GENERAL CABLES

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 53

GENERAL CABLES

LONDON, August 9. Viscount Selby has been appointed chairman of a Royal Commission which is to inquire into acts and regulations affecting motor-cars. The third-class cruiser Pioneer has been repaired preparatory to service on the Australian station. Owing to owners of cold storage accommodation in London refusing to reduce their charges, the colonial meat importers are considering a project to establish a co-operative store. A portion of a consignment of meat by the steamer Somerset has been condemned at Liverpool as “spotty.” The award of The Hague Tribunal, in respect to the Anglo-French difference, declares that France was not entitled since 1891 to authorise Muscat subjects to fly the French flag unless they were French proteges before 1863. The award states that dhows under French protection enjoy, within territorial waters cf Muscat, the right of inviolability conferred under the treaty of 1844. This right is not transferable. Advices received from the Oameroons (a German colonial possession in Western Africa) state that reports are current that a tribe of cannibals has eaten two thousand ifegroes and eight Germans. LONDON, August 9. The “Daily Telegraph” states that the Mikado will send a squadron to the Solent as soon as circumstances in the Far East permit. Antonelli, a - mason, and Barbieri, a newsagent, have been remanded at the Bow street Police Court on a charge of publishing regicidal articles in the newspaper “ Insurrezione,” published in Switzerland, and sold in London, inciting anarchists to imitate B>resci, who shot King Humbert of Italy on July 29th, 1900. The P. and O'. Company’s steamer Mooltan has been, launched at Greenock. LONDON, August 10. The British imports in July increased £3,785,000, and the exports increased £3,037,000 compared with the corresponding month last year. During the seven months ending July 31st 224,229 emigrants left Bremen and Hamburg. This number is greater than that for any similar period in the past. In the House of Commons Mr Brodrick, Secretary of State for the Colonies, showed that the proposed Bengal partition—which proposal has incensed

the natives and led them to pass resolutions to boycott British goods—was the result of two years’ study by the Indian Government, and was due to the unwieldy size of the province for the purposes of administration. He also stated that the Government was awaiting further-’ information. Mr H. Roberts, Radical member for West Denbighshire, at the request of Sir H. Fowler, Radical member for East Wolverhampton, withdrew his motion to divide the House lest the action should cause a misunderstanding in India. LONDON, August 10. The operators employed by the Master Cotton-spinners’ Federation have given notice that unless their demand for a 5 per cent, increase in wages is agreed to they will cease work in a week. LONDON, August 11. Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has announced that the Powers fully intend to secure the Porte’s compliance with the terms of the Note regarding reform in Macedonia. PARIS, August 7. A heavy increase has been made ini the armament of the Metz fortresses. Naval guns have been introduced, and command the French railways at Pagny, Nancy, and Conflans. PARIS, August 9. The Prtntemps Savings Bank, which recently suspended payment, estimates its assets at upwards of five million francs above liabilities. BERLIN, August 8. An express train from Spremberg (Eastern Germany) collided with a train from Gorlitz. Two carriages of tbfli Gorlitz train were telescoped. Twenty persons were killed. BERLIN, August 9. The newspaper “Militare Woohenblatt” publishes an account of the discovery by Count Schweinitz of the skeletons of one hundred Hereros in German South-west Africa. It states that a thousand cattle, fleeing after, the battle of Waterburg in the autumn', scooped holes fifty feet deep in the vain search for water. BERLIN, August 10. The “ Cologne Gazette ” reports that six thousand Kuangamas attacked and massacred the majority of Portuguese settlers in several villages in Kakonda, in the Angola district, . West Africa., Three French missionaries who were captured escaped. German bankers have advanced the Sultan of Morocco half a million sterling as a private loan, owing to the penury, of the Moroccan Treasury. Prince Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, has informed M. Rouvier ? the French Premier, that no political oop economic concessions have been made in return for the loan. BERLIN, August 11. The German Government has released the Singalese Guards taken. prisoners during the recent incident *on the Oameroons frontier. Owing to the meat famine twenty-six public meetings have been held at Berlin, and resolutions passed demanding the freer importation of cattle. LISBON, August 8. Portuguese official circles are discussing a proposal to make Delagoa Bay a free port. It is believed that the development of trade will counterbalance the lass of Customs revenue. BUDA PESTH, August 8. During village festivities at Eger the peasants and soldiers quarrelled. A company of infantry was called out, and fired, killing seven civilians and wounding eighteen. ROME, August 8. The Pope has transferred from France to Italy the Protectorate of Franciscan Conventuals, with missions in Constantinople, Adrianople, Bosnia, and MoL davia. This is a significant illustration of an improvement in the relations between the Vatican and the QuirinaZ. ATHENS, August 9. A Russian after meeting with armed opposition on the part of the insurgents, warned families to leave, and then bombarded the village of Kastelli, in the Mylopotama district, Crete, and occupied the Customhouse on behalf of the Cretan Government. SOFIA, August 10. A! Bulgarian band visited a farm between Tikvesh and Karadjva, and killed the owner’s son, eight shepherds, and many sheep. ? BOMBAY, August 7. Absence of rain is causing anxiety) for the crops in the Punjaub provinces. The monsoonal raiiis have practically, been confined to the district# of Gujrai and Kathiawar, which were deluged.; The damage is estimated at 15,000 lakhs of rupees. N Ten thousand people are homeless. BOMBAY, August 8. The natives are greatly incensed at! the proposed partition of Bengal pro*vinoes and the addition of a portion to Assam. Immense meetings to protest against the partition have been held ati Calcutta, and have endorsed resolutions passed at recent provincial meetings to boycott British goods as a protest against British indifference in Indian! affairs and the Government’s disregard of Indian public opinion. HONGKONG, August 10. A telegram from Kaifungfu states that the Imperial Chinese troops have revolted, and joined the anti-Christians. A mob of rebels, two thousand strong, captured Suichiangsien.

