Cable News.

Manawatu Herald, 3 September 1903, Page 2

Cable News.

THE HON. J. CHAMBERLAIN. London, Sept. 1.

In response to a proposal that he should visit Ireland, the Hon. J. Chamberlain had written stating that it is impossible for him to make a visit during the present year, as already he has made as many appointments as his-strength will permit him to fulfil. PHE LATE LORD SALISBURY.

The late Lord Salisbury was buried at Hatfield, in the presence of members of the family and a few personal friends.

A simultaneous service was held at Westminster Abbey, at which the King, Prince of Wales and the Powers were represented, TRIBUTES FROM ROYALTY.' A wreath sent by King Edward to Hatfield House was inscribed: “ As a mark of deepest regard, greatest respect and aincerest friendship.” Queen Alexandra’s wreath bore the inscription; “In memory of Lord Salisbury—universally loved and mourned as one of England’s best and greatest statesmen.” KING EDWARD IN AUSTRIA* Vienna, Sept. 1. King Edward received a magnificent welcome at Vienna and a most hearty greeting from the Emperor Francis Joseph. He will reside at Hof burg during his stay. King Edward visited the Royal vault, and prayed before the Empress Elizabeth’s and ArchduPe Rudolph’s sarcophagus. The Emperor Francis Joseph, in proposing King Edward’s health at a banquet given in his honour, said* be considered the visit was a fresh pledge of the close and confidlbtial relations of the two countries, Which were all the firmer owing to the absence of any political interests which

might cast the shadow of a cloud over them. He thanked King Edward for hia many proofs of friendKing Edward, in reciprocating the friendly sentiments, said the reception v at Vienna had touched him deeply. He had always been in the greatest sympathy with the Emperor and the Imperial House of Austria, and his feelings would continue to be of the v^ymcHt. He appointed the Emperor Francis Joseph a Field Marshal of the British Army. The appointment came as a surprise to all present. The Emperor rose, and bowing pressed King Edward's hand.

Beisbane, Sept 1. A tragedy occurred at Boonali, fifty-nine miles from here A man named Harry Wheeler, during a quarrel, attempted to stab his daughter, who in defence shot her father dead.

The Balkan States

ACTIVITY OP INSURGENT

BANDS,

Austria is demanding satisfaction for a party of Albanians firing a fusillade against the Consulate at Uskub. The Porte explains that recruits fired a volley in the air, none of the shots striking the building. The revolutionists, after capturing Neveska, seized the arms and ammunition in the town, and levied £IOOO contribution from the inhabitants. They then withdrew to the mountains.

The troops, on arriving, fired thirty shells, and receiving no response, entered the town. The Porte’s explanation of the Beirut incident (the reported attempted murder of M. Magelssen, American Vice-Consul), is that a wedding party was firing for joy. The shots were not, it is stated, directed against M. Magelssen. The newspaper Le Temps severely criticises Germany for overlooking the promised reforms and urging Turkey to make reprisals on .Macedonians. THE SULTAN IN FAVOUR OP WAR.

The insurgents claim that two thousand insurgents have left Bulgaria during the past ten days, and that ther«Ct»je from twelve thousand to fifteen thousand under arms in Macedonia and Adrianople. Hilrai Pasha, Turkish Governor of Macedonia, has sent five Christians and five Turks to offer the insurgents an amnesty, provided their anna are surrendered and the insurrection ended before the festival of the Sultan’s coronation.

Servian bands under Dragomir Brotovitich, formerly director of a school at Salodica, are now crossing the frontier. Two hundred well-armed volunteers, with forty officers, have left Belgrade for Macedonia. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, aboard the gunboat Nadejda, has left Kustendji for Burghas, in the Black Sea.

The insurgents have received advice from Constantinople to the effect that the Sultan, owing to Germany’s influence, has changed his attitude and now.favours war.