MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 59, 21 February 1902, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

PER PRESS ASSOOrATION. London, February 19. A chess match bas been arranged j between five a side teams reprefenting ; the Parliament of the A.u»tr«lian Commonwealth and the House of Commons. |lt begin* on April 16th, and the Ausi tralians have secured first move. Mr ' JBonar Law, member for Blackfriars, captains the Common's team. He has offered a champion cup for the match in perpetuity. The Timet bas undertaken to pay the expenses of cabling the match. Paris, February 19. A German Baron, arrested at Nice on a charge of espionage, had in his possession Lebel cartridges and annotated French staff maps. Madrid, February 19. Further fatal conflicts have occurred between the strikers and the miliary at Barcelona. An officer, supervisor of the Anarchists, w. s murderously attacked and narrowly escaped being killed. The strike originated in the rejection of the me f al workers' demand for a nine hours' day. Washington, February 19. President Roosevelt's viows as to a settlement of th« Cuhftn tsriff have final'y triumphed. The Committee of Ways and Means in the House of Representatives is drafting a bill to grant Cuba tariff relief. New York, February 19. In connection with Prince Henry's visit', 15,000 members of German societies in New York will parade the streets on the 26th. . Received 20, 4.57 pm. London, February 19. Burge was found guilty of conspiracy in connection with the Liverpool Bank fraud?. Sentence was deferred pending the trial of others. The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 86,594,000 bushels. Received 20,10.40 p.m. London, February 20. Bergl, interviewed re the meat contract, said he had signed an undertaking to amalgamate any existing firms supplying South Africia with meat. While the price of colonial meat whs sueh as to leave a profit, supplies would be drawn from the colonies. The Scotsman urges the Imperial Parliament to expires its par nest appreciation of the patriotism of the colonies, tendering the thanks with an assurance that colonial feeling and opinion is estimated highly ard will exercise a due effect on the Imperial policy, Ottawa, February 20. A feeling exists amongst, the members of the Dominion Parliament, that Canada's interests ar» sacrificed in connection with the abrogation of the Clayten-Bulwer treaty. It is considered that arbitration in the Alaska difficulty ought to have been made an equivalent. Receivd 21,0.44 a.m. London, Februarv 20. Lord Stanley.ss n aking at Liverpool, admitted the sole responsibility of recommending the aecptanoe of the meat contract 1 . He said the biggest I men in South Africa were behind the [contract.

Madrid, Februnry 20. The strikers prevent provisions from entering Barcelona unless conveyed by the military. Many have occurred with tbe railitarv. Twenty strikers were killed and 100 wounded in one affray. A hoy was f# tally stabbed, and a lieutenant was immediately shot. Towards night tranqmility was restored in tbe city. Washington, February 20. President Rooiefe't has endorsed the verdict given at the Schley inquiry, to the efftct that apart from a grave mistake in directing •'■bo Brooklyn'* sloop, Admiral Schley bandlei bis shift well and manfully. Tokid, February 20. Japan sends four of her b'st ironclads to England for tbe naval review at the King's coronation.