CABLES.

North Otago Times, 28 May 1908, Page 2

CABLES.

HOME AND FOREUIN

By Elucirio Teleyrnpb.—Copyri^hl

Per Press Association,

ilcfciwJ ilny 27, at 10.5 p.m., London, May 27. ~ President Fivllicres attended a ? stat& ball at Buckingham Palace.' • Ono hundred and twenty dltt'iidoA tlio Australian merchants Iwnquot at the Trocadcro. Earl Carrington, the chairman, in proposing British and Australasian. t'ra-do, complimented AustralV on its splciuUd show at .Shepherd's Bush, which was by far thq host yofsoon of Australia's sample products, about which the .Kim; and Queen expressed satisfaction in no measures terms, Mr Carinthcrs,' rct|")|yriig, said it was undoubted that Australia would in the future bo a great trading market (or Britain. .He referred to tho growth of the butter and meat industries, thanks to the great shlppiM companies. Britain ought to copy Germany, in subsidising trade. If it did n great extension o' British and Australian trade would follow.

King Edward, ()i!o.n Alexandra and tho Vrinco'and Princess of Wales met M', Falliercs 1 at tho industrial Hall of tho Exhibition,-.procred-ing to tho Court of Honor, wlicrei numerous presentations and the inspection of the French, British and coloival courto followed, which was} necessarily brief. The Canadian court i; 'unfinished and unopened, Mr Kcmiaway, representing Mr Reeves, received the Royalties at -the New Zcnlaiy' court. Mr. Waldogravc Mr J, Mncl'an Colonol W. Smith and Mr Cliatrr were present. Mr Cameron explaintvl the , piinriral fealur.s. King Ed word was deli/hted at t!'e sporting oxhi'iits rartVulailv the red drer from stoc'< rrcenied 'hv tho Prince Consort, also the Kauri tripliy mid rugs and tweeds 'r m Now Jfenlnnd wool.

Received May 27, at 10.27 p.m. ; Purls, May 27. The, Temi's says it the intcnte is slrongtheiiix] by the substitution of a treaty of alliance for a moral understanding, Britain must.provid.ia modrrn army capablf| of assisting Prance. New York, Hay 27. Mrs'-Evelyn Thaw has discontinue;! her suit for a divorce. ■ The United States Government Ims decided • not to withdraw the troops from Cu'ba at present. East London team (South Africa) 'o?.ds- in thfll Em|\irc Cup with s2l. deceived May 27, at 10.15 p.m. London, May 27, Lord Jersey received the party in the Australian court and explained the arrangement of the courts and the joint exhibits. The party visited the other -Australian States' courts. Mr Rnson, -Agent-General for Wcstral.'n, posm'.oj King Edward. with on inkstand mado from, Australian woods. Tho Queen wns deeply interested in the Queensland opals ai:d L-crvls, and "sited that a selection, of tho stones be Fcnt her. King Edward informed Lord Jersey of hia extremo pleasure at the appearance of tho Australian fount, and congratulated all concerned ni the fine manogemcnt displayed, lie rcgvf.tt.fl the "shortness of his visit, but lie would como again. President Fiillieivs verdict was " trcs magnifirjue." King Edward was greatly pleased with tho Australian tropical, ganden in the central hall. The Australian commissioners and Agents-Ge-n.i'iil, arid the representatives of New Zealand and tho Grown colonies' were presented to their Majesties and the President,

Mr Pi' ie, by 237 to 102, obtained 'eavo to introdueo.a Bill tor tho cstaLliihmint ot a legislative, body for Scotland, declaring .that tho House t f Commons acted as a m'llstoiio to Scottish nat|oiial development, . Mr Balfo'-r ■' hotly opposed, the seliomo, which was exceptionally crude ond 'a'euhtod i 0 destroy the authority o' the-Hondo of Common?. TL'c Hill \va° wstcl a fn'St time. The Timfs protost ■ against such, legislative lovitv.

; . AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright,) Per Press Association. Received May 28, at 12,50 a,m, - _ ' Sydney, May 27. Sailed (1.40 p,m.)-Wimmerfl. •' • . Jjusiness jpliicos were dcstroyotl •by a firo at Grafton. Tho damage is aiotiti i£20,000, " ' Tho,Now-Zealand built steamer ffillinga, during'a heavy gale,' was total-, ly wreclfod off Port Stephens. The crc\i wore saved. ■ "News has been received that Sir Im Thurm, liritifh Commissioner in the Pacific, visits.the New Hebrides aboard tho (Cambi'inji 011 Juno I2th, to confer with.tho French Commiasiopcr, in-res-pect io the' now convention. • " Tno-nnijuql report' of tho Colonial Mutual Life show's ijew policies issued assuring' £},27B,j)ft();- < yipldjng p. annual iiiconw of £52,600, n record for tlie' Sociuty... The claims' by death wero £26,000 Icfs" ikti In tho previous year.'- Fftlv. succds .lifld'RUoniicd tho

•sue of 'combined life/, accident hml ivalidity of. policies. ■ \ ■■ Melbourne, May 27. Sailed-Uliniaroa. • , " ' Fr'emantlo, May 27. Mrs Annio Desant Ims arrived on r. iciurinir tour.