Various Cabled Items.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7711, 13 January 1905, Page 3

Various Cabled Items.

COLONIAL PRODUCTS EXHIBITION. LONDON, Jan. 11. King Edward was present at the successful colonial product exhibition at Liverpool, .New Zealand and Victoria are weir represented. EXPLORING THE ''ROOF OF THE WORLD." LONDON, Jan. 11. A British mission exploring Western Thibet has reached Simla. It placed the Sutlej's source greatly west, of where it was hitherto supposed to be. POLITICS IN QUEENSLAND. . BRISBANE, Jan. 12. The Electoral Act Amendment Bill was read a third time. The clauses abolishing the contingent vote was carried by a large majority. BRITAIN'S POLYGLOT POPULACE. •LONDON, Jan. 11. Ninety-five thousand seven hundred and twenty-four aliens landed in Britain in 1904 with the view of remaining, an increase of 13,124. Those in transit totalled 99,576, a decrease of 25,000. CYCLING RECORD BROKEN. SYDNEY, Jan. 12. Lawson easily defeated Rutt in the test matches. Lawson later on broke the world's record for a mile, doing the distance in lmin 47 4-5 THE VARONIQUE EXPEDITION. LONDON, Jan. 12. It -is now still til that a premature explosioi. of dynamite injured '(he .members of the Veronique expedition. (A cable message received on | Wednesday stated that some members of the party, which is under .the command of Lord Fitzwilliam and engaged on a hunt for hidden treasure, were injured at one of tho islands southrwest of Panama by a land-slide, and that some of them were then at Jamaica, homeward boun3iJ SMALLPOX. (Received Jan. 12, 9.56 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 12. Tho steamer Cranley, bound from Chingwangtao to Durban with coolies, is detained at Hongkong, having ten cases of smallpox on board. NEW NAVAL ARMAMENT. (Received Jan. 12, 9.56 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 12. The na,val 12-poundcr 18cwt quickfirer shortly replaces the existing 12-pounder 3)2cwt quick-firers. An improved brcfech-block enables more rounds to be fired per mrnute, with great velocity and accuracy, and a higheS range. NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. LONDON, Jan. 12. Tho New South Wales loan is nominaUy at a quarter to a half per ccnti, premium.