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Temuka Leader, Issue 5541, 25 July 1907, Page 1

CABLE NEWS

BEIT IS 11 AND FOREIGN. LONDON,’JuIy 21. Miss Ella McKay, the Scottish chain pi on .swimmer, easily beat Miss Beatrice Ivor, the Nictoruvu champion, in a quarter-mile swimming race at BlackpoolPedlar Palmer, the pugilist, has born sentenced to five years imprisonment on tl charge of manslaughter, arising out of an assault in the Epsom . race iruin on April 2-lth. _ In the contest for the Davis Tennis Cup Brookes (Australia), beat Gore (Engl and)—7-5, 6-1, 7-5 ; WiTding (New Zealand) defeated Bopcr Barrett (Eng-lan'tl)I—l-G, 1 —1-G, .6-4,, 6-3, 7-5. July 22. Sir, T, H. G. Esmondo, member Jor Wexford, has joined the Sein FinrJ movement, declaring that Ireland must give up bargaining with bated breath fa a foreign legislature and a foreign people for the restoration of stolon liberties. The Countess of Roslyn has secured a divorce in Scotland on the ground of the Earl’s adultery. The General Post Office notifies that postage on parcels to Now Zealand exceeding four feel in length and girth combined will be increased on Thursday next owing to the large number ■of bulky packets. PARIS, July 23. M. Clemoiiooau, Premier of Franco, and. General Pioq.unrt, Minister of War ascended in the Patrio balloon over Paris when a pipe burst while aloft slightly’) scalding- M. Clemcnceau. Whilst repairs were being effected the balloon remained stationary. M. Clemomcoau was impressed with the sense ■of security and stability, and considers that the machine was marvellous. The Budget Commission voted £200,000 for airships of the Pair o type- 1 "General Hagron, generalissimo of the French army, has resigned ns a protest against General Piuquart’a proposal to disband the recruits of the 1903 class. General Hagron protests tliai such -a scheme will create a phantom army. Gmeral Lacroix has replaced General Hagron. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 22. Turkish troops exterminated a jhilgarian, band of 47i.al Tillis, live of the Turks were killed. BERLIN, duly 22. Prince von Billow, Chancellor of Ger many, who was interviewed by a French journalist, said ho rejoiced at the improved relations between France and Germany. Ho denied that Germany opposed colonial expansion. Iho fleet was only intended to protect commerce, lie did not anticipate trouble between Japan and i the United States, and, further, he did not believe in the “yellow- peril.’’ The Japanese were 100 serious and sensible U>

threaten Europe. While ■ loading at Pruinerimvcii the Kaiser Wilhelm 11., through tong improperly trimmed, careemd and lay with her side on the bottom, taking in hundred.* of tons of water in her bunkers and boiler compartments. It is behaved that the liner is not much damaged. ST. (PETERSBURC, July 2d. A military balloon with four officers, ascended at Tsarkoe-Sclo on Friday and was found in tho Baltic. Tho officers are missing, till'd it is feat eel they have 'been drowned. MOROCCO, July 22. Raisuli la intercepting Sir Harry MacLeun’s correspondence, and has refused to permit any more letters being sent to Maghczcn, saying, that if the Sultan wants Sir Harry, lot Mm sent an expedition to release Mm. The Shccrcof of Wazan’s efforts to get troops to assist in the release of Sir Harry Mac Lean failed and he has returned to Alcazar. CAIRO, July 22. Mr Rustajaell, an Egyptologist, claims to have discovered at Edfu, ij,' Upper Egypt, near tho site of the old Coptic Monastery, 'Greek parchment manuscript, including twenty-five now leaves of apocryphal sayings of Christ. NEW YORK, -July 22. Further Anti-Japanese stoting l has occurred in San Francisco. Four persons were killed and many injured. The tramcar sheds were set on fire and burnt.