LATE CABLES

Waikato Independent, Volume VI, Issue 385, 15 June 1907, Page 5

LATE CABLES

[by electric telegraph—copyright]

EXPLOSION ON A SUBMARINE (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received June 14, 9.47 p.m.) London, June 14. An explosion aboard the submarine CB, at Portsmouth, threw Lieutenant Hart headlong among the working machinery. He was terribly injured, and died in the hospital, OHAMBEELAIN'S HEALTH. London, June 14. The Hon. Mr Chamberlain has reached Birmingham. His helplessness gave a shock to the spectators.

BRITISH POLITICS. London, June 14. The Factory Workshops Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords. The Small Holdings Bill was read a second time in the House of Commons. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE AT KINGSTON. New York, June 14. Word from Kingston states the earthquake from the south-east was especially severe at Port Royal, destroying the walls of temporary buildings under construction tbsre! During the dash for the open 40 of the Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Engineers were injured, 11 seriously, The panic was intensified by the curious turbulence of the sea near the coast. Six soldiers of the West India Regiment were injured at Uppark while making a similar dash.

FROZEN MEAT DAMAGED. Capetown, June 14. Tho Banffshire, from Australian ports, arrived here with a considerable portion of her frozen meat cargo spoiled. The cause is uncertain. OUTRAGE BY NATIVES. ; London, June 14. News from Western Africa states' that tho natives of the hinterland at Siberia placed Mr Walter Wolz, a Swiss mining explorer, in a wooden cage and burnt him to death. RUSSIA AND JAPAN. . St. PiSTBESBUHG, June 14. Count Wolsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs, assured the Douma that the Government had a firm belief in the stability of the peaceful relations between Russia and Japau, STRIKE OF VICKERS' WORKERS London, June 13. Owing to the introduction of tho premium bonus system, at Vickers' Maxim Works, at Erith, nearly 2,000 workers have struck.

UNREST IN INDIA. Calcutta. June 14. Several prominent advocates of boycott and sedition have been arrested here; COAL LUMPERS’ STRIKE. 4 Sydney, June 14. A party of coal lumpers attacked the free labourers at Blackwater Bay, and revolver shots were exchanged between the-m, but no one was hurt. Several arrests have been made. TRADES’ LABOR MURDERS. FURTHER CONFESSIONS. (Received June 13, 8.27 a.m.) New York. June 13. ' Orchard has further testified that he planned to blow up a hoardinghouse known as the Globe Villa, where 150 unionists were living, but Haywood discountenced it, and the plan was dropped. STEAMER COLLISION. ELEVEN PERSONS DROWNED. New York, June 13. A steamer collided with a launch belonging to U.S. Battleship Minnesota. in Hampton Roads at night. Six midshipmen and hve sailors were cirowned. PEASANTS AGITATION IN FRANCE. p _ Paris, June 13. besides the 25 municipalities who i esigned over the Wine Bill, already reported, eight more have resigned M Clcmcnccan holds that the resignations require a month’s notice, and are therefore irregular, and municipal authorities are personally liable for damages for the consequences of the stoppage of such bodies.

LATE CABLES; [Bv ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHTJ JAPAN V. CALIFORNIA. ' , ( p ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received June 14, 9.47 p.m. . San Francisco, June 14 1 The Japanese question has devel-; oped in a new direction. The aggrieved Japanese are suing the municipality for losses caused by attacks on restaurants.

Toiao, June 14. , The Japanese Government is re--straining the comments of the localnewspapers. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. I London, June 14. : Tarrasch has won the international chess tournament at Ostend. He* obtained 12J points, Schecbder 12',' Janowski and Marshall 11|, Burn 8, Tuchigorin 4. " ; ' , MORE TREATIES. ' • ' Tokio, June 14. ' Russo-Japanese agreements have, been signed at St. Petersburg relating 1 ' to the Chinese-Eastern and.Southern' Manchurian Railways. OBITUARY. London, June 14. ' Sir Henry Hicks Hocking is dead. '' He was formerly Attorney-General for West Australia. =