VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 171, 23 July 1904, Page 2

VARIOUS CABLES.

CMCKET IN ENGLAND. LONDON, July. 31. In jaight matches played on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,' 8174 runs wero scored. ■''.'. Essex in their second incinga Area* all out for 07, Derbyshire wlnndna-hr nine wickets. *"*. Lancashire heads the counties, living won 18 matches and lost no**, VorksMre won right and lost oa*. THE CHICAGO STRIKE, ' NEW YORK, Mmit. Tto matfWrs havtar employ the meat strikers, the otto questions in dispute having toea referred to arbitration, . ■-? TRANSVAAL WWVg' FUND, (Received July 32/n.OjMn,) LONDON, July JUL King Edward has sent SOdaaineaa to the Lord Mayor's fund for Traaa- ■ aal widows and orphans and hopes the public will respond generously. The Bank of England subscribed £IOOO.

MR. K.RUGER'B FUNERAJL ' LONDON, July 30. In the House of Commons Mr Lyt» tetton stated that the Government' jiad informed Hajor-Oeneral Hlldyard that any military honour ha com Mm* proper in connection with Mr Knif er's funeral would he auctioned, If the recognition of Mr Kruger's coo- ' spicnous position was acceptable to • his family and the Boer community. Kruger's body will be removed ceremonially from Clarens to the Hagutf on the 20th, and will remain two. months in the chapel of the dinnen Cciuetery pending Its trawsw"'"" to South Africa.

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. NEW YORK, July 83. Many of the great dailies in New York and elsewhere we repudiating Roosevelt for Parker. Tho Tribune , is the only leading New York paper now supporting Roosevelt. MINOR ITEMS EPITOMISED. Tho Queensland Parliament has. been dissolved, and ttie writ* for tfes new elections were issued yesterday, ■ The Victorian Stats Government intends to introduce a bill to deal ■• with habitual drunkards. The Victorian House of AtsunUy has granted another £IOO to eaab)« the Butter Commission t» obtain ■ further evidence. ■, In the House of Common* lfr l#k V telton stated that the Qovenupsnt kad decided that in 1905 it would K'lvo the representations of the varK ous unions in tho Transvaal eonslda. rat/ion. It would not give full s*Ugovernment, but would substitute Uw elective element (or the present nominated Legislative Council. Sicvier was discharged on fftt oount of perjury in connection wUX .t hia the magistrate r*> marking that no jury would conrtot him, The Scottish Antarctic expedition has returned to uhe Clyde. King Ed. '• ward sait'hie congratulations. ■ lirigurflcr-General Finn baa been re- • engaged for three years a* ComQuuw dant of the Now South Wales forces It is rumoured at Sydney that fas is likely to become the head of tha proposod new scheme of mllitar* control. w * . A «ow regulation in the Australia* Navigation Act is garetted piwWtai ' tor tho examination o! • pilot £ sight, hearing, and speaking. VT • . r ' '-> ■:>

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