CABLE SUMMARY
(Received October 15, 10.46 a.in.) BRITISH PHILIPPINE CONCESSIONS. Washington October 14. Consul Kkox has advised President Roosevelt that Spain’s concessions to an English company, exclusive of cables, in the Philipp nes, have lapsed. He cited Oreat Britain’s action in over-ruling the Boer Government land and mining concessions in support of his contention. HONOUR FOR BADEN-POWELL. London, October 14. The King invited General BadsnPovvell to Balmoral and presented him with the war medal. THE PRO-BOER PARIS PRESS. Paris, October 14. The prosecution of the pro-Boer paper in Paris for insulting references to Great Britain has been abandoned owing to insufficient grounds fur action. WIRELESS TELEGR APH Y. London, October 14. Marconi has succeeded in sending wireless messages 350 miles. HISTORIC CHURCH BURNED. London, October 14. A largo portion of the famous St. Dunslau’s Church, at Stepney, has been cousumcd by tire. MR CHAMBERLAIN ON TEMPERANCE. (Received October 16, 8.55 a.m) London, October 15. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham, warned the. teetotallers of the danger of making extreme demands. No Government would repeat the experiment of the Local Veto Bil l . Legislation was ineffectual in reducing drunkenness, and it was unwise to treat moderate drinking as a crime.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIGUS19011016.2.15.2
Bibliographic details
Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1074, 16 October 1901, Page 2
Word Count
198CABLE SUMMARY Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1074, 16 October 1901, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in