CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6712, 2 June 1900, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

[By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO PEKIN. Hong Ko.ng, June 1. The Powers are threatening to override the Tsung-li-Yamen's opposition to their recent representation that the " Boxers" must be suppressed. A special train has left Tientsin conveying bodies of marines and bluejackets to guard the British and Russian and other Legations at the capital. Five quick-firing guns were also sent on. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.

Sydvey, June 1. gßu iH&gf ollowing twelve nominations to the Legislative CounciL have been announced :—Messrs A. W. Meeks, W. Robson, Reginald Black, W T. C. Hill, T. M. Slattery, J. B. Nash, Fred Flower and H. Stuart, of Sydney ; John Meagher, Bathurst; Alex. Rass, Germanton; G. F. Earp, Newcastle ; Hugh Langwell, Bourke. Mr Slattery was a member of Sir George Dibb's Ministry ; Messrs Meeks and Black are directors of the A.M.P. Society, and are identified with other important commercial institutions ; Mr Hill is a member of the firm of Hill and Clark; Mr Earp is president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce: Messrs Langwell, Stuart and Flowers represent labour. Mr Slattery will probably represent the Ministry in the House. BELGIAN ELECTIONS. Brussels, June 1. The Belgian elections, held on the new proportional representation basis, have "greatly reduced the number of Clerical and Conservative members returned at the last polls. A YOUTHFUL MURDERER^ Sydney, Jurfl 1, A boy named Murphy has bee a Lund guilty of murdering another boy named McFarlane at Grafton, with whom he had quarrelled regarding some stolen watei melons. The jury recommended the prisoner to I mercy on account of his youth. He I remained unmoved while the Judge passed the sentence of death. MARITIME COMPETITION. k Albany, June 1. L English newspaper files show that at Ihe annual meeting of the Orient Steamship Company the Ch-^^nan stated that increasing competition Vas pending in the Australian trade. ©Vme of it would be of the worst possiulc kind—from highly subsidised foreign passenger steamers. WRECK OF A SCHOONER. Sydney June 1. Information has been received that the schooner Progress (owned by Messrs Goldie and McDerinott, of Auckland), which recently left Sydney, is ashore on Masthead Island, near Rockhampton. CRICKET.

London, June 1. Hayward, the well-known cricketer, has niade a thousand runs this season.