MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

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

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

PBB PRESS ASSOBIATION. New York, January 21. The Maritime Association of New York has petitioned Congress to double the navy, in order to remove a suspicion that Americp is weakening in regard to the Monroe doctrine, ' Sofia, January 21. The Bulgarian Minister of Finance ttates that the position is very critical, 1 ui lesi Turkey accepts the Powers' pmgianime for reforms in Macedonia. London, Janu;ry 21. The Daily Chronicle states that Dr Castellian, sn Italian doctor in Uganda claims that he has discovered the microbe cf tbe '• sleeping sickness." Berlin, January 21. Professor Delbrueck, the German historian, has been fined £ISOO or sentenced to thirty days imprisonment for writing an article on Germany's policy at Fesen, in which he denounced eepionng. l . Received 22,10.25 p.m. New York, Janu iry 22. In the Senate, Senator Elkins introduced a Bill to make the anti-trust laws applicable to railways. Berlin, January 22. The Crown Prince of Germany aDd Prince Eitel are about to visit Khartoum, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Athens, and po.sib'y Kiaochan via Siberia, starting in March. Paris, Januuy 22. President Loubefc is visiting Tunis. The Italian warships will go to salute him.

Received 22.11.35 pm. Paris, January 22. The Premier bas promised to support the abolition of sub-prefoc's, thus effecting a saving of two million frar.es. Vienna, January 22. The Bru-sels Sugar Oonventioc Bill lips been read a third time in the Hungarian Lower House. Rome, January 22. The Municipality of Venice has voted 350,000 towards the millhn Ire for restoring monuments, The national os'imates provided lnlf million for rec>.n3tiuc'ion of the Campanile.