GENERAL CABLES

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1748, 6 September 1905, Page 52

GENERAL CABLES

LONDON. August 30. The “Statist,” in an article, says:— “Friends who recently visited Australia declare that political morality there is steadily degenerating, and commercial morality is far less satisfactory than it used to be.” Mr Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, in a strongly-worded letter* refutes the assertion seriatim, specially denying the reported withdrawal of capital. Mr Coghlan has written a similar letter to the “Daily Chronicle,” correcting alleged misstatements of Australian correspondents. LONDON, August 30. Mr Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, Massachusetts, is inviting subscriptions towards an Anglo-American copper pool of two millions sterling; he and his associates holding three-fifths. Mr Lawson predicts a sensational fall in prices. The programme, says the “Daily Chronicle,” is to “bear” operations on a colossal scale. „ Mr* Rockefeller, who backs the Amalgamated Copper Company, is credited with holding twenty millions to combat such attempts as Mr Lawson’s. LONDON, August 31. The total eclipse of the sun on Wednesday was observed in clear atmosphere at TVipoli. The shadow bands were particularly fine. The corona was evenly developed, there being ho long streamers. Splendid observations were obtained at Burgos and Malta. Three new sunspots were noted from Washington, and four groups of sunspots of unusual size were seen from Cincinnati. LONDON, September 1. The newspapers consider the exhibition of New South Wales produce at the Guildhall valuable from educational and commercial standpoints. An important development in the wool branch of New South Wales’s export trade is expected as the result of the inspection of the exhibits by traders. The Nippon Steain Navigation Company is ordering eight new liners to be built on the Clyde. Mr Francis D'arwin, the president, in the second part of his inaugural address at the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Johannesburg, said he was almost certain that the sun is radio-active. PARIS, August 29. M. Orosnier, chairman of a sugar refining company, and a speculating rival of M. Jaluzot, who recently failed, ha© committed suicide. It is estimated that his personal losses total £2,000,000 sterling. An exceptionally good beetroot crop upset his calculations. Crosnier’s failure involves £8,000,000 sterling, large banks being chiefly affected. PARIS, September 1. Gallay, the absconding clerk who was recently arrested in Brazil, has made full confession. He will shortly be extradited to Paris. BERLIN, August 29. The people of Germany are genuinely interested in Admiral Wilson’s Channel fleet, now in the Baltic Sea. Eager visitors were welcomed aboard the British warships. Admiral Koastr and the officers of the

German fleet—which outnumbers Admiral Wilson’s—were present at a dinner at Swinemunde in honour of Admiral Wilson. The officers gave the friendliest toasts. The Kaiser is to inspect the visiting fleet to-day. Many festivities are being held at Swinemunde in honour of the visit of the Channel fleet. A few Americans who were on board a tourist steamer were hissed by their fellow passengers for cheering the British ships. Some of the newspapers are ill-natur-ed, but on the whole the reception exceeds mere official cordiality. MADRID, August 29. King Alfonso has joined astronomers at Burgos to witness the total eclipse of the sun to-morrow. Several observatories have been established in Algeria and at Las Palmas. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 1. Well-armed Tartars, besieging Shusha, have begun to massacre Armenians. The Turks entered Sana unopposeel* WASHINGTON, August 30. President Roosevelt announces that China has cancelled the right to concessions bn the Canton-Hankow railway, paying an indemnity of 6,750,000 dollars to the American China Development Company. NEW YORK, August 31. The Chicago-Alton Railway Company is equipping all its engines with apparatus for the receipt and despatch of messages by wireless telegraphy. Earthquakes are reported from New Hampshire. Three shocks were felF at Portsmouth. OTTAWA, August 31. A number of bluejackets from the German cruiser Falkes were discovered examining the guns in the Bsquimalt (Vancouver) navy yards, and were summarily ejected. PEKIN, August 31. The Dowager Empress of China is about to issue a decree for the establishment of Parliament in 1917. A Commission is now proceeding to Europe and America to study the constitution and procedure of Parliaments. Local merchants and junk owners organised a coolie attack on the Customs Department at Amoy owing to disaffection regarding the duties. The harbour office was looted. A force was landed from the Iphigenia •to help the authorities. The latter shot five natives, and many were arrested. - OTTAWA, August 30. Speaking at a banquet held at Toronto, Prince Louis of Battenberg, who is in charge of the British squadron at present visiting Quebec, said he believed that within ten years Canada would be able to feed Great Britain’s forty million inhabitants. CAPETOWN, August 28. Excitement has been caused on the Johannesburg Exchange by the discovery that the Le Oomte minefield in i Madagascar is largely “salted.” CAPETOWN, August 29. Chines© deserters from the Rand murdered a Chinese trader, whose store near Krugersdorp was raided. Some marauding bands are still unp q T'i'Pn r/iri CAPETOWN. August 31. A deputation from the Het Volk called Lord Selborne’s attention to the danger and uneasiness caused by wandering Chinese. The High Commissioner replied that a vast majority of the Chinese were orderly, but granted permits to all the whites near Witwatersrand to possess arms, except magazine rifles.