CABLE NEWS.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3570, 26 June 1903, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

Mr Chamberlain stated that Captain Sword, with 180 of the West African Frontier Force, on May 16 unsuccessfully attacked the Sultan of Sokoto at the walled town of Burz. The enemy's casualties totalLjuJlßk Captain Sword retirwjiere 500 reiuaftillery are con * oen^^^B tency reports that 26, 000 Colony burghers have sworn allegiance, a few abstaining. The Cunard Steamship Company has withdrawn from the passenger rates agreement of the Atlantic Shipping Combine, alleging unfair treatment.

Qln the Imperial House, Mr McDonald asked in view of the high price, if the Government was prepared to introduce a Bill providing an export doty oo meat. Sir £. Barton said the Government had not beard of any necessity for such a mea'sure. Mr O’Mally asked if Sir E. Barton would write to Mr Seddon requesting him to open his butcher’s shops in the Commonwealth instead of London.

la the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain, replying to a question announced that on' Lord Tennyson’s return to England in December his term of Governor. Generalship of the Australian Commonwealth would not be renewed.

The Governor of Malta, under instructions from the Home authorities, reduced the elected members of the Council to eight, and increased the official members to nine.

In the House of Cymmons, Mr Chaplain’s amendment to the Finance Bill iu favour of the retention of the com duty was rejected by 416 to 32.