VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8461, 11 June 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE. Received June 10, 9.1 a.m. LONDON, June 9. A magnificent spectacle is presented at the National Agricultural Hall, Olympia, in the west end of London, where there are 2,000 entries for competition, including the pick of the world's horses in all classes. , America, the Continent and England are, represented. Messrs Vanderbilt and Winans, and other rich. Americans have already taken many prizes. Mr Armour's grey draught horsesare present, but have not yst competed. On the opening day 17,000 persona, were present. • ACQUITTED. Received June 10, 9 a.m. LONDON, June 9. Mr Burnyeat, a n.ember of theHouse of Commons, was summoned at a London Police Court for drunkenness. He pleaded that he was suffering from the effects of chlorodine taken for the relieving of griping pains. Mr Burnyeat was acquitted. (William John Dalzell Burnyeat, member for Whitehaven, is a barrister and a politician of the advanced Liberal section.) A ROYAL VISIT. Received June 10, 9.1 a.m. ■ LONDOL, June 9. The King and Qu< on of Denmark are visiting King Euvvard and Queen Alexandra. Their Majesties arrived aboard King Edward's yacht Victoria 'and Albert, escorted by four cruisers from Flushing, and were welcomed by the Channel Fleet. at Portsmouth, where the Prince of Wales received: them. King Edward and Queen Alexandra met their Majesties on the Victoria, and Albert, where a Ltate banquet was held. At a reception in the evening Madame Melba sang. LATE IMPERIAL CONIERENCE. Received June 10, 8.2 a.m. LONDON, June 9. The Spectator states that the report of the Imperial Conference, published in the biue Book, shows that the Premiers were rrable to realise that the freetraders' < jaction to giving preference was due not to lo~e of foreigners, but to the fact that freetraders do not wish to make holes in our taxes, which would thus, become unproductive. These taxesare not levied for the purpose of juggling States into wealth or. of putting money into private pockets without benefiting the poor. The Blue Book also shows how unjust were the allegations that discourtisy was shown towards the Premiers. A CLOUD BURSTS.

TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED. Recehei June 10, 9.43 p.m. NEW YORK, June 10. A cloud burst, and flooded the town of Gradyville, in Kentucky. ' v ; Twenty persons were killed. IMPERIAL TROOPS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Received June 10, 9.48 p.m. LONDON, June 10. Mr Winston Churchill, replying to Mr Harold Cox, M.P. for Preston, said that General Botha, Premier of the Transvaal, though asking for the retention of the Imperial troops in South Africa, had not offered to contribute towards their maintenance out of the Transvaal's revenue, the;saine as India had done. FROZEN BEEF AND MUTTON. Received June 11, 12.40 a.m. I BRISBANE, June 10. The Chief Commissioner at Manila has advised that tenders' will open on July Ist for the supply of 6,600,000 lbs of frozen beef- and 290,0001bs of frozen mutton during the year ending June,. 1908. CHANNEL FERRY SCHEME. Received June 11, 12.10 a.m. LONDON, June 10. The Times states that an AngloFrench group of financiers have found all the capital for the Channel / Ferry Company.