ABRIDGED CABLES

Wanganui Chronicle, 27 February 1902, Page 2

ABRIDGED CABLES

The American Senate passed the Philippine tariff by 46 to 26.

Pearce beat Barry otvor a mile and a quarter on the Tyne for £50 a-side by ten lengths. Floating ice greatly interfered with the race.

Gaudnr broke his shoulder-bone on the ice at Rut Portage, o'an.ada, and it is feared he will be unable to row again. Mr Robertson, member for Dundee, during a debate on the Naval Estimates, complained that every family in the United Kingdom was paying £3 a year to provide a- navy for the colonies, which were at least equally rich.

Besides the Hon. J. Chamberlain's conference of colonial statesmen dealing1 with matters affecting trade and commerce, Sir Wilfred Laurier convenes an intercolonial conference on trade and postal matters and the cable affecting Australia, New Zealand, and Ganada>. Possibly tlje final deliberations of thin conference will be held at Ottawa.

The death is announced from Sydney of Mrs George Rignold. Yesterday was observed in Sydney as a day of humiliation and prayer for rain. Business was practically stopped.

Prince Henry was everywhere ovationed in America, and exchanged interesting cordial visits with President Roosevelt at Washington. Prince Heniy is residing at the Embassy. He drove to the British Ambassador's, and then called on other Embassies. He visited the Capitol, and dined at White House in the evening.

Nine and a half hours a. day have been conceded-co the metal fade workers at Barcelona, Spain. \\'pyler assured the Kenate that, tranquility prevails in the greater part of Spain. The French Chamber of Deputies has agreed to the principle of two years' militarv service.

>Sixty-f(.ur casualties occurred on the Montenegrian frontier during the lighting between clansmen, who murdered an Albanian chief of the Turkish Regulars*,' owinc tp Turkey not surrendering an assassin. The Phaeton has returned to Honolulu after ;v t-hrep weeks fruitless search for the Condoi'.

Nine members of the Clarecastle branch of the Land League were sentenced to three months at Ennis for intimidation. The Magistrates were hooted.

The Italian Government has summoned to colours 40,000 railway workers attached tQ Hie mobile territorial army, in order to prevent a contemplated general .strike. A thousand Anarchists haye arrived.