TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 7 May 1901, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.6 a.m., May 6th. TURKEY AND THE JEWS. LONDON, May 5. Replying to the Porte, the Powers declined to prevent their respective Jewish subjects settling in Ottoman territory. Received 9.16 a.m., May 6th. THE AMERICA CUP. In a trial spin at Southampton, Sir T. Lipton's yacht Shamrock 11. rapidly overhauled Shamrock 1., the yacht which last •.-2ar failed to capture the America Cup. THE COAL TAX. Some British counties strongly oppose a strike against the coal tax. Received 9.6 a.m., May 6th. MILITARY EXHIBITION. The Duke of Cambridge opened the military exhibition at Earls Court, including a representation of the siege of Pekin. CRICKET. ! At a meeting of ths Marylebone Cricket j Club, the president, W. E. Denton, stated j that a letter had been received from Major Wardill, secretary of the Melbourne Club,; dealing with, the "leg before" rule. _ It was not of great importance, and. contained only three or four names carrying weight in the English cricketing world. THE BERMONDSEY FIRE. The coroner's jury found that the death of Miss Rudd, the victim: of the Bermondsey fire, was accidental,, and added a rider impressing on the municipalities the necessity of enforcing the providing of appliances and means of escape from fire in private dwellings. OBITUARY. Mr Stanley Leightom, member of the House of Commons for Oswestry North. IN LIQUIDATION. The British-and New Zealand Investment Company have resolved to liquidate owing to the decline in the rates of interest. The chairman anticipates that the capital •will be returned to the shareholders with over 20 per cent, of a bonus. BUYING KRUPP GUNS. The Ameer of Afghanistan is using the subsidy of £20,000, which is paid him yearly by the Indian Government, in the purchase of six batteries of Krupp guns. A YACHT AGROUND. The yacht Shamrock 11. grounded on Bean Bank, but was refloated at high tide undamaged.

THE JACKSONVILLE FIRE. NEW YORK, May 5.

The Jacksonville fire destroyed 148 blocks of buildings, covering an area, two milea long, and thirteen blocks wide, including churches, the gaol, and many business offices. The damage is estimated at 15,000,000 dollars. Seven; persons lost their lives, and 12,000 are homeless. The fire originated through a defective electric light wire falling on a shredding machine in a fibre manufactory. AMERICAN CROP PROSPECTS.— BUSINESS GAMBLING.

; There are brilliant crop prospects, and activity of trade caused by. wild speculaition in Wall Street, New York. Last :week there was much, wild gambling, especially in steel. The final reaction ruined many of the smaller speculators. Numibers o? women were among the speculators.

Received 1211 a.m., May 7th. STATE COURTESIES. WASHINGTON, May 6. ; Sir Julian Pauncefote expressed to Mr Hay, American Minister of Finance, the British and Australian Governments appreciation of thei cruiser Brooklyn's visit to Melbourne.

Received 12.30 a.m., May 7th. ( THE JAPANESE CRISIS. TOKIO, May 6. ' The Japanese Minister of Finance declared that further borrowing for public worts would ruin Japan, thereupon he resigned, causing a crisis. 1 ARRESTS IN ST. PETERSBURG. The "Times" states that the wholesale domiciliaiy police visits in St. Petersburg have resulted in hundreds of aTrests, including well known society people. Tho documents which were seized implicate persons in) a high position.