LAST NIGHT'S CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 303, 27 December 1907, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S CABLES.

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, Tokio, December 23. ho 'T , loadt ' r the Progreain ti y Parliament, " the course oi a t0 tho Kob ' : >. hamlter of Commerce, Indian ",iUh- 3 boycott of Uritish goous afford- ; ! cx ( tellei " opportunity to Japanese . inueliants, who should also go to the south beus for trade. Some portions i ~ s l' ee '-' h suggested that India was looking to Japan for protection and adV ' 3ll != u . lc , Japanese to ovail themselves of the riches of India. London, December 23. Count Okuma's speech at Kobe caused much comment in England. The newspapers await the confirmation of the report, before venturing opinions. Received 26th, 0.5 pjn. Tokio, December 20. ' Count Okuma denies using any language about India capable of being construed into a political sense. He asserts Ins speeches showed India was I Mppiust under liritiali rule.

Received 20th, 9-5 p.m. mm t • Petew burg, December 20. the trial of 109 members of the first Douma was commenced at St. Petersburg before a special bench composed of seven judges of the Appeal Court, and representatives of the nobility, burgesses and peasantry. The charge is one of inciting the population, through the Viborg manifesto, to disobedience and resistance of the law by not pay'ing taxes, and refusing to furnish; recruits to the Army. Received 26% 8.27 a.m. "*'' London, December 25. During the last six months, twclthundred and eighty persons, chiefly agriculturalists, each possessing at least £25, have been granted reduced passages to New Zealand. Received 26th, 8.27 p.m. The Rand dividends during 1907 total seven million pounds. Receive 26th, 8.27 pan. Paris, December 25.

The French Press insist on tie necessity for insistent vigilance, owing to Germany constantly strengthening her strategic advantages on the frontier. They complain that the French army corps possess only 85 quick-firing guns, against Germany's 100, and urge Mat it is imperative to reinforce' the ifrencn artillery to the extent of 240 more. batteries. , : . , Ll j m J^\ .Received 25th, 8.27 p.m. " Berlin, December 25. Colonel Gadke, an authority on defence matters, writing in the Berlin Tagblatt, declares that after 1912, the mere necessity of keeping the Government workshops employed would result in the establishing of an unwritten navy law compelling the laying down m four battleships yearly, yet extremists are agitating for the construction of

six yearly. , _.,.( 4li y,j Received 20th, 9.38 p,.mb. < London, December 20. ,' T. B. Ketudall, senior general manager j of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, J and one time superintendent of the 1 company in Melbourne, committed sui- jj *• ■ : .urinal 1 Received 20th, 9.38 a.m. ,ifl| Cairo, December 25. \ll Mr Winston Churchill has arrived at JH Khartoum. , y„j WJ Received 20th, 9.38 a.m." " M Calcutta, December 25. ma Three young natives at Goalanda shot's Mr Allen, the Magistrate at Dacca 9 Bank, and his condition is critical. Hisxj assailants escaped. Political fanaticism |n is suspected, owing to Mr Allen recently M trying some National volunteers. Thefl crime created a sensation in Calcutta, fl Received 20th, 9.38 a.m. ■

Durban, December 25. Bambaata's wife testified that Dinizulu promised to join Bambaata at Nyandhla. When asked why he had delay, he made excuses. Witness saw a number of rebels at Usutu. She said she would be very surprised if Bambaata were alive. Received 2flth, 9.38 a.m. New York, December 25. Tesla, with the assistance of Niagara power companies, is arranging to project an eight hundred million horse Mars by a wireless plant. Received 26th, 9.47 p.ni; London, December 28.*.,, The Daily Express states that cattle bel6nging to Mrs Carr, of Ballygawley, the Archbishop of Melbourne's sister-in-law, were driven away. Received 20th, 9.47 p.m. London, December 25. The Admiralty is constructing stor* age depots at the chief ports in the United Kingdom owing to the increasing use of oil fuel in ihe Navy. Received 26th, '9.47 p.m. • London, December 26. Sir William Ramsay, in a letter to the Standard, stated that the rays of radium bromide are a certain cure for rodent ulcer. Received 26th, 9.47 p.m.

London, December 26. Canterbury legal advisers state it is impossible for the Churches' Training Colleges to comply with the Board of Education's regulations abolishing thß religious test of admission, without violating charters. ' ,lirf«i ; ' Received 2Cth, 9.47 p.m. "

Vienna, December 25. Signor Pagnet, a Vicnriesse professor, has discovered a serum which in 344 experiments, proved his ability to diagnose tulierculosis in Infants within a few hours. , u.li«ti Received 20th, 10. 30 a.m. Melbourne, December 26.

The report of a comittce of medical member of the House of Representatives upon Mr Beale's report to the I'ederal Government on secret drugs, l cures and foods, recommended uniform legislation for the registration of medical men, chemists and dentists, the prohibition of the importation of certain* drugs and appliances, and encouragement* to families by giving appointments to men with families. | -i -j -Vfc' *i Received 20th, 10.39 a.ni. ."' \

Adelaide, December 20. | A large fire at Hindraarch destroyed the Apollo soap and candle works, Wilkin's skin and hide store, the greater V portion of Mitchell's woolseouring works | and two private residences doing damage to the extent of £50,000. The inflammable nature of the contests made the lire a magnificent spectacle. ; Received 20th, 10.39 p.m. ' Hobart, December 20. The small steamer Beautiful Star, lyI ing alongside the whaling barque Derwent Hunter, caught fire and both vessels were speedily destoyed. The steamer was insured for £ SOO, and the barque was uninsured. , Received 2th, 9.56 a.m. London, December 26. The Queen has subscribed 100 guineas to the fund for feeding needy scholars. Received 26th, 9.56 p.m. Pekin, December 26. An edict promulgated here announces

the intention of the Government to gradually concede a constitution embodying the good points of the const!tutions of foreign nations while maintaining national civilisation and moral teaching. As a first steps towards the creation of Parliament,, it is intended to establish an Tsehenyuam him, or Government Council, in Pekin, also a Tseyiehu, or province deliberative assembly in the various provinces, If the decision of the Tseyiehu are considered good, they arc to be submitted by the governors of the provinces to the Tscchenyimn.

Received 26th, 11.15 p.m. Paris, December 2(1. M. Hcrve, leader of the anti-militarist ngitaion, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and fined £l2O on a charge of libelling the army and navy. Mm. A'igo and Merle, his colleagues, were condemned to five yearn' imprisonment, and a similar fino, . . ' V 1

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