MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 178, 30 July 1903, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

KB Fans ASSOCIATION.

Losdon, July 28. Oaptain Smallbone, the inventor o! ft steerable bdloon, gwa successful nauotavres in the King's presence at a height of 450 feet. Appiren'ly the balloon was under complete control. Britain consents to the establishment of a Balgariin diplomatic agency in London. Sir Blundell Maple is seriously ill. A torpedo boat, with 71 cf a crew, hu been missing since Saturday in the chinnel. A mysterious diseue similar to Buullpox, is prevalent at Oambridga. A hundred case) are r .-ported and seven deaths. General Gitacre, in consequence, has couatarmanded orders to hold a volunteer cimp. Ljrd Kuollys telegraphed to M. Constant that the King cordially shared the wish that the good relations which the French and British pirliameutarians had just established might contribute to the consolidation of the world's peace. The late Qmen Draga's sister is lecturing in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, and revealing the circumstances of the Belgrade tragedy. She alleges that King Peter was largely responsible. The drive" of the trun which was telescoped at Glasgow expected to proceed to a long platform aod did not shut off s'eam in time to stop at the short plitform, the brake power being insufficient to stop the traiD. Fourteen people were killed and 50 injured, 20 seriously. Tha driver was arrested. Many of the victims had to be cut out of the wreckage. Belgrade, July 28. Owing to the King of Roumama having resigned his honorary Colonelcy in the Servian army, the Servian Government has repudiated a contract to purchase Boumanian s*lt.