CABLE BRIEFS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3769, 3 August 1907, Page 3

CABLE BRIEFS.

London, August 1. Karl Beauchamp has succeeded Earl Liverpool as Lord Steward ot the King’s household. Obituary. Joseph Hatton, novelist, setat 66. The Archbishop of Canterbury has intimated that the Lambeth Conference assembles on July 6th, 1908, and concludes on August sth with a fortnight’s interval to enable committees to deliberate. Hampshire defeated Middlesex by 161 runs. The by-election for the NorthWest Staffordshire to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir A. Bellson resulted as follows : Stanley, Liberal-Labourite. 7396 ; Twyford, Unionist, 5047. New York August 1. The Municipality of Chicago has been robbed of £2,40;., 000, owing to collusion of municipal officials with a street car compan)E ; Berne, August x. Two german ladies, sisters, were frozen to death while making a foolhardy attempt to climb Binilucke, in, the Tyrol, during asnowstorm against their guide’s advice. Five others nearly succumbed. The Hague, August x. The importance of the powers which opposed tlxe British proposal for abolishing contraband neutralises British success inlthe direction despite the fact that the fourth committee adopted the proposal. It is considered improbable the Conference will endorse the committee’s vote. Segue, August xu An ordinance disbanding the Korean troops has been promulgated. Sydney, August 2. Later photos of the comet taken at the Observatory disclose three tails. It is stated the Arbitration award will put an additional ,£60,000 into the pockets of shop assistants. Perth, August 2. Heavy monsoonal rains have occurred and township of Wagin is flooded. There have been several railway wash-outs. Melbourne, August 2. The House passed the Bounties Bill through committee. Owing to the exclusion of several items the total proposals originally provided were reduced by £11,750. In the Senate, a motion was carried in favour of voting machines at Parliamentary elections. It is anticipated that the adoption of penny postage will result in a loss of £160,000 per annum, but judging from New Zealand’s experience the loss will be overtaken in three or four j’ears.