LAST NIGHTS CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8132, 12 June 1906, Page 3

LAST NIGHTS CABLES.

Received 11, 8.05 p.m. Pabis, June 11. Senator Saint Germains, interviewed, attaches little importance to the Australian suggestion that Mauritius offers compensation for the surrender of the Hebrides. He considers the acquisition of Mauritius would not justify the abandonment of the position France obtained under the Hebrides protocal. London, June 11.

The " Telegraph " says the Government intendw modify the naval programme of their predecessors by abandoning the building of a second Dreadnought or large armoured cruisers, saving two millions. Large economies are predicted on next year's estimates.

PIBTRBIK BTTZBPBQ, June 11. Cols. McEenae and Barker attempted to envelope twenty companies of BambaateVimpis in the vicinity of Mome Mountain, Hearing Barker heavily engaged in a valley, McKenzie. who was on top of the mountain, descender and succeeded in partly cutting off tli. enemy. Mehlokazulu and thirty-fivi rebels were killed "and many wounded The rebels were demoralised and fled. Soon after the conflict began it was reported Bambaata was wounded. Captain MacFarlane, of the Transvaal Mounted Bines, and Lieut. Marsden, of Boyston's Horse, were killed and six of Col. Barker's troopers were wounded. Col. Koyston has been ordered to increase his force to one thousand, the Government raising another thousand irregulars to replace the citizens' militia.

London, June 11. Hon. W. P. Beeves, interviewed, •la ; med that the New Zealand Government's method of inspection of meat was almost perfect. Russia has given Clyde shipbuilders large orders for warships. Britain has approved the nomination of Dr. Millicseyieh as Servian minister in London. St. Petebsbcbg, June 11. Terrorists at 'Warsaw looted thirt; thousand roubles, killing six and wounding ten. Madrid, June 11. Replying to an Address in the Spanish Chamber, King Alfonsc deplored the inexplicable acts o! violence perpetrated by troubled spiritindicating the necessity for international preventive action. New lobk, June 11. A dynamite factory at Peguca, Pen nsylvania, blew up, killing thirty. Received 11, 10.47 p.m. London, June 11. The "Daily Express " states thatthKt. Hon. R. B. Haidane intends to re dace the army's strength by ten thousand men and forty-eight batteries Heneiker Hcaton informs a corres pondent that Mr Buxton, PostmasterGeneral, will shortly reduce the rate: on newspapers and magazines to the Colonies.