SATURDAY'S CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8180, 13 August 1906, Page 3

SATURDAY'S CABLES.

a little UILL. 1..)1m1.,ii, August 10. The Tribune stales that Japan is pressing Russia fur overdue payment for the maintenance of prisoners, (One of the peace conditions- was that Uu-sia should pay to Japan the en'st „i i:i:iint. iiiiiic..- of Ku-siaii pri--on. ii captured during thu war.) a <;i:m:i!Ai. i,lavu:i>. London, Angu-t in. The (ononis.;,., continues : -Colon.-I Moi-an ean hardly complain ii his conduct ituhse matt.rs has eivin ris. t,, L - ra ve Mtsph ion," l.itt the Commission is fin.! no e. id, mv of corruption, an.! d-cbtre t'olon ■! Mor. .nil's siiee f ,s,, r s iru'.ily ni irn-ponsibi'.ity uiid indi(t-r. ne,. to the public interest,, end want of intelli^r.ne>. m ntioiiiiis particularly incidents in nlnt;ion to the purelia'se „nd sale of supplies; by Colonel Ilipwell. Captain Limoiui', Major Walton, and remark. Whilu Lord KlteheniT regarded thn system otlocal contract's as an experiment, Cenet'al I.yttclton regarded them as permanent. General I.ytteltoii c.iimot entirely escape the responsibility of neglisoling to watch the progn ss of the working of the system. The foin-nii-sioiKTS estimates Hint the Jlome taxpayers' preventable Id's during tho t\v<-nty-tu'n months after [leaee had Ue*Ti pn>claime-d amounted to betvo*en three-quarters of nmillion and a million and a ipuvrter. (Sir XV, ill,. I.ytt dt.,11 succeeded Lord Kitehenw as ('oniinun.ler-in-(hief in South Afrie a .)

JOCKEY SAVACEI) BY A HORSE. London, August 10. Prior to the race for the 'Vorthinc [•late, the horse Marigold JV. collided with the Idly Centre, unseating the jockey (11. 0. Madden). .Marigold then savagely attacked the fallen man, biting him badly on the face and neck. Madden, who , was; riding Centre, states that Marigold suddenly reared, .-aught him by the neck, and pulled him off the saddle, then knelt over him biting savagely. Another jockey states that Marigold kept picking up Madden and shaking him like a ' rat. Brady (Marigold's rid.r) jumped off and attacked Marigold with it whip, finally beating him off, otherwise Madden would undoubtedly have been killed.

(Madden is recognised as. England's leading jockey, his position b"ing unassailable, iiUhoiisrh T.nno and Alalier run him pretty close.) ANGLO-THIBETAN CONTENTION*. London, August 10. A Convention between Briiuiu and China baa been published. China adheres to the Anglo-Thibetan Convention.

A STORY FROM SOUTH/AYEST AFRICA.

lleriiis, August 10. The Ith.-iii.=<-li.- Z-itung has published >i letter from n soldier in South-west Africa stating that a scouting expedition raptured five women. It was itnpo-sit.le to sho.il then l.st the noise might alarm the natives in the V'.initv. and tie- worn-it were buvo-piet-tu! bv the officers' orders.

maistaimnw iiumsii interests. London, August H). Sir George Fanar, at a meeting of IVogressiMes in Pretoria, urged unity in maintaining' British inteiv-ts. He coasider.d a Coalition Mmi-Iry unlikely, ami added that the .lectors must svttle the question of supremacy. GREAT COMPETITION- IN HEREFORD?*. Brisbane, August 11. At the National Show there wa' ; j'-rcat competition in the Hereford 'class. Last' year's champion, Mountford, selected in New Zealand, where l.e took first, was beaten by Field Marshal, u!-> bred in New Zealand, and »inner <>i the champion prize at | la*t vear's Melbourne Show.

ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION. llrihuuill.', Alll,'. HI. The following new duties a>« proptwul by the Gov.r.im-ut in the Hoil-c, to take fii.ct fioiti two u clock i-In addition lu the duti-s imposed by the Custom* turili on thtolUroiry goods. I lit' tol.owing duneshall be iiiii.oM.-il on the manufacture of metal, viz: Strip; el- harvester-, stump jnuip ploughs, .-tripper ci.se cultivators, winnov.vrs (horse, or nth r power) 12" per cut. ; ploughs l-'i p-a c-.ut. ; ploughs, plough.-'haiv-, liari'ov..-, cliaffcutters," horse gear cultivators, other than di=c .-cariheis, malleable WKI other castings for agricultural implfimnts. 71 p L . v - crnl. ; louibine! cornshcll husker iui-i lm'..or and torn-bin-J n,n, -I, Her am! hu.-her, 25 pm c-nt. ; plough mould boards 20 pot cut. ; cofush. il.f and coi'nhuskers, ii.l pr cvul. The fuliowiiig good- skill! Ik; tree of Customs duly :—ilan.i.u>rk••d ruki-.s, ploughs, combin-d bay ti-l d'-is, niai/e harvesters, in: i-e bind-ia mui/u planters, mould board pint'-.- in tli- rough, and not cm halo -l.ap-. potato sorter-, unci potato rai iis o) dickers.

Sir IV. I.yne, the Ttvasur, r, said hwas compelled lo take action lo protect the revenue He had not had time to l'o into the. Turili CommMom.s' iveomm.'lulations, a nd it «us possible that at a future time the Government mi-jlit modify its proposal-. The Governimnt pn.po-el to adopt Ihe follov.illu- livollllilendalioll of the fnmmi.--io . : If ihe retail ■•, sellin.' price ..I am- iu.j.l mint or maehin.. v.ld in Au.-tralia similar to that OU v.hiel, ~,; ad lilioll.d ,|,ll> is im ru!in_< i:i Aa-trail;: in 1.'""., tie- Gov 1 el'llol'Ceaei, I, ~,, ~v..i;,l ~[ a iai.l addr.- horn l-otl, Hon.. -a ma-. -m----o-nd the rolhciioi, of adli t iolml dul i s for suel. time as i- .1. e,,n-d advisidd ■. A sieiriid was that if manufa.iureiv. after the expire.tem of oil" >e-„i- fioic. the pa>sill_' of il." A> I do e U p:r. their ».,.km,n fair, r. a■■m..M- v.a..•, tl,. Guvria,!-': nl m..y -p ui C-. '-.'ill"'!, n'w-\iin..',,r huil-w-ui .:' may I'e dn-me.'l advi-able. 'lk- third p „\i.le.: thai it in two ear- from tli-- fraium. of tie- Act the r lail piiei of .-iri-ii.-r. Ims bee,, rais. .1 above «>|. ~r ii ii ln-d not been re.lm-ed to C7<>, an ml dOioual dulv «,f 11". per cent, may In -imihuiv -:i'p.-a.|eJ. SOUTH AI'STIAi.IAN i'Oi.lTHk A-lehli.;.-. Al.,iH 11. A im-tin- of lh- Cllilel lal-.i'l I'artv J. rid.. I not to eonie-t the -,-ats of the I.ibi-ral siipport-r- of tin Government in th" c-v. nl of a do • solution over reduction of the l.e.ida the Council fn.ii'hi-.-.