VARIOUS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 204, 1 September 1904, Page 2

VARIOUS CABLES.

HIDDEN GOLD. LONDON, August 80. An Interesting sqojuel to too Transvual war is recorded. General Kemp's brother, has discoverej, k fee. j ond Spluulken, buried bullion and specie estimated to be wortii a, quarter of a million sterling, and Mid to have been removed from Pretoria before Loud Roberta' entry into tije town. The Government will receive one-half of tlw flndj SCOTS CHURCH UNION, LONDON, August 30. Sir Edward Fry urges the Free - ; Church of Scotland to take only what property It can beneflctally ua»» J and advises tho United Church t» accept the offer to remain In possesion till June, 1905, conditional uptmitsjp ministers preaching nothing: derogatory to Free Church doctrine*. ■ The Free Church Advisory Committee confers with the United Church Committee at the end of September, urelative to the temporary use of Xtm property, MR TAVERNER FACES THE) MUSIC. LONDON, August 80. Mr Tavcrner, ex-MinisUr for Agriculture in Victoria, and now AgentAneral in London, has cabled to the Stato Premier, Mr Bent, that he will oe glad to accept tho opportunity of refuting Mr Sinclair'! charges of corruption. He says he only suggested that his evidence saould be taken by Commission to save expense. Mr J'averner soils for Melbourne in ten days. He Is confident that hie explanations will be accepted. Meat* .». time he asks the public to impend - judgment! •% IMPECUNIOUS THIBETANS!! BOMBAY, August 80. The Thibetans profess that titey are unable to raise the Indemnity asked for by tbw British mission. (Received August 81. 10.39 p.m.) LONDON, August 81. Router's agency reports that a satsfactory ■ Thibetan settlement has jean arranged, and tAat Colonel Younghusband's mission is returning shortly. FRANCE AND THE VATICAN. PARIS, August 80, liishop Laval, disobeying, instructions from the Premier, Mr CofertMs, ' has obeyod the Pope's orders and proceeded to Rome,

ELECTIONEERING FUNDS. WASHINGTON, August Bf\ : The Republicans are raising two millions sterling to secure Precedent lloosevelt's re-election. Tho big trusts are subscribing handsomely, the Standard Oil Trust giving £2oo' 000 and Pierppnt Morgan £50,000, ~ IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LONDON, Au«u«t 80, The Irish Reform Association hfci resolved to urge the devolution to Ireland of a larger measure of local government, avoiding mattors of Imperial or general concern, and recommends reform in finance and education, and extension to Ireland of the private bill legislation system ao successful in regard to Scotland. IIREWEHS' LICENSE FEES. (Received August 81, 10.19 p.m.) SYDNEY, August' 31. The High Court, in reversing the decision of the Supremo Court, ruled that a State can impose a license too on brewers in addition to that imposed by the Commonwealth authorities.