CABLE BRIEFS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3763, 25 April 1907, Page 3

CABLE BRIEFS.

Paris, April 22. “Major” Taylor, the negro cyclist, who toured Australia some years ago, was refused admittance to an hotel in Paris because American boarders objected. Adelaide, April 23. Diver Hughes, who rescued the Italian Varischetti from the flooded depths of the Westraliau East mine, is visiting Adelaide. He refused an offer of .£IOO a week to lecture, on the ground of a great dislike to a man “making a show of himself.” Sydnkv, April 23. The large areas of land recently applied for on lease in New Guinea are intended to be used for rubber production and other tropical industries. Melbourne, April 23. The Motor Cycle Club’s one hundred mile race was won by Hall’s 5-h.p, Pengot machine in 2hrs 41 mins—a world’s record. London, April 23. It is announced that the Marylebone Club will send a cricket team to Australia in December. Paris, April 23. A fire in the Toulon arsenal destroyed the workshops, offices, the torpedo school, and several storehouses. Thirty soldiers and sailors were injured. The damage is several million francs. The cause was unknown. London, April 23. Lady Ward states that she does not wish to see women members of Parilament. Their work lies at home. In the House of Commons the Budget debate was taken. Mr Asquith said that while the entire proceeds of direct taxation went into the Exchequer under a system of tariffs, much of the benefit went into the pockets of favoured interrests. It was impossible to do justice between the parts of the Empire unless they supplemented preference to food with preference to raw material.