Various Cabled Items.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7717, 20 January 1905, Page 3

Various Cabled Items.

DISQUIET IX THE HEBRIDES. LONDON, Jan. 18. Reports from the northern New ! Hebrides indicate that tho natives are inclined for further hostilities < against the white settlers. A number, armed, recently made a < threatening -demonstration against the Marist mission. It is also reported that a trader who disappeared was tomahawked. RABBIT DESTRUCTION. SYDNEY, Jan. IV. Dr. Daysz, of the Pasteur Institute, estimates the cost of destroying rabbits by his process at from twelve to twenty pounds for 2500 acres, A MEAN FRAUD. LONDON, Jan. IK. Robert Jones, solicitor, was sen- "" tenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for swindling the Clapham Guardians by means of fraudulent WHS. IMPROVING VITAL STATISTICS. SYDNEY', Jan. 19. The births in, New South Wales last yean totalled 38,697, the largest since 1897, the birth-rate being 26.77 per thousand, compared with 25.28. T EMPIRE DAY." MELBOURNE, Jan. 19. The Earl of Mcath has wiitton to Mr Reid (Federal Premier) concurring in the suggestion that Empire Day should be celebrated on the King's Birthday. JAPAN SHIPBUILDING. (Received Jan. 19, 9.2-1 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19. Japan is building a first-class armoured cruiser at Kure. THE HERERO REBELLION. BERLIN, Jan. 19. General Trotha states that Maharer, Ihe chief Hereto .leader, has submitted. The rebels are exhausted. UNITED STATES AND VENEZUELA. NEW YORIf, Jan. 19. I Relations between Venezuela and the United States were very strained until General Castro consented I to submit to arbitration America's disputed claims, though he refused to consider a permanent arbitration treaty. AN APPOINTMENT. (Rccc'.vcd Jan. 19, 10.29 p m ) re LONDON, J an . 19. Tnc Mnflqiiess of Hath succeeds the late Earl of Hardwick as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India. TAXING ADVERTISING MATTER. (Received Jan. 19, !).:SG p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19. The Cobden Club is representing to the Commonwealth the trouble onrl injury inflicted on British traders by 'the new Protectionist impost on advertising matter, which apparently contradicts the Government's expressed desire to extend to the Motherland the best conditions for importation. AMERICAN TARIFFS. LONDON, Jan. 19. Mr John Morley, s|>eaking at Brechin, and outlining his impressions of his visit to the United States, said he w u s convinced that the revolt against high protective tariffs was growing too strong to be long resisted. mm r coLo.vrAL conference. B: LONDON, Jan. 19. (adopted u resolution warmlv the prospects oi a Colo.