VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 163, 14 July 1904, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

EPITOME OF YESTERDAY'S NEWS. 'Hie King of Servia h n s decorated I and promoted many regicides. I Mr Balfour has promised to reintroduce tilu- Aliens Bill early next year. Clause 2 of the English Licensing I Bill, to which the closure was apj plied, was carried, John Sullivan, :an iiibie seaman wus hanged ut Pentonvillo for the murder of a hoy aboard the Now Zealand trading steamer Waiwera. Fifty thousand employees of tho American meat packing" houses have been ordered out on strike with a view of securing a new wages aeroem en t. Sir F. Borden, Dominion Minister for Militia, has explained that the Canadian Military Bill substitutes a military council (including a Minister and chief military officials) for a general ollicer commanding. The London Daily Telegraph's correspondent states that a FrancoBelgium bankers' syndicate offered Russia a loan of eight millions sterling on condition that the Czar confers the same rights on Jews as on other subjects. German newspapers Insist that the Kaiser's telegram to the Wiborg(Russian) Regiment has no political significance, but other Continental newspapers do not concur in this view. The Berlin newspaper Lokal Anzeiger asserts that though the Kaiser is a well-known sympathiser with Russia, his telegram was purely a military greetingr, and recalls his admiration of the bravery of tho Japanese t- ~ps as expressed on the occasion of the recent parade of troops in Berlin. In the Federal House the Government was asked whether the importation of chilled pork from AnieI rica and New Zealand should not come under the heading of partially cured, and be subject, like bacon, to duty. Ministers replied that there was no evasion of duty. Tho Federal Cabinet has decided to abolish the office of " General Officer Commanding" at the expiration of General Sir E. Hutton's term, and appoint an Inspector-General and advisory board. Brigadier - General Finn is mentioned as first inspector and Colonel Hoad as president of the board. As the result of a meeting of the South Australian Labour Party, Mr Price gave notice of a motion of want of confidence In the Government. The action does not appear to have been taken with the concurrence of the Liberal section, and it is probable the Government will win. If joint action is taken by both parties then the Government will be in a minority of three. Sir Charles Eliot resigned the High Cominissionership of British East Africa in a fit of pique, because the Marquess of Lansdowne (Secretary for Foreign Affairs), consulted two expert colonial officials who were visiting England respecting the right of tho Maisal tribesmen to retain thoir grazing reserves. Sir Charles Eliot protested that he was not a subordinate, and ought to have been consulted. Newspapers condemn the exhibition of wounded vanity and exonerate Lord Lansdowne in the matter.