CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 202, 27 June 1903, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

■ »r IUpYRIO TBUOBAFH—OOPXBISFZ. MiMELUNEOUS CABLES ♦ QB FBXBB ASSOCIATION. Lohdon, June 25. Major Younghusband and Mr Olaude ' White, representing tte Indian Government, will meet Tibetan and Chinese cfficiil representatives at Simkin in July to diecues questions ting to trans-Hirjlalayah trade. The London University conferred a Doctorship of laws upon the Prince of Wales and a Doctorsnip of Music on the Princess of Wales. Mr Ritchie, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is devising means to prevent coal tax evasions. It is estimated that half a million of revenue ancmlly is los*. in this way. Goals are.allowed to be shipped on vessels in quantities according to the length of the voyage, and tramp steamers are suspected of selling their coals abroad as cargo. Paths, June 25. The Senate has approved an expenditure of 256 million francs for the improvement of tea French ports and canals. ■ Bcda PxiiH, June 25. - Count Hedervary is forming a Cabinet, having conciliated the Kossnthites on the basis of not increasing the number of recruits. Received 26,10.49 p.m. St. Pkikbsbubg, Juie 26. The. St. Pe ersburg Geographical Bociety h»s conferred afp cial honour upon M. Zybikoff, a Russian «ho spent a year at L'Hassi (Thibet) disgtt sod as a Llama (a priest). Received 27, dl a, m Losdon, June 26. Mr Balfour, in wri ing to a corres-pondent,-vigorously denounced tie passive misters of the E'um'i n Act as onsplrators against the cause of order and freedom. Beoeived 27, 0.1 a.m. London, June 26. A syndicate has been formed to coaBtruot a ship canal between tbe Firth of Forth"ani the Clyde at a ccst of ten millions. . The Bourd cf Edacition permits Nonconformist children attending voluntary schools to be absent during tbe hour of religious teaching, Nonconformists are arranging to give separate religions teaching. Beoefoa 24,1.49 am. Ottawa, Jane 26. Mr Q. A. Fisher, Dominion Minister of Agriculture, replying to complaints by the leader cf the Opposition that the British Government was re-stocking the Transvaal and Orange Colony with United States cittle, Btated he had done all in his piwer to induce the purchase of Cacaiian cattle.