LATEST CABLES.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 3739, 19 April 1898, Page 3

LATEST CABLES.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (II ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.) TEHERAN, April 18 Twelve thousand Persian yomnds have raided the Russian territory. R-inforce Dents are being sent from Askabud. LONDON, April 18 The lion. G N. Canon, Under Seore tiry for the Foreign Office, is ill through OTtrwork

The Times says that if New South Wali'S rej.-cts the Federat on Bill the prospects of Federation will bo ind< finitely retarded.

Tb# Dnke of York oommaods H.M S Crescent during the season’s uiOLoojvroa

Mutton—Crossbred wethers aod maiden •wee, Canterbury 3 11141, Dunedin and Southland 3$ J, North Island 3d.

Lamb—Prime Cantorbnry 4}d, fair average 'including Dane tin, Southland, Wellington, and secondary Canterbury) River Plate Sheep—Unchanged. Hides—Heavy ox 4JI to s|d, light 4*d to 4$ I, cow 4ji to 4}d.

ROME, April 18 Signor Crispi has been re eleoted to tbe Chamber of Dapnties for Palermo. (Received 9.30 am) LONDON, April 18 General Kitchener has suspender! opera dona against the Dervishes until tbe end of July.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 18 The foreign ambassadors at Constantinople have notified tbs Saltan that the Turkish troops mast evacuate Thessaly within one month.

PARIS, April 18 SpeakiDg at Remiremont M Melinite, the Premier, said that the Russian alliance opened out to France an infinite horizon, tod gave to tbe French a foreign policy of inoomp&rahle security and foroe in the ootmcilß of Enrope.

(Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 18 In tho negotiations between the miners tow on strike in Sooth Wales and the colliery proprietors, the latter insisted that the miners' delegates to tho proposed conference aboold be armed with plenary powers, and that tbe men should accept the new sliding soale. A ballot amoDgst the miners upon these questions resulted in a majority of 63,110 against investing their delegates with plenary powers, and 37,620 against the new sliding soale. , Through the Hod J. Chamberlain’s influence tbe refreshment committee of lbs Home of Commons has agreed to hhc a supply of South Australian wine.