TELEGRAPHIC

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12114, 8 July 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

BRITISH JOT FOREIGN

Ukiied Presi Association —Per Electric I Telegraph —Copyright. , | Received 7.40 a.m., July 7tl». BOTHA'S AGITATION CONDEMNED. LONDON, July 6. The " Standard's " Johannesburg correspondent states that the loyal press unanimous,}- condemn Louis Botha's speeches as mischievous. The impression is deepening that suspects in Cape Colony prompted liim. AN ALDERMAN IMPRISONED. Charles Hobson, an alderman of Sheffield, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for accepting a bribe for voting in favour of the municipality purchasing a piece of land. Received 111.40 p.m., July 7th. COLONIAL FINANCE.

LONDON, July 7. The " Dai.'y Grapliic " says that ilie Victorian surplus has been received with keen satisfaction and that Australians are coming through a severe ordeal bravely. The experience gained will be helpful in the brighter era now dawning. The Daily Express" says that the Victorian Budget is particularly welcome in. view of recent doubts and misgivings- in regard to Australian finance. THE EARL OF JERSEY.

The Earl of Jersey, who acts as the New South Wales Agent-General during Mr Copeland's absence cn leave, also acts as the colony's representative on the Pacific Cable Board. THE CABLE CONFERENCE.

The International Cable Conference has imposed upon the cable companies the insertion in messages of the date, hour and minute of despatch; while the official vocabulary is not made compulsory ull cable words must be pronounceable in one of the eight authorised languages; letter cypher will be admitted up to five characters ; Australia is admitted to the Telegraph Union as a first-class state; the assimilation of European and extra-European regimes is rejected, but the European terminal and transit rates for extra-European messages are somewhat reduced, except in ■ respect to Russia. Turkey. Austria-Hun- I gary, France, Spain, and Germany. Re- I ductions wero adopted by certain European J States for press messages of European re-

gjjne, extra-European countries .being;. I tit irea to make special 'l'ha. conference closes to-day.

AMERICA AT PEACE WITH.JEHJfi WORLD. WASHINGTON. July 6. Speaking at the Fourth of July cefehration at Huntington, President Kuoaevelt said that there was not u cloud 011 the horizon. All peoples were 011 gqpd terms with America; a tirst-cluss navy <: would keep them so.

NAVAL DESERTERS. BERLIN,, Jiilr 6. One hundred and five out. 0f,., 400 German sailors in the American deserted upon reaching Kiel.

HALIFAX (Nova ScotU),. .July 6. Fifty men deserted from,,. British war- 1 ships here. Some were recaptured, and some returned to their ships.