Cable Brevities.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 32, 8 February 1904, Page 3

Cable Brevities.

The Tariff Commission begins an tffamitafctfon of .wittuesstfa in a fortnight. Another serious decline has occurred in cott-on in New York and New Orleans. E. Dresden, of Curzon-dtreet, May/air, betyueatMed a quarter of a million to the London Hospital. Tiie flood in the Thames is the highest since 1894. The river rose eight feet above its normal level. At Bratchel a taousaird acres were submerged and many cattle drowned. T'he conference of the Federal und State Treasurers has opened at Sydney. The secretary of the N.S.W. J*as- | toralists' Union refused to give ev- 1 idence before a Koyal Commission in the shearers' dispute. Half a dozen other witnesses failed to answer their oaiuee. The Treasurer of Western Australia received advices that £325,000 of the half-million loan has been, subscribed art par.; Three shocks of earthquake were felt at Kensington, South Australia, during last week. Thanksgiving services for the bountiful harvest were held throughout New South Wales. Lord Onslow, President of the Board of Agriculture, informed a deputation that the Government would re-introd/uce the Milk Blended Butter Bill. A widespread organisation has been established in Lancashire to relieve the distress occasioned by the cotton famine. A tidal wave did great damage on the French and Portuguese coasts. Villagers fled inland. Several were drowned. Several earthquake shocks were felt at Jersey. The British Attorney-Genera! (Sir Robert Flnlay) has explained the reasons why, with the materials before ham, he had advised the Government to re/rain from prosecuting Whi taker Wright. The Treasury hail now decided to bear the costs of the prosecution. Ho was in favour of legislation tehich would punish company officials issuing statements knowing them to b» untrue

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