LATE CABLES.

Wanganui Chronicle, 27 July 1901, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN FRENCH

AND MOORS,

FRENCH fVIQTORIOUS

DEPARTURE OF THE YORKS FOR

CAPETOWN,

THE MATTERHORN" ACCIDENT.

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS-

SEMBLY.

TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS,

Press Association—Telegrap.h— Copyright.

Received July 27, 12.40 a.m

LONDON, July 26.

The "Daily Mail's" Cadis correspondent states that a. great battle has been fought between the French and Moors near Figing, in the Morocco hinterland. Both sides suffered heavy losses. The French proved victorious. Received July 26, 10.54 p.m. SYDNEY, July 26. Governor O'Brien is a passenger by the Hauroto, which arrived from Fiji to-day. PERTH, July 26. The Royal visitors bade farewell to Australia to-day, the Ophir and escorts leaving on the long voyage to South Africa in the afternoon. Large enthusiastic crowds gathered to witness the departure. Received July 27,12.14 a.m ' BERNE, July 26. One Matterhorn victim was Robert Black, a Brightlon doctor of large practice. A lady slipped, dragging down her companions, .and the -rope snapped on the edge of a crag. Black and a lady were killed, and others injured. : NEW IYORK, July 26. A moderate estimate of the wlieat yield of Manitoba and North-western Provinces is fifty million bushels. Received July 27, 0.54 a.m. NEWCASTLE, July 26. Arrived—lnduna-, from Lyttclton. MELBOURNE, July 26. The Senate, on the motion of Mr. Keating (Tasmania), appointed a select committee to inquire into the question of improving the steamship communication between Tasmania and Australia. It was ur<red that the isolated position of Tasmania prevented her realising the full benefits of Federal union without better means of communication, <and it was suggested that it was necessary to establish a fast line of steamers owned by the Commonwealth, convertible into armoured cruisers capable of defending the coast . Received July 26,10.30 p.m. SYDNEY, July 26. The Prebyterian General Assembly has adopted a resolution protesting against any alteration of the King's coronation oath such as would endanger the Protestant succession. . LONDON July 26. Much interest is taken in the tuberculosis conference. The colonial delegates are acting in various sections. Sir John Cockburn (retiring Agent-General for Soufih Australia), addressing the State iand municipal section, advocated the compulsory notification of tuberculosis, emphasising the successful results in South Australia, and urged there should be no relaxation of alimenta. The King, on receiving the foreign delegates at Marlborough House, expressed the keenest interest in the conference, and hoped the Congress would show good results.