TELEGRAPHIC

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12111, 4 July 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

BRITSSH AND FOREIGN Duted Pres« Association—P»r Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.15 a.m.. Julv 3rd. THK BAGDAD RAILWAY. PARIS, July 2. M. llelcasse. Minister of Foreign Affairs, has rejected Germany's offer that France and Germany should each find forty per cent, of the cost of constructing the' Bag. dad railway. CAPITALISTS ALARMED. Owing to the income tax, and fears of progressive taxation in tho event, of n Socialist regime, a. large transfer of French capital abroad is taking place, weakening the national roi.tcs. THE KANO CAMPAIGN. LONDON, July .2. Atnriku, ex-SuUnn of Sokoto. Ins sent a message to the commander of the British column operating atrainst him, stating ho does not desire to tight, which is regarded ns an indication that his followers are deserting him. THK OROTAVA COLLISION. , The Court of Enquiry found the Orotava to blame for tho iccesit collisiun with the Netberlv. . THK COTTON "CORNER." Liverpool, arc! other centres have chipped . ■ ■' . ■.. ''v.»si'

* -cotton to America, hoping to break the Corner. One thousand bales have arrived, -and another one thousand due in a ■day or two. THE KING AND THE REGICIDES. King Peter of Servia is willing to banish the regicides on military pensions', if Russia and Austria cor. sent. THE BALKANS. The "Times" Constantinople correspondent states that in consequence of the Bulgarians' menacing attitude, the lurks have "occupied three strategic positions in the .'Kossovo, Monasiir and Advanolo districts as of operations. The "Kolnische Zeitung" declares that Bulgaria is seeking for excuses to revive the Macedonia ■ question, and strongly warns her that she will be isolated .in the event of a struggle. / Petroff." Premier of Bulgaria, in an interview with' the " Times " correspondent at Sofia recently, complained that Turkey was deliberately exterminating Macedonian Bulgarians. He expressed contempt at the 'Turkish Army's inability to mobilise under . 'two months: Even then it would be incap- i -'able of rapid movement. Bulgaria was I .able to mobilise a quarter of a million, • the majority of whom were armed with Mannlichers, with five hundred rounds per rifle, and three hundred shells per gun. He did not apprehend trouble on the side of Servia and Roumania in the event of war, and Turkey had more to lose and ' less to gain, than Bulgaria had. TOE CANADIAN DINNER. , Mr W. P. Reeves, Agent-General for .New Zealand, speaking at the Canadian dinner in London, and referring to Presiv ' dent Roosevelt's declaration that America "must dominate'the Pacific, stated that Britain, Japan, France and Germany would claim equal trade rights and facilities. '.Lord Strathcona asserted that Canada very *hortlv would be able to provide every pound" of foodstuffs that Britain required Canada in 1902 received _ 104,000 lmmicrants, chiefly ftom America. LAUNCH OF A STEAMER LONDON, July 3 Messrs turnbull, Martin and Co.'s rsteamer Kaikoura has been launched on the -Clyde. KING EDWARD'S REMA • King Edward, replying to the King of i Servia's. notification of his . acce=sit expressed personal good wishes and the hope ■ that liis* reign will bring peace, justice, and prosperity, and that King Peter will re-establish the good name of Servia, whereon the tragic events have cast so regrettable a stain..

THE ASIATICS 'CONDEMNED.'" . CAPETOWN, July,3. -:• The Assemb'y unanimously condemned: the importation of Asiatics.

THE CONGO FREE STATE. BRUSSELS, July 3.

to an interpellation: :in 'the '■tfSfuwb'sT regarding the Powers' action in Congo Free State, the Minister-,for lExtehded Administration deprecated Britain's' disparagement of an admirable work •f The soil of Congo had been saturated with "Belgian sweat and 'blood." ...

MEDICAL COLLEGE. NEW YORK, July 2.

5 The trustees of the Rusk Medical College slave raised £200,000 and presented it to ■ihe Chicago University, thus-ensuring Mr 'aiockfeller's gift of £1,200,000 for the establishment at Chicago of the finest medical institution id the world. THE STEEL TRUST.

? Mr Correy's appointment as. Assistant 'President of the Steel Trust, is regarded as permanent. Mr Pierpont Morgan is dissatisfied with Mr Schwab's ventures outWide the steel trust, especially in refer■ence to his dealings with the United ShipIjuilding Company: : THE NEGRO SLAVERY CASES. .. ';-. Two T>f the defendants in the trials at Montgomery pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to a year's immisonmer.t. The ':Judge declared that defenceless people, /guilty of no crime, had been brought before the Court, and by collusion with the Magistrate, deprived of their liberty, forced to work, and cruelly beaten