CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, 17 January 1905, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

RUSSIA. LONDON, -lan. 13. A Russian loan placed in Germany and Holland, was covered ten fold, N.Z. PATENT MEDICINE LAW, A deputation representing two hundred manufacturers of proprietary medicines have protested to the Hon. W. P. Reeves, Agent-General of New Zealand, against the regulation imposed by the Now Zealand Government requiring the diachoun of the contents of patent medicines and contended that such a, regulation was ultra vires. Tire deputation asked for its withdrawal, ns a compliance with it was impossible. RYE-ELECTION. ’The Mile End Election resulted : H. Lawson (Conservative), 2118 ; Strans (Liberal). 2060. Mr Lawson’s advocacy of aliens restriction was the chief cause of his victory. ARBITR ATION TREATY. The Anglo - Austro - Hungarian treaty of arbitration has been signed in London, TRIBAL FRICTION. Fighting is proceeding between the chiefs of Dir and Lawarai. The latter captured a fort. A movaoie column from Malakino is to advance and preserve the Chitral lines cF communication and may PQSsiblv assist Dir. FIRE. Sir T. Lipton’s store at Glasgow was burnt, and damage to the value of £30,000 done. FOREIGN SHIPPING. The Hon. A. J. Balfour, in replying to an association of commercial men, promised to carefully considm the advisableness of taking steps to secure the abolition of foreign shipping bounties or measures to counteract their effect. JAPANESE TRADE. The Japanese exports for 1901 increased by 10 per cent, and the imports 17 per cent. SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN, Jan. 14. The Transvaal Native Affairs Committee report that there is no hope of a political federation of South Africa while the native franchise remains in the present chaotic condition and suggest that the Cape natives should not be allowed to vote at Federal Parliament elections, and only allowed six representatives in the State Parliament. I The British South Africa Coy.’s resident engineer describes the alluvial deposits in Victoria, Mashonaland, as patchy and chielly shed gold -probably the ancients secured the bulk of the gold. STRIKERS. SYDNEY, Jan. 16. Summonses have been issued against the wheelers who refused to .work at the lower rate of wages as fixed by the Arbitration Court. The cases will n’obably be heard this week. Some confusion exists as to whether the rule nisi affects this procedure, but the Grown Solicitor holds that it does not in any way affect the present proceedings by the Crown. BRISBANE, Jan. 15. Three more aboriginals have landed safely. The captain’s boat, with three whites and eight aboriginals, is still missing, A search

steamer has been sent.