MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 293, 11 December 1901, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

PBB PBSBS AgSOGIAIIOH. London, September 9. The Government is prosecuting <3onor, CKelly, and two others under -the Grimes Act for making speeches intimidating holders of evicted farms in Ireland.

The British cruiser Foy and the gunboat Fkwsey have been ordered to Xoweit.in the Persian Gulf.

Colonel Montanaro'B expedition sustained 17 casualties in an engagement at Acoi, on the dross' river, West Africa. Europeans were in command of the dross River tribes. Oajbo, December 9. An Egyptian native has been sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude for derailing the Sirdar's train last summer, when General Wingate bad a narrow escape.

Nsw Yom, December 9. There is heavy speculation in copper •hares in New York. Efforts are being made to compel Mr Lawton to sell his large holdings in the Amalgamated Copper Company. Received 10,10.53 p.m. St. Pebbsbuso, December 10.

A million rats have been killed at Odessa to prevent the spread of plague. The authorities hope to kill five million, and are paying a premium of a half-penny per head.

BEU.nr, December 10 The Kaiser has threatened to expel from the army the sons of Generals dossier and Keeiel if they disregarded his orders against duelling.

Pabis, December 10.

The French Minister for Finance (M. Caillaox) attributes the French deficit of £6,000,000' to the South African crisis, and the granting of bounties and military credits. He states that France will be represented at the Brussels sugar bounties conference, bat will concede nothing without reciprocity. {

Tiehha, December 10,

The Premier, Dr von Koeber, has threatened to suspend the constitution and dissolve the Reichsrath, unless his Budget proposals are passed. _ Thousands of Poles of all classes participated in an anti-German demonstration at the German Consulate in Lemberg. Troops were called ou', and dispersed the mob.

Becetved 11,0.10 sja. Lease*, December 10.

It is reported that Mr. Andrew Carnegie supplies ten mfllion dollars to tablish a university extension system in America, with head-quarters at Washington,

Received 11, 027 a.m.

Lohdoh, December 10,

The Amsterdam dockers have abandoned the attempt to organise an European boycott against British shipping, owing to the slight support the movement has received.

In the Liverpool bank robbery case lbs prosecution alleges that confederates systematically plundered Goudie, who benefits 1 little by the robbery. Thefnewspapars agree that the Industrial and Arbitration Bill, now before the New South Wales Parliament, is a great experiment which will be watched with the keenest interest.