CABLE NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5419, 26 July 1906, Page 1

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. LONDON 7 , July 23. If. Taylor won the half-mile swimming championship in Ilium 25 2-ssoc, beating Kiernan’s record. .Mr Wellman on his Arctic expedition established wireless communication from within GOO miles of the Pole via Huinmerfest. A balloon house is in course of construction for an aerial expedition .to the Pole,which starts in the middle of August. In tho match Leicestershire v. Worcestershire, (.Wood scored 225, and Whitehead 17:1. The first wicket fell at .'ISO. The entire match resulted in M 25 runs for 15 wickets. July 23. The Bishop of Truro and Mr Russell .Sago, an American millionaire, arc dead. , General Kodama, Chief of Stall during the late war with Russia, died .suddenly. Heavy weather foiled the attempt to tow the battleship Montagu off the rocks. Another attempt will be made on August sth. J uly 21. A memorial service to the late Sir Walter Buller will be held in St. Michael and St. George Chapel, at Saint Paul’s, on Thursday. PARIS, July 22.

Captain Dreyfus was invested with the Chevalier’s Cross in the artillery yard at the military academy of Paris, in the presence of two batteries and a regiment of artillery and two Squadrons of Cuirassiers. Ho received a great reception in the streets. He had a serious heart seizure after the ceremony, but recovered. NEW YORK, July 22.

Fifty shocks of eart'hqtnake have been experienced at >Soccarra, in New' Mexico, in three days. The residents arc living in tents. The (luatciyalian treaty provides for arbitration by President Roosevelt. President Diaz, in the event, of disagreement over live terms, pledges Costa Ricu and Nicaragua, who were represented at the conference, to accept the result. July 23. A passenger and freight Irani collided nt almmlirt in North California. Twenty-three persons, mostly negroes, were killed. TEHERAN, July 23. Eight hundred and sixty-eight students, shopkeepers, and artisans, lvav« taken refuge in the British Embassy at Teheran, fearing persecutioa. AUSTRALIAN CABLES. SYDNEY, July 23. A ease of plague is reported from Morllnke. Tho victim worked al Darling harbor. Towiay snow fell lor 15 minutes within two miles of Sydney. Jmly 2-t.

The farmers’ annual conference has opened. The chairman in his address staled that he had the assurance of the Minister for Lands that £599,999 would be placed on the estimates this year for land resumption. Ho regarded this amount as only a.drop in the bucket. Why could they not follfbw the example at New Zealand and borrow £5,999,999 for the and thus provide at once sufficient lai»l for the people, instead of standing by watching them leave for Canada, the Argentine, and other places'? He Imped to see the State Bank IVII pass this session. The chairman addidi'lhat he was quite certain that until the farmers made up their minds lo put practical men into Parliament they would not get satisfactory consideration of their interests. 'There was plenty of room for a fanners’ party. Mr Carru there, without com meat I, moved the suspension of Mr Crick. A long discussion followed, and the motion was carried by an overwhelming majority. Mr Crick refused to leave the Chamber. lie was 'removed by the Scrgeant-al-Arms. Mr Crick stated (hat die would take , stops to 'assert his rights legally. ‘MELBOURNE, July 23.

Very cold weather prevails in the country, unci three deaths from exposure are reported. Heavy rains, followed by Hoods, have occurred in the Casterlon district. Houses have been inundated, and much stock destroyed. r J ralfic is impeded. While training at FleiiTmgton, the New Zealand bred colt Teretonga, ran off the trade into the gutter, and broke his shoulder. He had to bo shot. July 31. Thu Rev. Mr Worrall. in a «emion at Bendigo, denounced Sir Samuel Gillott, Chief Secretary for Victoria, in connection with the reemt gambling tragedies. He impi-a'lied the Minister with the blood ilowing from the wounds of gamblers, and said it was nonsense for him to pretend that he was powerless to stop the scourge, which was creating a very Gethscmane of woe and trouble. Mr Bent, the Premier, stales that ho will arrest Mr Worrnj} if possible, adding, “I’ll straighten him up," Mr Worrall, m an interview, stated that The tragedy at Elenvingtoii would never have occurred if the authorities had exercised the power the law gave them.

Several further arrests have been miatie in connection with McLeods death. His mother has gone insane from shock, and is coulined 1 1 1 mi asylum.

j.'obb, a telegraph rnesh'enge'', has be?n arrested in connection with the ■telephoning of false infoVniati'.im regarding the result of a race. '1 he boy altered the Eoolscray Steeplechase winner from Error to Bluejacket, misleading belling men. A warrant bus been issued for Hie arrest of an ex•eniployee of the Postal Department, who induced the boy to send tho wrong name under promise of Q. gill of £29. PERTH, 'July 23. Two railway carriages were 'derailed on the Clack line, and live women injured, hut none seriously. BRISBANE, .July 21. The Mostyn mares Dreamer and Drought, have been purchased by Mr G. G. Stead. For Children’* Hacking Cough' at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint .Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per botile t