ABRIDGED CABLES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7243, 26 August 1902, Page 3

ABRIDGED CABLES.

Mr Soddon has accepted tho freodom of Annan, in Dumfricshiro, Scotland. Vonczuola has declined to consiclor Britain, France mid Germany's protest against tho blockade. Thoy capturod two Dutch schoonors, which woro not awaro of tho blockade. A Renter's uiossago states Micro are many complaints on tho Rand that oversea colonists aro leaving bocauso thoro is no latidsettlomontschomoby which thoy aro enabled to obtain farms. Tho principal Dutch nowspapcrs have oponed subscriptions for tho Boors, bonded with large anonymous donations which aro attributed to Dr. Leyds. A caso marked " Saddlery," consigned by a British firm to a Transvaal firm, burst on tho wharf at Durban, rovoaliug that it was full of swords. j Tho Manitoba wheat crop is expected to yield sixty-live million bushels. Twenty thousand harvesters have gone there. Princo Arthur, a son of tho Duke of Connaught, and Earl Kintoro escorted the Shah to Dover, whoro ho .embarked for Calais, and thon proceeded direct to Paris. Tho Shah roccivod hoarty farowolls from crowds at London and Dover. 7500 bronze coins of tho Fourth Century havo been unearthed at Caorwont, in Monmouthshire. Tho Birmingham Post states that Sir E. Barton and othor Australian Statesmen aro arranging an amalgamation of soveral loading banks into a Commonwealth Bank, which will occupy a similar position to tho Bank of England. The German paper Tageblate states that the Kaiser will visit Italy in November.

Tho French Government is considering the establishment of a naval baso at Kwangchan Bay, at a cost of £1,200,000. At tho invitation of tho Canadian Government, a party of British journalists aro making a tour of Cauada. They wore taken in a special train to inspect tho wheat fields of Manitoba. Tho evictions from Lord Do Freyno's ostate, in Connaught, Ireland, have been completed. Several of those evicted paid up their ronfc and resumed possession. Tho Royal yacht anchored at Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, during Sunday. The King and Queen landed yesterday, amid tremendous enthusiasm. Sir Georgo White has stated that endorsed Major-Goneral French's i-e commendation of General lanHamilto for tho Victoria Cross at Elandslaagto . but tho authorities ruled that Genera Hamilton was too sonior. Messrs Bruce and Lewis, British missionaries attached to tho China Island Mission, wore beaten to death at Chinchow by a mob, who believed that they poisoned tho well, producing tho outbreak of cholera. Tho Government has promised the punishment of the murderers.