VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 152, 1 July 1904, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

THE HELL GATE HORROR. NEW YORK, June 29, In accordance with the jury's finding eleven directors and officers of the company owning the General S'locum (including the captain and mate of the vessel) have been arrested on charges of manslaughter in the aeco-nd degree in connection with the llell Gate disaster. All the accused were bailed out. WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS. NEW YORK, June 29. The De Forest Wireless Teleigraph Coinpttny has contracted with the United States Government to estu/b----lish ebhergram stations at Kev West, Puerto Rico, Panama, Guanttunamo. ■livd Ponsacola, and ulso to operate over a thousand miles of the Pacific from Panama and land stations to ships at sea. HONOURING DEAD SOLDIERS, PARIS, June 29. A monument designed by 11. Leon Gei'ome, depicting a wounded eagle, erected to the memory of French officers and soldiers who full at Waterloo, has been unveiled cm the tattlefield, in the presence of fifty thousand people. AUSTRALIAN STATE POLITICS. HOBART, June 30. The proposed conference between |hbtb Houses, with a view to settling) long standing differences, was refused by the Council, and the Government is now considering the position. (Received July 1, 0.59 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 30. The State Parliament has opened. The Governor's Speeoh promises bills dealing with closer land settlement, reduction of income tax, and food adulteration. The financial position is regarded with satisfaction. VICTORIAN MINING RETURNS, (Received July 1, 0.16 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 30. Mount Lyell returns from May 26th to June 27th show that 27,847 tons of ore were treated, in addition to 199 tons purchased. One of the converters produced 603 tonß of blistered copper, containing 595 tons of copper, 59,166 ouncr} of silver, and 1671 ounces of gold. HEAVY WEATHER. (Received July 1, 0.59 a.m.) SYDNEY., June 30. Several sailing vesels report having encountered heavy weather in the Tasman Soa, but they sustained only minor damage. RUSSIA'S BALTIC FLEET. ST. PETERSBURG, June 30. The Czar inspected four ironclads of the Blatic Squadron.