CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8759, 8 March 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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> Melbourne, March 7, The hides market is very strong. All catalogues have boon cleared, t London, March 7. j Renter reports that 2000 English and A other dockers' havs been engaged for ■ I Hamburg, where the local dockers refused . to sign for day and night work, Brussels, March 7, i The Belgian Ministry have been • defeated the Chamber carrying a 1 motion against the Government in favour of an 8 hours day. . London, March 7. | The Angle-Semap. iycaty of comj mcrco has been adopted. It accords ,! most favoured treatment to the coloj nies if they treat Servian goods as ! favourably as other foreign goods. Berlin, March 7. Germany demands TgOQf) compensation for the murder of a German missionary in Persia, otherwise vigorous measures wilt fee taken. London, March 7. Rhodesia Goldfields Corporation has lost half a million ordinary preference capital. The personalty of the late Bareness Burdett Coutts has been sworn at £68,000. A explosion at Genwem colliery entombed four men, and fire damp killed two who wont to tho rescue. Npw York, March 7. The Dakota ovcivran, the ledge ajid her forepart is submerged. Eighty guineas reinsurance has been paid in case she becomes a total loss, Sydney, March 8. Last night’s plague patient is dead. Brisbane, March 8 The biggest bush fire on record is doyasf.ating Lougreach district which covers a hundred miles. Melbourne, M*vch 8 Representatives of the mail syndte cate claim that they have received advices from London thai all expected iu tho rvay of raising money there has now boon achieved, In connection with Mr Olmrchill’s cabled statement that Sir E. F, 1m Thnrn had boon consulted with reference to the New r Hebrides, the . memorandum published shows that Sir E. F. im Thuru condemned tho 1 Commonwealth policy as regards tho I islands, and that Mr Donkin replied < justifying tho policy, j