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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1459, 18 October 1905, Page 3

Latest Cables.

- Fren ABMoiatiou.— CupyrigM. | v France and Venezuela f ABIS, Oot 17 , A Fronoh squadron has sailod for Venozuela. New Australian Flagship London' Oct. 17 The cruiser Goworua, which replaces the Euryalus as fhsbsbip of tho Australian • station, has sailed. Proposed Hague Conference Washington, Oct, 17 Tho Government has accepted tho invitation ;to a second Hague Conference., King and the Unemployed London, October 17 King Edward,'while deploring the distreis, declined 10 receive au address from tho wi«es and daugtcrs of the unemployed of Poplir on the occasion of tho opening of tho'newly-formid eireet known as Kingsway. > The Partition of Bengal • Bombay, Octobsr 17 Tho partition of Bengal has been quietly effected. British' Education Law London, October 17 ' Mr, Bilfourhas appointed a cornmittoo, with Sir Honry Primrose as chairman, to inquire into tho question of expenditure On education, and oauseof the present diversity of education'ratos, /■ _ ' : i , Military Colleges Melbocenb, tii» day. . The Federal Government, has approved ,of the scheme suggested by the Sydney University for the establishment of a mill' »avy coll*go' for training officers. . Rifle Shooting ; By»ney, this day. • ' Craw and Irving, Now Zealanders, have won £1 each hi: tho Jncques inatqh, ■ ■)'■ General Booth's. Scheme, (' Pbbth, this day. Lord Jersey, who arrived tJ-day, said ho had nn faith in Goneml BoothVscheme, and considered it was not feasible, Disastrous* Hailstorms Sydney, this day. Sovere hailstorms have occurred in the oity and suburbs,' In some places lumps of ice half au inch across fell, and much damsge was dono to the fruit "and crops. The Victoria Memorial Mg'LBOUBNB, this The House, by 86 to 14, has adoptod Mr Ptakin's motion to vote to (Ho Quoon Victoria memorial, aftor an amendment favouring tho devoting of the money to a"-hospital and : raismg the amount by voluntary suficriptions hod been rejeoted,