HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9590, 24 July 1907, Page 3

HOME AND FOREIGN CABLES.

0 T EtECIBIO ■otoM»4»[-Q»IBIBHr.] (Psb Psssa Association.) n«eived July 24, at8.2>a.r0... J"** London,; Judy 23. rm e chief underground-railway and ™toT and horse omnibus companies have j«rmlto form a'London Passer TrafteßoMd, to consider the question of refi JSative faxes. One hundred- aid ten nX onuXS have been withdrawn Som Zgr mile is necessary to ensure a profit, gfeht hundred) and fifty motor omnibuses Si still running in. the street ZZ. The Street-Noise Abatement Committee allege, that the motor omnibus and Sacfon engine traffic has depreciated London hoßseproperty- to the amount- of six millions. ~ w AC Lord Elgin's request, Mr W. Churchill will visit. East Africa and ITganda during the xecess, ? to.exanune the native question. - Sir H Campbell-Bannerman has announced that the Government, early next Won, will legislate to give effect to the main pro visions of the Select Committee on Tural housing. _ . Jabez Wolfe, after swimming and! dnrtmg 20 miles, failed to swim the Channel. H? declares he will not attempt the feat a °At tennis Gore and Barrett beat Brookes and Wilding, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 13Sir BT Campbell-Barmerman has'induced the House of Commons to authorise the closuring of the Evicted Tenants Bill. Mr Balfour declared that the late Government rezarded the closure as a drug to be administered to a sick patient, but the preeent Government treated it as members daily food. 3 Tokio, July 23. An explosion has occurred' at the Tovoka Coffiery, in the province of Bongo. it is feared that 470 miners are killed. Beceived July 24, at 8.17 a.m. Morocco, July 23. Baisuli refuses to negotiate for Kaid Sir H Maclean's release excepting with the Powers, who alone are able to restore him to the of the mountain trib€ *' Pretoria, July 23. The Nonconformists are strongly protesting aeainst the Governments Bill to supply beer to the natives working in the mines. Received) July 24, at 8-28 am. London, July 23. The Daily Telegraph states that all the points in the Anglo-Kussian agreement have been definitely-settled. The Prince of Wales, presiding at the annual meeting of the Board of the Boyal College and* Academy of Music, said! 31 -was satisfactory to hear of the successful manner in -which the offer of exhibitions had been received in Australia,, and that successful exhibitioners -would take up their studies in London. In the tenth game of the third round Brookes and Wilding were within a stroke of winning. Beceived July |^ e £ July 24. King Leopold has opened the new port at the Zeebmgge terminus of the Bruges CanaL Morocco, July 24. A force of 1280 left Fez to operate against Raisuli. Another force will leave Tetuan to-day.