Various Cabled Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3563, 22 August 1905, Page 2

Various Cabled Items.

JI.V. A Powerful (a -firstcruiser of 14,200 tons, 14 gunsj' relieves the Furyalus as flagship on the Australian station. /

Hoping that Admiral Rozhdestvensky would recover command of the sea, the ussians at ■ urt Arthur did not injure the vessels that were sunk in Lie Port Arthur harbour. They merely submerged them, greasing or otherwise protecting the machinery. Four of the battleships and two cruisers will shortly be serviceable additions to the Japanese fleet.

Some natives in German Fast Africa report that Bishop, Spies (a Catholic), two male, and two female missionaries have been murdered while travelling from Ivihva to Linwale. The Governor of the province asks for reinforcements owing to tin', risings and pillage of the natives. '

Many bombs were discovered during a search of Armenians’ houses in Smyrna. A number of Armenians have been arrested in Constantinople.

An infernal machine was delivered r. at the office of Mr Sthift, of the J Kuhu, Loeb Company, New York. Mr S«hiff had previously interviewed M. de Witte in the interests of Jews in Russia.

Under the new Constitution an electorate of the Transvaal includes 80,000 people.

Great preparations are being made at Copenhagen and in Sweden to welcome the British fleet

Playing against Northampton County the Australian cricketers won by an innings and 331 runs* The Turks, advancing steadily, captured Hukelkarais and occupied twenty-two miles south of Banaa, in Arabia.