CABLE BRIEFS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 29 June 1907, Page 3

CABLE BRIEFS.

London, June 27. King Kdward visited the Lincoln Agricultural Show.

The South Africans defeated Kent by two runs after having a follow-on.

Doherty does not contest the London tennis championship.

The New Zealand bowlers defeated Carlisle, Galashiels, Braid and the Northern Clubs, losing to Leith. They scored 200 against 155 in,the matches.

The Hon., Charles Booth has given Holman Hunt's painting, “The Light of the World,” to St. Paul’s Cathedral,

Mr Churchill, replying to Mr Pease, said would be expended at Zanzibar as compensation to the slave owners and the expenses of emancipation.

The House of Commons Committee rejected the London County Council’s new Electrical Energy Bill representing the views of the Moderates.

As an outcome of the South African products exhibition an organisation is starting to push the products of Britain and British products in South Africa. The headquarters will be in London with branches in five African States. Several leading merchants have promised up to each annually towards the cost. New Yoke, June 27.

A fire occurred in a wooden hotel at Jamestown, when it was crowded with visitors to the Exhibition. Several buildings were destroyed and 2000 guests had a narrow escape, the fire occurring at night.