General Cable News.

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 16, 29 November 1904, Page 2

General Cable News.

LONDON, Monday. Three mysterious yachts—one flying French and the others English flags have entered Suez Canal. It is suspected that the Russian Admiralty has engaged them to explore tho Gulf of Suez, and around Shadwan Island, at tho southern end of the Gulf, before the squadron reaches there. Rear-Admiral Foelkersham denies that there were disorders at Caner, in Crete, during the stay of the squadron. The volunteer cruiser lioreetz traversed the Dardanelles with three submarine boats on board. The St. Petersburg Prize Court has , confirmed the decision confiscating, the British steamer Cheltenham. The contention of tho owners was that, as the steamer was bound to Fusan in Corea when captured, she was not making for a Japanese port. The “ Standard ” says it is reported in Odessa that a general mobilisation throughout European Russia has ordered to take place before January. Of the Jewish reserve men in Kishineff, Kersou, and Simferopol districts, 30 to 90 per cent, have disobeyed the orders for mobilisation, and have crossed the frontier. The Convention between Britain and Russia, for the appointment of an International Commission to enquire into the Dogger Bank attack, has been signed at St. Petersburg. Gennany has notified President Roosevelt that 6he cordially accepts the principles involved in his proposal for the holding of a Peace Conference at the Hague, to complete tho work begun by the first conference. The “ Globe ” says that the disposition on the part of Australia to resist many’s policy of exclusiveness in tile Pacific is a valuable object lesson in Irn- ' penal politics. The Commonwealth could ' v easily re-arrange its tariff so as to seriously handicap Germany while practically giving a preference to Britain. General Nikolitch, of the Servian army, who was wounded on June 11, 190ffi when trying to save the late Queen Draga from assassination, has been arrested on a charge of conspiring with other officers to avenge King Alexander and Queen Draga by killing King Peter. Other arrests have been rnado in connection with the conspiracy.