CABLEGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10448, 20 September 1902, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association. —Copyright.)

LONDON, September 18. English and Swiss doctors are attending Lord Salisbury, -who is confined tffl bed in Switzerland. His own Londoß doctor has been, summoned.

LONDON, September 18. The Boer Generals intend visiting Antwerp, Brussels, and the Dutch towns mi the next-few days.

PARIS, September 18.

M. Coombes, the Premier has sharply rebuked M. Pelletan, Minister for Marine, for hisl recent speech, in Corsica.

The French newspapera describe) the speech as inopportune, but not intendedl to be aggressive.

BERLIN, September 18. The newspaper Frankfurter Zeitung istates Yung Lv, with Russia's! support, is plotting to depose thb Emperor Kwong Hsu in favour of a prince betrothed to Yung Lu's niece. •CAPETOWN", Sapltemibei" 19. Uneasiness is felt in Durban ati the growth of Diniilulu3 power. The Zulus, who werei armed for self-defenoe In connection! with the.Boer war, still retain their rifles. They are very bitter owing to many of their kinsman being killed by Vryheidl Boers.

NEW YORK, September 19. Lieutenant Peary has arrived at Sydney, Cape Breton. He: reports that the highest latitude reached by the expedition was 84 degrees 17 minutes. The ice-pack norfhl-west of Cape Heelai was imiprac.tica.ble.

. Lieutenant Peary made some important discoveries.

'SAN! FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. The missionary vessel Southern Cross has been wrecked at Tahiti.

WASHINGTON, September 18,

Mr Hay, Secretary for State, has addressed a circular to the foreign Ambassadors emphasising the peril oi the immigration of hordes of paupers to America. Hie also, on humanitarian grounds, urges; the signatories of the Berlin Treaty to compel Roumania to ameliorate the condition iof the Roumanian Jews.

BOMBAY, September 19

General rains have fallen ml India, and a good autumn harvest is anticipated

PEKIN, September 19

Boxers attacked Chingtu, and a conflict raged in the streets, the Government troops proving victorious. .Order hau been restored. Fourteen Boxer leaders' have been executed.

The new 1 Viceroy and military off. cink a.re proceeding to Chingtu.

French and Americam Ministers urged the throne to act promptly in suppressing the risimg. This led to the issuing of a peremptory Imperial edict ordering the crushing of fhle rebellion.

SYDNEY, September 19

At the 3tock sales) the market was generally easier. New -Zealand sheep were decidedly low. About 2000 were Bold, ranging from 15s to 27s 6d. Mr Carrutbers has mccoedcd Mr Lee in the Leaders'hiip of the! .Opposition;.

Arrived: Warship Mildura, frora Fiji. The Marine Court founld that the Quirang was well found and sufficiently manned, and though a wet ship and didi nob steer well was seaworthy in all' respeotte at the time of her de>parture. The cargo wasi stowed 1 in, accordance with thie practice at Newcastle, and- not laden to the Plimsoll mark. The presiding Judge said he wasi not called upon to say whether the steamer wais lost or not, and added that the court could not disregard the testimony of engineers and others in favour of wild statements, some of .which were palpably false.