TELEGRAPHIC.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3625, 23 August 1901, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

BRITISH & FOREIGN, United Press. Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.10 a.m.,. August 22nd. WEST AFRICAN INTERESTS. LONDON,, August 21. The West African frontier force is advancing to Lake Chad to secure British interests in the Sorata region, Northern Nigeria, PAN-CELTIC CONFERENCE. The Pan-Celtic Conference is being held ■in Dublin, and delegates are in attendance from Wales, Isle of Man, Brittany and Scotland. CRICKET. Sussex playing: agaiinst Yorkshire declared their innings closed with five wickets down for 560 runs,- Fry 209, Killick 200. Yorkshire responded with only 92 runs in their first innings; THE CAPE PARLIAMENT. CAPETOWN, August 21. Parliament has been prorogued to September 18th. THE ROYAL TOUR. The Duke of Cornwall has been installed as Chancellor of the Cape University. Received 9.10 a.m., August 22nd. THE DUKE'S CIGARS. < NEW YORK, August 21. Several thousands of the Duke of Cornwall's cigars, which are intended for use during the visit to Canada-, have been recovered in sealed cases from the wreck of the Lusitania. Received 10.27 p.m., August 22nd. SENTENCE ON A GOLD ROBBER. Winters, the Selby gold robber, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. President McKinley has issued invitations for an International Exhibition at St. Louis next year. A RETRIAL FOR MURDER. BERLIN, August 21. The trial at Berlin of two soldiers, Marten and his brother-in-law Hicket, on a charge of murdering Captain Vonkrosigk, has been revised. At the previous trial both men were acquitted. Marten was now found guilty and sentenced to death, and Hicket was acquitted. Received 1.3 a.m., August 23rd. JAPANESE DEFENCE. I TOKIO, August 22. Japan is rapidly constructing a war harbour at Malsumai, opposite Vladivostock.' THE CZAR'S VISIT TO FRANCE. PARIS, August 22. Drastic military precautions are being taken for the safety of the Czar during his visit to France.