VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 169, 21 July 1904, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLES.

MINOR ITEMS EPITOMISED. In the amateur golf championship at Sydney Souter defeated Whytt. Mr Crowe, Victorian dairy expert, in a preliminary report on his recent visit to New Zealand, wannlj supports the New Zealand butter grading system. Canada is about to conclude a contract for the erection of a factory at Ottawa with an output of twenty million cartridges annually. Smaller factories will be erected in Manitoba and British Columbia.

There were two hundred cases of sun stroke in London hospitals on Tuesday. Tremendous heat was also experienced in Paris, where the thermometer stood at 98deg. in the shade. Many cases of madness and suicide are reported. H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught (In-spector-General of the British Army) inspected the colonial riflemen at Bisley, and congratulated the New Zealanders on their fColapore Cup win. Mr Cornish, of the South Australian Rifle Association Council, cabled Mr Seddon, asking him to congratulato the Kolapore team on behalf of the council. Mr Seddon replied thanking the association. The inaugural sale at Sydney for the new wool year opened yesterday. The catalogue is small, and the greater portion of indifferent quality. Bidding, except for a few attractive lots, which are firm, is slow, and there were numerous withdrawals. The Victorian lacrosse team beat New South Wales by nine to five. The Bank of Victoria's profits for the half year total £84,554. A dividend of 5 per cjent. on preference and 3J on ordinary shares it. declared, and £15,736 carried forward. In the House of Commons the Opposition sevetely criticised the Earl of Dunidonalid'9 participation in an agitation against Sir Wiiirid Laurier. Mr Arnold 11. Forster said the War Office had requested Lord Dundonald not to participate in any political controversy.