CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 9038, 30 December 1907, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

Press Association—Copyright. Vienna, Last Night.

It has been determined to boycott Prussian goods throughout Galicia, as a mark of resentment against the Prussian Diet for Germanising Posen.

Morocco, Dec. 28. General Drucle has retired from the command of the Moroccan forces, and General Damateh has succeeded him

Cairo, Dec. 28. Nearly 100,000 tons of coal are awaiting discharge at Port Said. The strikers still demand an etxra 5d per ton, landed or shipped.

Received Dec. 29, 4.40 p.m. London, Dec. 29,

Owing to the scarcity of new orders, Clyde shipbuilders have discharged many workmen. One firm discharged twenty-four draughtsmen.

Received Dec.> 28, 4.55 p.m. New York, Dec, 28,

The better class Italian clerks and warehousemen of New York, Pittsburg, and Philadelphia have formed a “White Hand” Society to assist the police against the ‘ ‘ Black Hand” gang. Received December 30, 8.84 a.m. London, December 29.

Harwerson (12,000) defeated Weiss (10,054) at billiards at Portsmouth yesterday. A sixth Dreadnought has been laid down.

The Suevic, which after her wreck at the Lizard was cut in half and a new bow'portion constructed, starts from Southampton for Liverpool within a fortnight to prepare for a voyage to Australia. At the instance of Lord Moukswell’s Royal Commission, Doctor J. O. S. Haldane will inspect Scotch miners houses with a view to making a recommendation concerning housing. Admiral Poore sails for Australia by the China on January 17th. An easterly gale with heavy seas and snow squalls is prevailing in the English Channel. The Oroutes reported very bad weather. Yeltheim lias been brought from Prance to London in custody.

Sydney, December 30. Another surf fatality has occurred at Newcastle, making three in five days, Melbourne, December 30. Obituary : Rev. Dr. Tison, ethnologist and ex-Fijian missionary. Nearly five inches of rain fell during the recent storm and the temperature fell from 106 in the shade to 46 degrees 48 hours later. Hobart, December 80. Obituary: The Catholic Archbishop the Very Rev. Murphy, aged 93.