '■ ' •• '■!

. ,' ''London, Jfny 25. _ The Cobdeit; Clalj lma summoned an international frectrado;cbngress' to meet iiv I*i«l'on bn,Attgu^l Ai\i,\

The cruiser Loan Gaihletla' conveys It. Pnllieres to Dover to-day, where ho will Iw rc«-iv«l "by tlio channel fleet of M voxels, 17,5 H men, aivl PrincoAr'thni-of C'oipinuglit, • Pfeparations -are; being mado for a great reccption ,ii>, Londpn. King 'Edward, tba PHh'cc of Wales, Mr Aspiith and: Sir E, Grey will receive tficFivneli President nt Victoria station. Jf. Fnl lieres resides at St-..-Jnn)es' Pal;ie c . Ileceiyed. May 25, at' 10,35 p.m.

..-' . London, May 2,1 . The Daily Express stata (lint - an Auslnaii princess has eloped and reached, London, hoping - to- get' m.ir'. ried ,al n rpjpslr'v bffico. Mr Kiel' Haixfie, spealjnj' r-t Bus to!, referring to 'Einpiw' Day, didnrcj (hat; the Socialists have intoj--foitxltb"prevent-tho ehilclron at : sc]iOol being taught .to.,way,c.'flngs..i;nd a ghastly bit ' Q ( doggeiCl 'lti o '' thr .National Anthcni,

Most of tlio ,Primc Ministers throughouli tho. Empiro sent Homo messages- of congvatulalion on Emi iro Day. •

Received May 25, at 10.55 p.m. •' , .--Niw York, May 25, . Morrell .to' tiscovtred a' successful- cbnihinqtipn. cf prjncijly 4 . Wplancd' ai|d,' dirigibki - talboßs. TViJCii n't a1%)if;,0,l 300 fest'tboaiviliip -tilled nosq' ! (lowjiwards, -thin • tlie envelope- f ß l|. slowly ;u;itil 78^;'frp / in'%grourd; .. when it coll^scdt ; Tlv;' occupants jiimp'cil, and several wcru SCTcioly injitrod and others ejigjitly,': Tho invoutor's leg was broken.' ""

.■Received May. 25, ' liondcij^-JKy.as. ■ ITho press Bi*ttk:'npppo'.vi|igW];;-iiij'';t|n .'attractions of w.bcn. completed, '['. *i „• !;;>,, : 1W teams of ■: Wi4" English solradfr b&pshot for tho ]\[pntlf.t;qphy (/ Oi)ii composed of 'boy9,.w!msb. ayel;ftge.'iig(i! was 13 yoars 9 months,■ w'6r«]i. ; 'B6j£ Tho' second team' ot.lioya, wW avc&; nine, months older; Ittado'-SfO,>feiuV n>V of tho Swfln.' Street. School,.. Cilyh 'scored J IS; , '■ '< K - ■':-

nccoivcil May 25, apll,p.n)> ■'-'■ ■" ■'•• ' 'ig' y • CaWta, May 2jv'' The Mohmands ovaouatrd. a "strong position ' taliarai, >Kqtanl, ,t When .Cfcncrai. Wjlcocks was aboutrto' att'atfi Vntj. 6ffcred to.v ; i felr^is.' :^l»ir«;<4 r *^'.--av>l:M»*ile;l. : .The aflyftTHpin? "Bij-'^.tijlcbar;' - • 'tot'.B -;"ejpcj^;jtoiio ; ti^;tb9 ; %'. emaWorsts tt^pyc-if. * *ninrl pTavor-« %ofo;hffßrnt. ?Sigiior Titioni jtlip' M^fttejj,

telv«|May2o;&{l2,3j).n,m, , v . .•'■•':■*• ■"'■"'. V London,-Majr..2s. ■ 'At iho Emjpiro Day concert" nt tho ,'■ Albeit Hall Miss Ada Cros3ley was tlib .chief S'ocnlisi. Thero wag groat en'thusinsm. .._."•■•.'• .■•■'• Earl Dudley's comniisfiort on tho congestion.' in Ireland was nominally unanimous, but.'thero liumerouj reservations, especially W Hie part of. Sir vAntony Macdonnell. ~/Iha report • suggests the wholesale compulsory acquisition of land for tho purposj ot .migration of tenants of uneconomic .holdings to,'better forms. It.advises that the wholo of Connaugbt, Doregal, Kerry, and possibly Claro, .. snl onc-Jifth. of CorJt should bo scheduled as n congested district under -. the control ', of n board,' which, should possess' tho exclusive control and management of land purposo within the district, where, all direct sales from the landlord, to tenant thoukl h forbidden. The work of rolie\ing. tho congestion outside this area is to ho entrusted to a land commission and the ..Department ot Agriculture. The 'price paynblo for land 1811011 compulsorily is the sum it is yielding tip ..landlord on his average profit awl income.

. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. . % Electric i Telc(rrapli,--Copyrii<hl^ Tcr Press Association.

Received Slay 26, at 12.30 a.m. ' _ Sydney, May 25. Arrived —lUppolas, fn»m Groynwuth. The Amor enn ship Reucc, ut week out from Newcastle to 'Frisco, put into Sydney. She sprang n leak in a hurrieniio and returned with' over five feet of water in hen hold,' '■

Sir' Hi' ltnwson, speaking at tlie. Empire Day oplokrnlions, characterised Cardinal 1 Lognc's binleincni. as . a gross slander, He could only hope lliat tlio Cardinal had born' niis.jiioln I or . misled. He travelled over ilie great™ part of Now, South Wnlrsi and had seen dciiionstralions of loyalty. ' Brisbane, May 25. Cup.- Thunder 1, Motor 2, Diavolj '3, Wonhy two lengths, Time, 2min 33JSCCS.' ' Received May 26, at 12.30 a.m. .. Sydneyi May 23.

A nurse in the hospital slated that Mrs. Boikie. asked Brown ii nnylhing happened would ho give her his belongings. -Brown answered, " Yes." Mrs linikio branch t deceased cake ami fruit. The detective who arrested the woman " said Bnikio made, a' statement to him, and alleged that Brown mado a will leaving her everything. Baikio (old him she had bought strychnine to poison cats, but Brown told her it was dangerous to have -about tlio house, and he throw it in tlio fire.' She admitted pawning Brown's rings after his death.