CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8757, 6 March 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

pi/ens Association.—Copyright. "" •-"" ■•' ■'■>•. P 4J r i2, March 5. King Edward has arrived at Paris. London, March 5. The Mansion House Jamaica Eelifef XnivA Has reached £50,000. Justice Kennedy has 'succeeded Sir PI. Cozens-ITardy as a Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal. Botha Las been invited as Premier of" the Transvaal to the Colonial Conference. The Prince of Wales has been created an Admiral, Sir J. (Jr. Swettenham has rasitrned. the Governorship of Jamaica, on tlie g.ounct oi 1 age. He was given an opportunity of continuing to hold office, but deiinit'eiy declined.

The Empress Dowager of Russia will arrive in England on Thursday ou a visit to the Queen. VTIi.o missing captain aud seven men of the 'Germali steamer sunk on the Goodwins rowed to "Dbver. " Members" of the House of Oonjmons ■will give a luncheon to the Colonial delegates at the Imperial Conference in Westminster Hail op April 24th. Sir H. CambbelLßannerman iviil preside. Raynor lias been committed for trial for the murder of Whitcley, The Vickers-Maxim Company are building a Dreadnought for Brazil. Cairo, Starch 5. At tho instance of Gussef, editor of the newspaper Mbayya;t, w Jftitiojiali.s.t journal in Cairo, supposed 'to 3)0 -backed'' by tho' Khedive,- the tjenerai A.sseml>iy passed a resolution demanding tlVe'ekiiy granting of'full parliarnentaiy institutions' and bi-h.or wide-reaching concessions.

New York, March 5. President Roosevelt has appealed to Americans to support the Russian relief fund, declaring' tliit.fc Ri;s§ja in the past had hcen a good friend' i 6 the United States, - Mf.lbouese.. March 5. Mr Deakin states that the A«g}Q? French Now Hebrides convention will not become operative until the officials appointed are sent out. No intimation has been received as to when tfiis will he done, Sydije;?-, Mafch £, Owing to the absence of local candidates for the ministry the New South Wales Wesleyan Conforeneo has- been compelled to accept offers from other feftates, ' ■. .

Private advices have .been, re.ceiye/3 tha.t Captain Stokes Ke'6s, : 'ih cliargp of Gij,r(|e.n 'lsland, has -been pron'iote.d to Ilear-44 m J l 'Ai nink. Wool is aetlvo and very iirhi ojl last week's closing rates.

Sydney, March 5. A ease of plague has occurred in the city. The weather is exceptionally hot. The greater part of the State has much boneiited by "fieavy thunder rains. , Melbourne, March 6. In a wave of enthusiasm at the 'Wosleyan Conference mission meeting £20,00 was subscribed in qnick timp. Perth, March .6. In connection ' the pharge against Mrs Mitchell evidence was given that out of 82 infants placed in Jjor pharge 29 nied, the cause of death in nearly all cases being mardsmus.