MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 263, 7 November 1901, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

FEB PEESS ASSOCIATION. London, November 5. The World denies the prevalent reparts that the King is suffering from an affection of the throit, or that he has undergone an operation, and de- . clares his health to be robust. King Edward has issued a procla- i ma* ion that tbe Royal Title includes - the words " British Dominions Beycnd i the Seas." The Court is at present at Saodring- ! ham. Sir W. H. White, Director of.Nav»l , Construction, hab resigned owing to illhealth. \ Mr Swinfer Eady, K.C., hat been appointed to succeed Sir Cozens Hardy as Judge 'of tbe Chancery Division of ■ the High Court. At the Old Biilev John Henry Corom, J.P, of Pembroke, an army contractor, and CharUs E. Da vies, ' corporal in the Army Service Corps, were sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for attempting to defraud the Government. A de"p"rate at'empt was made to roh tbe Keosington branch of the London Soutb-wastern Bink after business h"urs. A man named Lnnscombe, armed with a revolver, kille 1 Crawley, the cwhier, and wounded Gooch, a clerk. The latter seized Lit'scombe by the throat, and during | a tremendous struggle tbe robber shot himse'f dead. j J. Acde'son. a N'W Zeilander, won ■ the 100 yard«, long jump, and hurdles lat the Cambridg' fn shm> n's sports. I The traffic of London and reighI has been raralysed by fog for three days. Numerrus accidents are recorded. Paris, November 5. The prizs offrd by M. Deutsch for serial navigation has been awarded to M. Dumont. Rfcceivert 7,1.9 a.m. New Yoke. November 6. The Republican reformers, bv a large ( majority, elected May"r of (New York, defeating Boss Croker's • candidate Edward Shepard, a lawyer , The content was the hottest on record. The churches and newppapers conducted 1 a crusade against Tammany's vicious ' \ rule, alleging that 30,000 illegal voters 1 , were invading the city to support I Shepard. I Received 7, 1.19 a.m. Londok, November 6. , In response to an invitation from : T >erbysbire Liberals Lord Ro*ebery has • promised to address n meotmp, ntat : ng in accep'ing the tas'» 'V-t. Ve Mt it his , du*.y, in the gly {.'rave cris r s, ; ' o put his views among tbe common i stock.