MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 257, 31 October 1901, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

PHB PBBSS ASSOCIATION. St. PaiEasBCKO, October 29. The trial is proceeding at Nizhni Novgorod on charges of the embezzlement of £500,000 s'erlin? received in instalments for tbe construction of engineering work over tin river Volg*. The work is supposed to be completed, but is not yet b°gnn. Bangkok, October 29. A French newspaper published at Saigon states that 700 Russian prisoners in three tiers of iron cages in the lower decks of a steamer voyaging from Odessa to Yaroslava, were detained a month at Saigon owing to the breakdown of the vessel. The heat was sweltering, but it wag impossible to ascertain the mortality among tbe prisoners. Received 30, 9.20 a.m. London, October 29. A Colonial Club dinner was held in honour of Sir S. Ohrke. the newlyappointed Governor o f Victoria. Ir responding to the toast of his he-ith Sii S. Clarke said the Commonwealth wa* a monument of statesmanship, showing the political sagacity of the Australia! people. It was the first step towardi an Imperial Federa'ion. The Common wealth whs a development for the pro tection of h-r maritime commerce, an< cheap cable and po til communication The war in South Africa had showi Great Britain the right way to exhibi the same constructive statesmitiship as Australia had given such an nus picioos example of. New Yobk, October 29. A company has been formed ii America with a capital of 20,000,00( dollars to construct a line "f s>ame"; provided wi'h oil fed engines and t. be built on the turbine princip'e. I is intended to run a ninety hour bi weekly service from Har agansstn Baj Rhodes Island, to Castletown and Bear haven, Ireland. Beoeived 31,0.17 a ra. London*, Oc oW 30. , The Cjurt h»s declined to re-op-i the Brodie-McGregor breach of promis case, brought on the ground that in foffioient damage* wer# awarded.