HALIFAX, August 8. It is reported that the Nova Scotian apple crop will not exceed 250,000 barrels, instead of the usual 600,000 barrels. WASHINGTON, August 7. The Washington Government is taking charge of arrangements to cope with the outbreak of yellow fever in New Orleans, and is sending eight naval surgeons, with staffs. The latter will control the quarantine boats, and prevent wrangling between the Mississippians and Louisanians. WASHINGTON, August 8. President Roosevelt preached at the Christian Brotherhood Church at Oyster Bay. The chief features of his address were a'campaign against gambling. NEW YORK, August 8. A fire at Hoboken, in New Jersey, destroyed the railway buildings and two ferry boats. The damage is estimated at half a million dollars. _ Orders have been issued at Cleveland for a general strike against the American Bridge Company, extending from Maine to California. Over fifteen thousand men are involved. NEW YORK, August 9. Myer’s stores at Albany, New York, while undergoing repairs, collapsed. Fifty persons have been extricated from the ruins.. Six are dead. Twenty others, mostly girls, are still missing. ) NEW YORK, August 10. Mr John D. Rockefeller is planning details of a gift of fifty million dollars to education. _ . The amount is to be distributed in various directions. Mr Rockefeller hopes that Chicago University wull ultimately become the greatest in the world. CAPETOWN, August 10. There are forty thousand Chinese coolies employed in the Rand mines. NOUMEA, August 9. The French warship Neurthe has returned fi'om a visit to the New Hebrides. The commander reports that a party of marines, in charge of a lieutenant, marched to a village in the interior called Bullys to capture natives concerned in recent outrages against -whites. Three supposed chiefs were arrested. - When leaving the village the party was fired on, a marine named Moal being killed. The Neurthe’s party fired,killing four. After* burning the village, the party was again fired on, another marine being wounded. Two of the native murderers -were brought by Captain Penticost to Noumea.