MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 14, 17 January 1903, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Losdon, January 15, Three large locomotive firms in Glasgow, Polmadie, and Springburo, suburbs of Glasgow, are combining with a capital of two millions. A raiser named Howden has sued the Yoi kshire Miners' Association before the King's Bench to restrain the Association from paying strike pay at Denaby.

Morocco advices state that the fanatics who are visiting Fez repeatedly cursed the lady missionaries as they wen passing through the streets. The departure of the ladies for the coast was Hastened owing to a eecret warning of the danger they incurred by remaining.

> All the missionaries from Fez are now gife at Tangiers.

. Kaid M<cLean has arrived at Fez and is organising the defence of the dapital. Aq animated newspaper correspondence is proceeding between Senator Mathieson, Sir Frederick Young Loriiig, Sir Henry GoriDg, Mr Copeland (Agent General for New South Wales) and others over Au>tra'ia's attitude towards Imperial naval defence. Sir Fred-rick Loring suggosted that Britain ought, after three years' no'ice, to renounce the present responsibility with legaid to tke eafety of the autonomous colonies, but at the since time to give an indication of her willingness to consider proposals for joint responsibilities in. the matter. The suggestion is generally condemned. Mr Uopeland ridiculed such a coldblooded proposal, and expressed his confidence that Australia's reply would be separation when it was safe to ■eparate, and when she was quite able to resist invasion. Nxw York, January 15. The liner St. Louis is three days overdue at New York. Stockholm, January 15. Seventeen thousand people are threatened with starvation in northern Sweden. Many are eating mow. An energetic sys'em of relief is beng organised.

Berlin, January 15. It has been arranged that Princess Louise shall receive 30,000 marks (about £1,468) per annum. Her divorce will be pronounced on Jarnuy 28.

The Princess will nat be allowed to ■M her children if she continuss her relations with M. the tuter with whom she eloped. Shp, however, intends to contract a oivil mirriage with U. Giron. Berlin, January 15. A sensa'ion has been creat»d in orthodox circles owing to the Kiiier patronising the lectures of Profess-r Friedrich Deli'zch, the famous Assyriologist, embodying the latest result* of the higher criticism of the Bible. Received 10,10.17 p m. London, January 16. Mr Bilfour's improvement is well maintained. Sixty- British steamers have be»n chartered to fake coal to America, many carrying 10,000 tons mc^. Received 16 11.20 p.m. New York, January 16. Mr Allmm, Lieutomn--Governor cf South Car lir.a, shot Gonozdea, a Uxml editor, out of revenge for a citici'm. Swner than submit to Columbia's exorbitant demands, the Washington authorities will adopt the Nicaragua Canal routs. Bsblin, January 16. Replying to an interpellation M.| Combs, the Premier, s»il he would tolerate - cacgregatioial institution® where the State did not provide primary schooK Th* Chamber by 313 to 21 approved (he Government's attitude. Constantinople, January 16. Ferid, President of the Micidoaian Reform r's Commission, has replaced Said as Grand Vizisr. He is supposed to be an honest, humane, energ«tK man. Beblin, January 16.

The Reichstag is discuwirg »resolution urging the Government to denounce the most favoured nation arrangements, unless Germtn goods are accorded full reciprocity. Rome, January 16. The Djge's Pilaca at Venice threatens to collapse. London, January 16. Skating is being carried on around London. The official residence of MsjorGeneral Sir J. O. French, geperal officer commanding the First Army dorps at Alders hit, bas been destroyed by fire.