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Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 159, 20 July 1897, Page 2

CABLE SUMMARY.

Germany is watching the Colonial Premiers' speeches in England with great attention. A closer political union between England and her colonies is regarded as remote.

Tho Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate has recommended the ratification of the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii by America without amendment.

Lady Scott, who in January last was smteucod to eight months' imprisonment for criminally libelling hsr son-in-law (Lord Russell) has been released. Tho Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has rejected Mrs Carew's application for leavs to appeal against the sentence passed upon her by the Court at Yokohama, in Japan. Mrs Carew in February last was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband by poisoning at Yokohama, the sentence being afterwards commuted to penal servitude for life.' Butler was executed in Sydney on Friday. He is reported to have confessed to murdering Preston, Wellar and Ilurgess. He admitted that his sentence was just. Dr. Andree started on his balloon voynge to the North Pole on the 11th inst., ascending from Dane's Island under favourable conditions. The balloon when last seen was travelling at the rate of 22 miles an hour in a north-east direction. The distance from the island to the North Pole is 617 miles.

One hundred and ninety Bishops and clergymen of the Church of England Lave visited Windsor Castle, and were entertained at luncheon. The Most Rev. W. Sauraurez Smith, Bishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia, and the Most Rev. "W. G. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland and Primate of New Zealand, were presented to tho

Queen. The Queen has conferred the Most Noble Order of the Garter upon the Earl cf Derby, A contest took place at Manchester for tho 500 Yards Amateur Swimming Championship of the world. R. Dewbyshire won, Tyers. the present holder of the championship, being second ; Percy Cavill, of Sydney, was beaten by 14 yards.