VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8454, 3 June 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

TOURIST MOTOR RACE. LONDON, May 31. i A tourist trophy motor race, in the Isle of Man, 241 miles, was won by Curtis, in a Rover, in Bhrs 23min 27sec. BALLOONISTS' FATE. LONDON, May 31. A wireless telegram from Scilly Isles reported that the balloonists (Lieutenants Caulfield and Leak, of the Royal Engineers) were safe, but later advices show that the message was misread, "Balloon safe," being translated as "Balloonists safe." (A cablegram published in the Age on Saturday stated that a war balloon containing Lieutenants Caulfield and Leak, of the Royal Engineers—both \ skilled^aerona'uts—ascended at Aldershot on Tuesday, and was missing till Thursday, when it w'as picked up empty, by a fishing smack near Exmouth). ' Received June 2, 4.38 p.m. LONDON, June 1. The ba'loon officers' log shows that they were aware of the proximity of the sea. The last entry was made at 8.15, at a height , of 100 ft. The anchor was then trailing.

THE PORTSMOUTH MURDER.

LONDON, May 31

John Langford Crumpe, charged with the murder of Mrs Crumpe, a widow, has been committed for trial at Portsmouth.

He.told the police that he had been in the backwoods of Australia, and was once shot and left for dead. He was accustomed to live among men carrying revolvers.

DEFECTIVE AMMUNITION

LONDON, May 31

The Daily Mail calls attention to defects in the Mark VI. rifle ammunition, made at Woolwich. Many accidents have occurred at the butts through premature explosions. Large quantities of the ammunition have been' Withdrawn. WARSHIP ABANDONED. PARIS, May 31. The French cruiser Chanzy, 4,736 tons, costing £360,000, which went ashore recently in Chinese waters, at one of the Saddle Islands. Hangchow Bay, has been abandoned.

THE CHINESE FAMINE. LONDON, May 31. Advices from Shanghai state that the end of the famine is approaching. The crops are thin; but there are favourable indications of a gqod yield. UNEMPLOYED IN SAN > FRANCISCO. NEW YORK, May 31. There are 40,000 unemployed in San Francisco, owing to capital for reconstruction purposes not being forthcoming. CARTRIDGES FOR MOROCCO SEIZED. LONDON,' May^l. Eight thousand flat-nosed cartridges intended for sale to the Maghzan have been seized in London, aboard a steamer bound for Morocco. Several of the crew were charged with storing the cartridges in a manner calculated to cause explosion or fire. REGENT OF BRUNSWICK. BERLIN, May 31. The Diet of Brunswic'-, a state of Northern Germany with a population of 485,958, has elected Duke Johann Albrscht, of Mechlenburg-Schwerin, Regent. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS. Recaivel June 2, 4.50 p.m. NEW YORK, June 1. During the hearing of a suit to compel the Christian Science officials to render \ accounts, it was elicited that £20,000 sterling r haddisappeared a few days before the appointment of the trustees. Mrs. 1 Eddy's family ignore the trustees. The suit is proceeding. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND. MERCANTILE COMPANY.DIVIDEND OF 5 PER CENT. Received June 2, 4.50 p.m. LONDON, June 1. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has declared a dividend of 5 per cent, and carried forward £2,190. INTERNATIONAL COxMBINATION OF SHIPPING INTERESTS. Received June 2, 4.50 p.m. LONDON, June 1. The Tribune states that the shipping federation is promoting an international combination of shipping interests, in order to fight the maritime trade unions. THE ENGLISH JOURNALISTS. Received June 2, 4.50 p.m. BERLIN, June 1. Prince Bulow, at Berlin, and the Kaiser at Potsdam, welcomed the English journalists, who are visiting Germany.

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MR J. CHAMBERLAIN. Received June 2, 5.10 p.m. LONDON, June 1,

Reuter's St. Raphael correspondent states that Mr J. Chamberlain has started on his return to London.

DEPRESSION IN CONSULS. Received June 2, 5.10 p.m. LONDON, June 1. ' Several city financiers consider the depression in consuls due to natural causes. It is stated that the old quotations are not likely to be reached again, inasmuch as fresh securities are open to trustees for investment. AGAINST A STRIKE. PRETORIA, May 31. The engine-drivers on the Rand have taken a ballot. The result is averse to a strike.