VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 156, 6 July 1904, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

PUSHING TRADE. NEW YORK, July 4. Americans are despatching two 21,000 ton steamers from Puget Sound to Japanese and Chinese ports in order to inaugurate a serious attempt to substitute wheat and flour for Burmah rice and other grains. A million pounds is being invested in the experiment. LORD NELSON'S WATCH. LONDON, July 4. The sailor Carter, arrested on a charge of stealing Nelson relics, states that he obtained possesion of Nelson's watch from a destitute sailor in Melbourne, who admitted that ho was concerned in the theft of the relics. FRANCE IS' SIAM. BANGKOK, July 4. The new Franco-Siamese frontier roaches to Lending, giving France Krnt, with the territories and islands to the south. THE GOABARII INCIDENT. MELBOURNE, July 5. The lato Mr Robinson's report on tho New Guinea affray has been received, but the Government will not divulge it until Lord Northcote (Governor-General) has seen it. NEWCASTLE COAL EXPORTS. SYDNEY, July 5. The coal exported from Newcastle for six months was 1,482,000 tons of the value of £051,475, a decrease of 225,000 tons compared with the last corresponding half-year. THE PLAGUE. SYDNEY, July 5. During the last few days fifty-five plagued rats were caught in the vicinity of Darling Harbour. PERTH, July 5. A plaguo patient is dead. SYDNEY SHEEP FAIR. (Received July 5, 10.18 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 5. The bulk of sheep offering to-day were Tasmanian Sbropshires, the average generally, being good. The top price reached was 55 guineas for champion ewes. TATTERSALL'S SWEEPS, HOBART, July 5. New Zealannera figured prominently in Tattersall's No. 1 sweep on the Grand National Hurdles. P. Murphy (Foxcon) won the second prize of £2OOO, and A. Johnson (Queenstow») the third of £IOOO. QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL. (Received July 5, 10.37 p.m. LONDON, July 5. Lord Strathcona has handed the Lord Mayor of London £30,000 voted by the Dominion Parliament as a contribution to to tho Queen Victoria fund. BRITISH WORKMEN IN PARIS. PARIS, July 5. President Loubet, in receiving the British workmen's delegates in Paris, paid a hearty and graceful tribute to King Edward's share in securing tho entento coi'diale, saying that his Majesty's share in this achievement exceeded even tho part taken by the British people and Government.