CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXII, Issue 6059, 23 June 1897, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

By Electric .Telegraph—Copyright [Per-Press Association^ Losbon, June 21. At a South African dinner in London the Bight Hon. Charles Villiers, Chief Justice of the Capo Colony, emphasised the loyalty of the Dutch population at the Cape. _ Sir Gordon Sprigs, Premier of Cape Colony sftidjihe outlook in South Africa WAB more hopeful than it has b36Q for the past 18 months. The body of Mr Barney Barnato, who committed suicide on the voyage from the Cape has arrived. The funeral was witnessed bv an enormous crowa. 81r Edward Braddon, Premier of Tasmania, is negotiating with Mr Siemens, the eminent electrician, with regard to a scheme to utilise water-power for machinery and electric lighting in connection with the gold mines on tho west coast of Tasmania, Sir Edward is hopeful of success. Washington, Juno 21. President McKinley has redrafted the Arbitration Treaty omitting the features to which opposition was taken. The President will re-open negotiations on the subject. CoNSTAKTINOPLe, JunO 21. The foreign Ambassadors have offered Turkey .1 tract of country embracing 400 square kilometres on the Tbessalian frontier. Tewfik Pasha complains that the territory offered is of liitla strategic Value. Berlin. .iune 2'2. In the course of an addresß at Bielfleld, the Emperor ot Oermany oxpressed a hope that the nation would support him in sternly repressing revolutionary movements, and severely punishing everyone who attempted tj prevent the employment of free labour. Brisbane, June, li'-i. The Governor yostrrday 1 iitl tho foundation stone of tho Mechanics' Institute at South Brisbane. The chairman of the Queensland Meat Export Company doubts whether there is anything in Mr Iloolev's scheme. It will be, he thinks very disastrous to the producing interests, and if carried out it would mean tho turning of the meat export trade into a gri-itt monopoly, which would be -very inv.ie-ii,dde. ills company has not been uppri ;w-!icd >y Mr Hoo!ey and h i:ot leclM.d t.« -M. CIIK.U- WIN-l Kl Ai-:v >'\ !" .1: , ol the S'.ook I',■j.-i. : ■■■ ■ ' : ■ seleetii>n ■ i . IU 1■ ' vrhk'h li*' : ' ■ " for ivint'" :