YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8049, 14 February 1906, Page 3

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

TURKEY'S TROUBLES. Coxstixtixoi'le, February 12. The Turks bare abaudoned the siege of Skakara, Yemen, losing four guns. (The Yemen insurrection has been in progress for some months, and so far success has more oft-n than not favoured the rebels). THE BALKAN SI'ATES. Beblix, February 12. The paper Vossiehc Zeittrag declares that Italy, Scrvia, and Montenegro have concluded a secret offensive and defensive alliance, and that Italy has supplied Montenegro with 30 Held guns, 12 heavy fortress guns, and much ammunition. Austria and Turkey are watchful and suspicious. (Austria recently closed her frontier against Servian cattle, owing to Scrvia and Bulgaria forming a Customs Union. The two States, despite Austria's and Turkey's protests, decline to abandon the union. NEW SOUTH WALES LOAM. London, February 12. The >'e»- South Wales loan lias closed. The public subscribed the whole amount. A VILE MURDER. Cai'ETown, February 12. Sch.icll'cr, a German farmer near Capetown, was treacherously murdered, and buried iu a fowl-house by a farmer named Bassoon While the police were disinterring the body, Basson, who was secretly watching, committed suicide. WEDDING PRESENTS. Mew Youk, February 12. Miss Roosevelt is receiving hundreds of wedding presents from all parts of the world, including gifts from several Sovereigns. BRITAIN S TItADE. Great Britain's imports from Canada during IUOS increased by three millions, from all foreigu countries by six millions, and from British possessions by seven and three-<|uartor millions. The exports to Canada increased by one and threc-cp.iartcr millions, to foreign countries by twenty-seven and a half miUions, and to British possessions by one and a half million.