LATE CABLES. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
.The following appeared In our Second Edition of Yesterday :—
(By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.) (Per United Press Association.) Received January 19, 9.30 a.m. LONDON, January 18. Obituary Loid Lothian, agfld 67; Earl Mauvers, aged 75. A great contioversy is going on with roforonce to the strength of tho British artillery. Tho Tunes admits that the British field guns nro equal to those of any Continental power. Tlio Anglican Bishops recommend that deptuagissinia Sunday should bo set apart us a day of intercession for the welfare of tho nation and troops. Tho bank rate, is now 4} per cent. At the wool sales merinos aro nbout at par with the opening rates. Crossbreds are firm.
SYDNEY, January 19. The Postmastei-Gei.eral has. received n cable from tho Hon. Joseph Chamberlain in reply to one sent to the Secrotaly of .State for the Colonies. Tho iattersayt, lie sees no objection to New South Wales accepting tho Capo cable scheme it tho E.'-tem Extension Company make ceitai:i alterations which tlis Company has agreed to except on one point winch it is new discussing.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9944, 20 January 1900, Page 4
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183LATE CABLES. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9944, 20 January 1900, Page 4
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