Cable Brevities.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 25, 30 January 1904, Page 3

Cable Brevities.

At tho inquest on Whitaker Wright, a verdict of suicide was ret/urned. It is supposed he took prussic acid while visiting t)/> lavatorv. He afterwards talked to friends and attempted to light a cigur, but suddenly expired. One hundred thousand books were destroyed in the Turin library tiio. Only one thousand went saved out of four thousand choice fifteenth eentury manuscripts. A company with a capital of a quarter of a million has been floated to grow cotton in British Airica and the West Indies. The Tiead of the Canadian Intelligence Department reports that I'earce Lsland, belonging to Canada, completely dominates the islands of Portland Channel. It was awarded to the United States by the Alaskan Boun- ■ dary Commission. .Decomposed tinned beans poisoned ■many ladies of a cookery class at the

Alice Institute at Darmstadt. Four <iied and several are in a critical state. An unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate M. Weinenbaum, President of the CoMinihssioii appointed , Russia to carry out the decree of co Kiscating Armenian Church property'a,- ' n Transcaucasia. Dun n # a crowded reception to King A I|»'io ns o at Madrid, two supposed an> H'Chists left a tin of explosives, with* ft smouldering fuse attached, unde."" 8 '^ ncl! at the entrance to the I'alac."* Remarkable ,i£Uvity prevails 'at Woolwich arsenal.* Mr Ilennett, [in'. " ,u ' ! of the Staffordshire Jx&twiW delegates, is bringing the' Accessary machinery to Australia to' ' stai t works. The New South Wales' StaU? Government has proclaimed F'life- a day for special prayer thanksgiving for the abumiajit ha'rvest. In consequence of am alteration in the boiujunaeies of South Australian Staite electorates the Attorney-Gen-eral hoids that local option J>olis taken in tine old districts are inoperative, and has granted a license whore the vote was against further licenses. The Temperance Alliance is obtaining a full legal (.pillion 011 the matter. Lord Northcote's first levee at Melbourne yesterday was very largely attended. As his Excellency was suffering from rheumatism in the arm ho was unable to shake hands .with guests.