MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 128, 30 May 1903, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Per Press Association. "Victoria, May 28, Colonel GialPiior, Premier of British Columbia, demanded the resignations •f Mr W. O. Welle, Commi-siocer of Land?, and Mr D. M. Eberts, AttorneyGeneral; owi"g to the lands incident cab'ed on the 6th. The Chief Commissioner of Lands in British Columbia stated that the Columbia Western Railway Company offered him 30,000 acres of land if he would issue them Gtown grants for 600,000 acres of valuable coal and petroleum lands in the Kootenay district. The grants were signed, but were cancelled, Oaibo, May 28. Count Bosdari, a dealer in art gems, formerly of London, was arrested at Alexandra, charged with others, with committing frauds and forgeries of bills of exchange on Pierpont Morgan and others. Berlin, May 28. Lieutenant Hu;ssener was sentenced at Kiel to four years' imprisonment and dismissed from the navy for killing a private namel Hartmann, who failed to salute him. He has appealed against the sentecce. Pabts, May 28. It is intimated that the collapse of the Puis to Madrid raca will mean a loss of two millions sterling to the French motor manufacturers. Received 29.10.22 p.m. London, May 29. Sao Francisco advices state that the British Consul at Tahi'i, in order to forestall France, has rent a warship and annexed three small islands near Pitcairn Island, including Ducie, where there is a safe harbour of considerable value in view of the completion of the Parama Canal. Datails of the capture of-the Emir of Kino show that Captain Foulkts, British Country Commissioner, made 165 miles in two days. He secured the Emir, who was disguised as a ealt merchant. The Shamrock 111. sailed for Sandy Hook, a flotilla escorting her down the Kr:h. Renter's agency states that Harvard Observatory at Ariz ma reports a large proj ction of the planet Mars. The I discovery; was made on the morning of the 26th, the position of the angle being J 200 degrees. There is speoulation as to whether Mars is signalling' he earth. Ottawa, May 29. The elee'rjeal woik s'riktra at Montreal have resumed work. Berlin, May 29. The Kaiser has suddenly ordered all commanding generals to attend the manoeuvres at Dobm'zto witness the new evolutions, which are kept a profound secret. Received 23,11.49 p.m. St. FErEBSBOBQ, May 29. The Russian Government has ordered the Times' correspondent at St. Petersburg to quit the territory at a day's notice, which wes extended to three days at the British Ambassador's instance, The, cause is unknown. Paws, May 29. In the Chamber of Deputies, M, Pelletan indignantly denied the Figaro's statement, with regard-to his dealings with the Humberts, as a monstrous oolumny. London, May 29. " The Parisian Bociety for the Protection of Human Life in Highway?, appealed to King Edward to prohibit the Gordon Bennett motor race. General Manning telegraphs that the Abyssinian forces are at Wardwir. The Mullah is undecided whether to fly. i Russia is ordeiing a qu it:r cf a million tons of coal for Po 't Arthur, including 80,000 tons from Cardiff. It is considered she betrays a wailike, wen a provocative attitude. New Yokk, May 29. President Roosevelt has order ei the battleship Ahbtmi, two cru's rs, and a gunb >a.' to rendezvous at Kie l . for tbe Ga m>n Impeiial Regatta on 25th June.