YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81858, 5 October 1906, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

THE ALGERICAS PROTOCOL. London, October 3. Belgium ?nd Morocco have rautie 1 the Algericas protocol, although the French Press imply that Germany's diplomacy is delaying the execution oi the retoriM sanctioned by the Conteicnce. H.M.s. DREADNOUGHT. London, October 3. A trial of H.M.s. Dreadnought's turbines proved very satisfactory. Double rudders are a great advantage, A MORMON ARRESTED. New York, October 3. Joseph Smith, Mormon President! lias been arrested in New York for having six wives and forty-three children. PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SPAIN Madrid, October 3. Tho Spanish Government propose to borrow two million sterling to construct five thousand primary schools. HOME RULE FUNDS.

New York, October 3. j Tho National Irish League Convention at Phildelphia has forwarded Mr John Redmond's Parliamentary fund ,£14,000. AN ENTERPRISING ANARCHIST Rom,e Ociober 3. After a cinematograph ontfttainment at tho Palace of Racconigi, the King- of Italy shook hands with the entertainer, who proved to be Dutta, a notorious anarchist, whom the po lice are now prosecuting for obtaining access to the King by means of a ;alsc statement. A SEISMIC DISTURBANCE. Perth, October 4. An earthquake of intense severity was recorded by the seismograph yesterday. A preliminary tremor commenced at 2.50 a.m., and long waves followed fivo minuies later. Therefore tho centre of the disturbance could not have been very far distant, say between two and three hundred degrees off the arc. There were two maxima tremors respectively at 10.18 and 10.25, and at these times the pendulum swung right across tho film. The wholo disturbance lasted two hours. VICTORIA LAND-TAX. Melbourne, October 4, The Premier, the Hon. T. Bent, states that tho time has arrived for a revision of the land-tax. He regards ihc valuations in some instances as ridiculously low. PLAGUE IN NOUMEA. Sydney, October 4. Iho health authorities have been advised that two deaths from plag-uo have occurred in New Caledonia since September 24th.