VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 190, 16 August 1904, Page 2

VARIOUS CABLES.

COTTON IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN, August 14. "<%. Iu order to encourage cottoo-grow-ing, Government land in Zululmod 1* being offered in lots of one thousand acivs each for two years, at an khnuul rantttl of a half-penny per acra, with the right of renewal for ninety. ■*'ven years at 6d per acre.

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 14. In the cricket match Middlesex versus Notts, Warner scored 163 and J. Douglas 153, The pair scored ' 866 for the first wicket.

Ranjitsinhjl heads the aeaaon'A averages with 82 for 26 innings. '

IRISH BYE-ELECTION. ' LONDON, August 14. A wilt has boon ismi«( for a byeelection for Cork.

FIRES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. OTTAWA, Augutft M. Widespread forest fires ore raging at Kootcnay, British Columbia, Mid ■much damage has .been done to mines and timber, ■. THE INDIAN BUDGET. < LONDON, August In the House of Commons the Right Hon. W. St. John Brodrick, In delivering the Indian Budget Speech, explained that Lord Kitchener's plan w«s to mobilise a larger number uf troops than possible previously In the event otf trouble on the northwest frontier ; hence it intended to devote £660,000 of the snipttia to provide for equipment and Mores. FREE CHURCH UNION. LONDON, August 14i„ The Archfoishpp of Canterbury b*» offered to act as mediator in the Free Church dispute. THE PETREL MASSACRE. SYDNEY, August 64.' Details of the Petrel massacre show that the natives surprised the schooner while at anchor. Ths ci\>w a despesate fight for their Uvea. . Captain Pentecost was pinioned and made a target for arrows and speara. He was covered with wounds and then thrown into the sea, wM|ei»tm living. The natives in great glee watohed the sharks seize the body.'" ■ TURKEY AND AMERICA. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 15. Turkey extends to American schools the treatment accorded those of other Powers, and other point* with America have beeo WttlW(