MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 92, 23 April 1902, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

FIB FBKBS ASSOCIATION. Londgn, April 21. The German Antarctic exploring vessel Gauss arrived at Kerguelen Island on January 2nd. The British Post Office authorities are will-log te link the overland wire system with the Marconi system for the purpose of transmitting messages to ships on the coast.

Berlin, April 21. - The Kaiser unveiled a monument to General Bossnberg, a cavalry leader.

General Waldersee declares that glorious days are in store for cavalry, despite the perfection firearms have been brought to. New Yobk, April 21. Tho fatalities through the burning of the steamer City of Pittsburg number seventy-five.

Ceolieri" f sh*ve occurred at Annotta Bay, Jamaica. Encounters took place between the mob and the pslice, and numerous arrests were made.

Earthquakes destroyed Qu*zaltenango and Amatitlan, in Central America, killing 500 people. Londoh, April 21.

The shipping combination has proposed that Southampton should ultimately be the chief centre, abandoninr Liverpool except as regards the freight traffic. The capitalisation of the combine is £30,000,000, and the annual saving is estimated at *.£3,000,000. Morgan's combination includes the 'White Star, Dominion, Loybande, Atlantic Transport, and American Bed Star lines, controlling three hundrH steamers. The North German Lloyds and Hamburg American lines will cooperate with the combination. It is expected the Cunard Compapv will join. The capital will be £31,700,000. Received 22 11.26 p.m.

Nbw Yobk, April 22. Republican leaders are abanding the Shipping Subsidy Bill. Mr Cramp, the Philadelphia shipbuilder, declares that unless this is passed Pierpont Morgan's combination Mill build liners in Britain or purchase more American ohipvardg.

The combination h*s closed the sub-1 acription books, and procosra to deve-■ lope each port along the line* best adapted for trade. The number of steamers during the winter months will be restricted according to the number of passengers, and fumwr fares and wijter fares will be classified according te the speed and tonnage of steamers employed.