GENERAL CABLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4823, 28 November 1902, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE BISHOP-ELECT OF AUCKLAND LONDON, November 26. I “Truth” declares that tho Rov Mr Noligan, Bishop-oleet of Auckland, is one of tho most successful of tho parochial clergy in London. THE SULTAN ARMING. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 26. Tho Saltan has issued trade orders for sixteen Krupp batteries and 220,006 Mauser rifles, costing nearly a million sterling. Tho action is attributed to tho disturbed state of affairs in Macedonia. (Received November 28, 0.31 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. Although the Turkish soldiers have retired from the Aden hinterland, armed Arabs remain, menacing the natives.. LONDON DOOKp. LONDON, November' 26. The dock and railway companies of Loudon, by making considerable concessions, havo induced tho Peninsular and Oriental Company to make greater uso of tho Tilbury and Albert docks.

SCARCITY OF WATER. SIDNEY, November 27. Tho Bourko water supply has been restricted to two hours daily'. Many country towns are suffering severely froin scarcity of water. NORFOLK ISLAND. SV It s I'A , November 27. Mr Oliver, president of the Land Appeal Court, has been appointed a jxoyal Commissioner to invescigaLo a nuiuner of matters which tho Norfolk Islander's havo asked to be inquired into. Ho win proceed to the island shortly. After Mr Oliver has submitted bis report, me Governor, Sir Henry Rawson, will visit the island.

THE PENNSYLVANIAN MINERS. (Received November 2tf, 0.34 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 27. The American minors attribute the rupture of negotiations for an amicable agreement to the action of the operators in withdrawing after a basis of settlement had been, accepted. THE FILIPINOS. NEW YORK,, November 27. President Roosevelt has sent each of tho Tutuila chiefs who ceded rights of sovereignty to America a watch and chain and medal. VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES. NEW YORK, November 27. Violent eruptions have been renewed at La Soufriere. THE INCOME TAX IN BRITAIN. ■ LONDON, November 27. Mr Ritchie, Chancellor .of the Exchequer, speaking at Croydon, implied that tho Government would reduce the income tax" in April. 1 CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS. LONDON, November 27. A Royal Commission has been appointed to amend the Civil Service pen. sian scheme. WOMEN SUFFRAGE. LONDON, November ’27. The New South Wales Women Suffrage Act has boon laid on tho table of the House of Commons, and ordered to be printed. MINOR ITEMS. NEW YORK, Npvember 26. The Cuban strike has ended. BERLIN, November 26. The “National Zeitung” confirms the Loudon “Daily Mail’s” statement that a million sterling had been left in the bands of Mr Kruger and Dr Leyds for tho purpose of political agitation. LONDON, November 26. Tho Archbishops of Canterbury and York havo made a stirring appeal for intercession on Advent Sunday on behalf of missions. SYDNEY, November 27. Consequent on tho outbreak m Queensland, the Eastern States are reenforcing the precautions against plague. MELBODBNE, November 27.

At a conference between the. two Houses the points in dispute in regard to tho Factories Bill have been settled. Tho Mount Lyoll Company estimates to save £20,000 yearly by adopting an improved smelting process, which dispenses with coke. ADELAIDE, November 27. A brilliant globular fireball, “the size of the sun,” seen in the Tiwit country, lit up a quarter of a mile. PERTH, November 27. The death is announced of Mr Justice Moorhead. (Received November 28, 0.43 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. Seventy-two pictures, painted by twenty artists using Raffacli’s solid oilocloured sticks, have been exhibited in Paris, where they were much admired.