CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11403, 21 April 1899, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS

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Press .Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. APPEAL FROM SWEDEN. LONDON, April 19. The leading people in Sweden, fearing that the. Russificiition of Finland will over■take Ihcii- country, are appealing to Britain for help. FRAUD TRIALS. The trial is proceeding at the Old Bailey of Sq-uiers, L. H. Goodman, and others connected .with the Westralian ({old DisIriets Trading Syndicate on charges of conspiracy to defraud the public. Goodman Admitted the various counts, and Squiers admitted conspiracy. FRANCE AND ITALY. PARIS, April 19. After the visit of the French fleet to Cagliari, efforts were made by the French newspapers to create political capital out of the incident. THE TOULON DISASTER. V^.e-adminil Delnjaille, the naval commander at Toulon, in acknowledging Hie receipt of 32,000f subscribed by Britishers resident in the Riviera to the ToulonMiaval magazine explosion fund, said that the extreme generosity of the British residents had touched the heart of the&wbole ofFrance. The Queen, thn Prince of Wales, and Lord Salisbury were amongst the subscribers,

URITISII\ NAVAL DEMONSTRATION. KOMI';, April 19. Sixteen British warships look part in the Italian naval demonstration oil' Cagliari, and created a great impression. A DIVORCED HUSBAND'S PRESENT. WASHINGTON, April 19. Mrs Marion M'Kay, a- well-known American society lady, who was divorced sometime ago, has married Count Bruenim, an attache in the Gorman diplomatic service ax, Washington. M'Kay sent his ex-wife £20,000 as a wedding present. A STRONG SPEAKER RESIGNS. (Received April 20, at 10.35 p.m.) Mr Reed, Speaker of flic House of Representatives, resigns that position in order to join n firm of New York lawyers. MORE ORDERS FOR AMERICA. CALCUTTA, April 19. The Indian Government have ordered 45 locomotives from America.