NEWS OF THE WORLD

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 11098, 13 December 1897, Page 2

NEWS OF THE WORLD

CABLE MESSAGES. British and Foreign Telegrams. , United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received. — December 13, 10.10 a.m. GERMANY TO RETAIN KIAO CHAN London, December 11, A Eeuter's , telegram from Pekin states that Germany intends to remain in occupation of Kaiochan. THE USE OF BONTGEST RAYS. The British Medical Journal states that the use of the Rontgen rays is proving of the greatest assistance in the treatment of gunshot wounds amongst the troops on 'he Indian frontier. GERMAN SURPLUS. Berlin, December 11. It is announced that the German surplus for the year amounts to eighteen million marks. COST OF INDIAN FRONTIER WAR. Calcutta, December 11. It is estimated here that the Indian fiontier war will cost the Government 35 million rupees. SERVIAN ADVANCES TO TURKEY. Constantinople, December 11. Servian has submitted a proposal to the Porte for the conclusion of an offensive and defensive alliance, but Turkey declined to entertain it. RECONSTRUCTION OF ITALIAN MINISTRY. Home, December 11. The Marquis di Uuditii has reorganised the Cabinet with a view of bringing it more in harmony with the Liberal majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The piincipal portfolios are filled as follows : — Premier and Minister for the Interior, Marquis di Rudini ; Mi'nistcv for Foreign Affairs, Marquis Visconti-Venosta ; Minister of Marine, Admiral Brin ; Minister of Justice, S : gnor Zanardelli ; Treasurer, Signor Lirzzatte ; Minister of Finance, Signor' Branca. Received December 13, 10.35 {i.m. NARRQW ESCAPE OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW. London, December 12. The steamer Millfield, owned by J. H. Harrowing, of Whitby, was wrecked during a hoary gale in the Atlantic, Twenty-three of the cr<jw were rescued in an exhausted condition by the Canard liner Etruria, when the Millfield was on the point of sinking, AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. United Press 'Association. —By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. Received December 13, 10.55 a.m. Sydney, December 13. Mr Reid states that he does not intend to reintrodnce the Probate Duties Bill, but will make its rejection ground for an appeal to the people for the reform of the Legislative Council. Adelaide, December 13. Parliament has been prorogued after an all night sitting. Received December 13. 11 a.m. Melbourne, December 13. The twenty-two mile yacht race was won by Palmer's New Zealand yacht Nira, beafciag Lord Brassey's Ellen by 15 minutes. The owners sailled their respective crafts. Chapman, the Dunedin sculler, easily defeated Browne, a local sculler, who was the ouly other entrant for the sculling championship oE Victoria. The Mercantile Club won tho fouroared championship. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. THE ACCIDENT TO THE SHIP NELSON. Wellington, December 18. The magisterial inquiry into the striking of the ship Nelson began this morning. Captain Perriam said ha struck on some place between Sinclair Hoad and Karon Eock, where no dangers were shown on the chart. He knew the co.ist well. There was a small steamer about a quirter of a mile outBiJe the ship. Mr Bell, who appeared for the collector of custome, suggested that the spot where the vessel grounded was really in shoal water off Sinclair Head, but the Captain denied this, and apserted that he was about a mile and a-half off the Head. FT. L. Davis, chief officer, said he was on the forecastle when be beard the ship grating on tho bottom. He saw no rocks. The ship was a mile off 6hore r