CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8856, 5 July 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Press Association, —Copyright. London, July 4. The House of Commons will discuss the Hon Mr Lyttelton’s voto.of censure on the 10th inst. The test match. South Africa v. England, has been abandoned owing to rain. Sydney, July 4. A hundred and four Spaniards have arrived under agreement to work in the Queensland cane-fields. Sydney, July 4. Further examination of the warship Pyramus, which has been docked, disclosed. that a number of plates were dented. Sofia, July 4. Petroff, the murderer of M. Petkoff, late Bulgarian Premier, lias been sentenced to death. Sydney, July 5. . The coal exports from Newcastle for the past half year were 2,071,000 tons, or 397,000 tons greater than the previous corresponding half year in 1900. Melbourne, July 5. The police have cleared up nine of the recent burglaries in the city. An Austrian seaman named Inglon, confessed to being the perpetrator. The exports from Canada to Australia last year wore valued at £733,000, against £43,000 previous year. The increase was largely due to specie sent to San Francisco in connection with insurance settlements. J jPERTH, July 5. Parliament was opened by the Governor, whose speech followed the lines of the Premier's recent policy speech. Adelaide, July 5. The Treasurer has asked the Premiers of other States to instruct their Ageuts-General to represent to the Imperial Government that delaying the issuing of the Transvaal five million loan may seriously detrimentally affect the Loudon market in connection with the raising of funds for redemption of ten millions of Australian loans, maturing in 1908=9,

London, July 4. Copper, spot, £99 10s, three months £93 10s.

Wheat: Sales of seven cargoes of Australian are " reported at prices ranging from 84s 6d to 35s 6d.