General Cables.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 247, 17 November 1903, Page 3

General Cables.

Received Nov. 16, 10.55 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 16. Lanha.ni, confidential clerk to the King s paymaster, has been arrested for embezzlement and forgery OTTAWA, Nov'. 16. f hei Dominion Government has purchased 32 square miles of territory in North Ottawa tor a central military training camp.

. , . SOFIA, Nov. IC. A. local newspaper accuses Zankoiists oi conspiring to lease Varna 13uigas to liussia, also to nominate a -Russian General as Bulgarian Minister of War. Ferdinand's appointment of I'eterott' foiled the conspirators.

MASSOWAIT, Nov. 16, Four thousand Abbysinians including Menelik's own regiment, co-op-erate to prevent the Mullah's escape. . BEHLIN, Nov. 16, The kaiser is able to whisper and the wound is almost healed.

LONDON, Nov. 16. Reuters Shanghai correspondent states that it is reported that the Japanese arc organising, an Asiatic League. Recent visits to Tokio of u ", Lhjne.se and Persian Statesmen and Princes are supposed to be connected with the movement. Japan is greatly dissatisfied with the slow progress of negotiations and is suspicions of Uussia delaying in order to relorm her army and navy. Received .1.7, 1.;',7 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 15. A 'detective disguised as a milkman arrested four men for the 1\ night, I' rank, and Rutley jewellery robbery. F hl .g ei . marks on die foir.vd on the scone of the robm compared with fin-M-i ecords led to the arrest. All ? men wore known, criminals. claredTh'"p or , strikers formally 'dethe Pcnrhyn strike ended.