MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 33, 8 February 1902, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

PEr Pakss association. London, February &T : The election to fill the vacancy for ISastdown consequent on an appointment to a minor judgeship reml ed in Wood, who supported Russell's laud scheme, being returned, defeating Wallace, a Unionist, by 147 votes.

JJfc is reported at Peshawar that HaMbullah, the Ameer of Afghanistan, is (smpletely under the influence of Hadlab, the Mtlllah, who did all in his powtlto Btabroil Afghanistan in 189?.' B adish is now fomenting unrest, j Thl iJaiZy Mail states the Government Is withdrawing the garrison at WeilJ|wtsi, and maintaining the civil admiinstration, as the German sphere interferes with the utility from a mili-! tary fjgpect. ' Tfa(| Deceased Wife's Sister Bill was introduced in the Mouse of Commons by and read a stcond time by 549 votes to 124. | i \ New Yoßft, February 6. I ExplWotas of gis beneath Chicago pavtnieptjj wrecked a number of build- 1 ings, kitting thirteen persons. I Received 7,1U.51 p.m. •' London, February 7. !, The Plicae of Wales has been in- , stalled fc F ll»\v of the R yal Society, j Received 8, 1.7 a.m. i London, Frbtuiry 7. 1 Thirty lakhs of rupeo? are promised hy Indians towards the Victoria'' Memorial! Biii. | Berlin Bjjblidjts are strenuously en-' de&vourinata convince Americans tliat • Germany, Jnd no 1: Erglard, prevented 1 a Europeai coalition in favour of Spain; bu#the Ameiieans are rcep- i tical, ! 1