GENERAL CABLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5153, 21 December 1903, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE OUALAU. (Received December Sl* 1.6 a.m.) SYDNEY, 20. Tho salvage party has returned from Lord Home Island. They found that tho Ovalau had turned completely over, and was lying bottom up. In order to get at tho cargo tho bottom would have to ho blown out of tho vessel. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. LONDON, December 18. Captain Bruce’s Antarctic expedition reached latitude 70 degrees 25 minutes. Six of tho crew were left to continue the researches, and will return to the Antarctic. THE COTTON TRADE. LONDON. December 18. A movement has been initiated in Lancashire in favour of working short time in tho cotton trade, with tho object of defeating the American gambling methods in cotton. WASHINGTON. December 19,. The Senate has ratified a Treaty of Commerce with China. December IS.' An American warship takes Mr Davies. the Consul, hack to Alexandrotta. Reparation is demanded for the recent attack on Mr Davies. LONDON, December 18. The report published that the Secretary, of State for tho War Department intends to raise twenty-five volunteer battalions in Ireland is premature. Tho Admiralty has christened the new-ly-acquired Chilian battleships Swiftsure and Triumph. They frill be added' to the fleet in reserve. The allegation that tho late Mr A. Drucker, a member of the House of Commons, was ill-treated while ho was in a hospital in New Y’ork proves to.bo unfounded. The captain awl ton of tho crow of the barque Francois Coppeo, which was recently wrecked at Tomales Bay, are reported to have been lost, owing to nine, others rowing away in " the lifeboat. MELBOURNE, December 19. . The ketch Ethel B. has been totally wrecked- The crow are safe.