NEWS BY CABLE.

Southland Times, Issue 13789, 25 June 1897, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

British and Foreign PRESIDENT KRUGER’S NOTE OE CONCORD. SETTLEMENT BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE AT HAND. INCREASE OF WOOL IMPORT DUTIES BY THE UNITED STATES. MERCHANTMAN v. WARSHIP: FORMER SCORES. HORRIBLE SCENE AT AN EXECUTION. A TRAINING SHIP OVERDUE : 130 BOYS ABOARD. United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 23. Sampson and Davies, the Johannesburg Reform Committee prisoners, who refused to petition President Kruger to exercise hie clemency, have been released from gaol unconditionally! as a token of goodwill to the Queen. . M. Hanotaux, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, states that a settlement of peace negotiations between Greece and Turkey is imminent. The United States Senate has increased the duty on first class wools to 10 cents per lb. Latest. LONDON, June 23. The United States Senate has fixed the tariff on wool as follows :—All second class wools, 11 cents per lb; third class (value below 6 cents) two and a half cents per lb ; value between 6 and 10 cents, three and a half cents per lb ; value between 10 and 15 cents, 6 cents per lb; value above 15 cents, 7 cents per lb. The sailing brig Sealark, under command of Lieutenant Tizard, and used as a training ship for boys at Queensferry,Firth of Forth, is missing. She left for Portsmouth with J3O boys aboard recently and was due there on Thursday last. It is feared that she encountered the .full force of last week’s gale and has foundered with all hands. Australian, MELBOURNE, June 24. Parliament was opened yesterday. The Governor’s Speech referred to the Queen’s reign and Federation Bill. Otherwise itwas unimportant. Both Houses carried congratulatory addresses to the Queen, the members of each Chamber rising and singing the National Anthem. BRISBANE, June 24. The steamer Wodonga collided with H.M.S. Karrakatta, which was damaged to such an extent that she will probably go into the graving dock. Latest. ~ SYDNEY, June 24. The Government has decided that the illuminations on the public offices shall be again displayed on Coronation Day. Mr Eddy’s funeral was one of the largest ever seen in this city, and was representative of all classes, including 2000 railway men. Moore was executed in Dubbo gaol this -morning for the murder of a hawker named Smith near Burke. The drop given was too long, and the man’s head was completely severed from his body.