Telegraphic.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 9, 17 June 1899, Page 1

Telegraphic.

iAn Italian general has been arrested at Nice on a charge of espionage. Plans of the-forti-fications of the city of Parie were found in his pocket. A tornado wrecked the towns of New Richmond and Headson, in 1 the State of Wisconsin, und Hastings, in Minnesota. 150 per-* sons were killed at New Richmond. Two companies of American skirmishers* While attacking a battery in the jungle, under 1 Brigadiers-General Baker, were nearly cut off. They succeeded in rejoining the main army after x sustaining heavy 4oss. -Sharps,' fighting occurred also at Zapote river* The Filipinos were ultim* ately defeated and dispersed* ., *Ytii tAmßricaHS ; lost"30 s kiHed-. v ' The German newspapers allege that SirJ. Pauncefote's proposals at the Peace Conference exceed Count Muravieff s - programme. ' They fiercely accuse Great Britain of a desire to wreck the Con-> ference, and create a feud be* tween Germany and Russia. The Canadian press consider British assistance in raising the capital for the construction of the Pacific cable, insufficient, and ' that Britain ought' to share construction and maintenance on a basis of partnership. It is understood that the Trcas* ury is reconsidering the advis- 1 ability of granting a liberal sub->-sidy "to Antarctic exploration. Probably two vessels will start on the work in 1901. The New South Wales and Queensland Railway Commission* ers have arrived at an agreement 1 ending the war in border rates* The American occupation . of the Philipines is proving profit* able to the colonies. Large snp^ plies of meat and other produce are shipped by all the steamers calling at Manilla. Sir C. C. Kingston has acceded to Mr Seddon's request to send Mr Pendleton to enquire into the Rakaia accident. He leaves for" New Zealand on the 17th* Thf German representatives at the Peace Conference are willing ' to agree to the appointment of an Arbitration Court when disputants request its creation* A sub-committee of the 1 PeaceConference agreed to an extension of the Geneva Convention' wjbicb/ provides for succour. Hjf 1 <tho wounded on battle fields and in naval, warfare. ', • Hindu caste riots, have oceurrettl in the w w r £innevelry district of _.t%;l Madras Sresiclericy. \>;, ., *^yillagf^l were pillaged aad burnt \j^er\«^

ffrea a hundred miles square. The rioters also attacked the Sephys. Order is 'now being restored. The indictment presnted to the French Chamber exonerates Colonel Picquart from the charge of having the petit bleti and communicated the contents of a secret document in the Dreyfus ease. It also exonerates M. Blois, his counsel. A temporary arrangement in reference to the Alaskan boundary has been arrived at between Canada and the United States. Britain and France have exchanged ratifications ol the Niger Convention. The Goverment has been approached with a view of requesting the Admiral to send a warship to search for the Perthshire. President Kruger, in his proposals for liberalising the Outlanders' franchise, has withdrawn from the oath of allegiance to the Transvaal (which on becoming voters they are compelled to take) the clause providing for a renunciation of their nationality.