THE VENEZUELAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 19, 23 January 1903, Page 2

THE VENEZUELAN CRISIS.

• —- THE GUARANTEE, PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION New Y.ork, January 21. Mr Hay received Mr Bowen, the Americin Minister at Caracas, as the accredited r> p esentative of Venezuela; at the arbitration tribunal. Mr B>wen is authorised to offer thej Yen zuelan Customs receipts as a guarantee for the fulfilment of Venezuela's otliga'ions.

CRUISER ON PREVfINTIVE WORK. Received 22, 4 54 p.m. London, Jmuary 21. Berlin state that tbe cruiser Veteta ha* been ordered to Maracaibb to prevent the transport of coffee er other goods to Puerto ViJlamiear, Berlin, Januuy 21. In tho course of his speech in the Reichstag io the debate upon Imperial i'.tercstg, C >unt Bulow stated that the AHie* were co op?ratin» loyally in Ve'.ezu^la. The blockade would probably be raked the moment that.the negotiations at Washington had borne sitisfacto y results. The Anglo-German co-operation in Year zuela, the Chancellor added, had been limited beforehand, securing from unwilling creditors satisfaction for identical itjury done to British and German subjects.

REMOVAL OF BLOCKADE DEMANDED. Received 22, 10 25 p.m. New York, Jmuary 22. Vo ezuela's demand that the blockade shull cease before negotiations commence has b en cabled to the Allies, . MORE GERMAN BOMB tRDUENTS. Received 23, 0.E4 a.m. Ntw York, January 22. Advices from Maracaibo state that th'ee German warships bombardtd •Fort San Carlos yesterday, and that the fort replied. BERLur, January 22, The G. rman newspaper Koelmsoche Zeitung says thatGermaby would never think of directing operatiocs at Venezuela from Burlin, cr of d ; sturbing the negotiations.