CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2027, 12 March 1907, Page 2

CABLES

HESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIOET. ST. PETERSBURG, March 10. Soldiers at Lodz maltreated citizens in the streets in revenge for the murder of officers who were beating workmen with their swords and the butt ends of their rifles. Twenty were wounded yesterday. MAD R ID” M arch 10." Three hundred out of three thousand Spanish emigrants embarking at Mailaga for Hawaii refused to sail, declaring the ship badly fittedup and the food poor. The Governor and the United States Consul failed to solve the difficulty. The emigrants arc destitute, and are camping on the quay. LONDON, March 10. Queen Alexandra has telegraphed to Sir Edward Grey, through Lord Elgin, her admiration of Miss Maxwell’s heroism and bravery, and her sympathy with those bereaved in connection with the fire at the Protestant school at Montreal. The Queen and the Dowager Empress of Russia paid a surprise visit t the London Hospital, and spent two and a half hours with the patients. The University boat race betting is 95 to 50 on Cambridge. Wales defeated Ireland at football by 29 poins to nil. At the election of chairman of the London County Council, Lord Curzon and Lord Cawdor, municipal reformers, declined office. Mr Percy Harris, chief director of the policy of the London municipal society, was thereupon elected. NEW YORK, March 10. Thaw’s defence in the murder trial has closed.

Dowie’s health had been failingfor months. He became delirious on Friday and died raving. He was unreconciled to his wife and son. PARIS, March 10. The strike has ended, the strikers being satisfied on most points. As a result of the strike water accumulated in the cuttings of the underground railways, and electric lifts and telephones were disorganised. Several morning nwspapers appeared in the afternoon. ADELAIDE, March 11. Major Long has arrived to inspect Australasian meat works on behalf of the War Office. He visits New. Zealand first. • PERTH, March 11. A flash of lightning set fire to an ore-reducing plant of the Gold Link Mining Company. Several thousands pounds’ damage was done. Received 10.14 p.m. March 11. BERLIN, Marchll. Germany is much disquieted at the Anglo-French purchase of Constantinople quays, fearing the beginning of serious competition, imperilling German ascendency in Turkey. LONDON, March 11. Lord Tweedmouth, speaking at Oxford, said the Government intended frankly to assure the Hague that it desired to reduce armaments, though determined to maintain the two-power naval standard. If the Powers refused they must accept the responsibility. Received 10.14 p.m. March 11. LONDON, March 11. Obituary: Mr. Dixon, member of the House of Commons. The Prince of Wlaes’ sons are to make a world tour. Edward is destined for the army, and Albert for the navy.

MADRID, March 11. King Alfonso is suffering from influenza and is feverish. * SY.DNEY, March 11. Arrived, Senorita, from Whangape. DOUBLE DEATH SENTENCE. BERLIN, March 10. Mueller, sentenced to death for the murder of a pupil at Bayreuth, was again sentenced to death for the murder of the widow Enders. (A previous cablegram from Berlin stated :—Mueller, an ex-teacher, sentenced to death at Bayreuth in November for the murder of Bertha Wuenschelmeyer, 11 years old, his pupil, whose body, after lying in his bedroom all night, was buried in a wood next morning, is now undergo, i ig trial for the murder of a widownamed Enders. When sente > e was pronounced in November she .lodge laid Enders’ skull on the table and summoned the prisoner to swear on it he was innocent. Mueller broke down, and confessed he was guilty. He now repudiates the confession, saying ho made it hoping to be sent ti an asylum. In making the repudiation he revealed his sanity

BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, March 10. Radical apathy on the question of women’s suffrage is attributed to women’s adverse influence on the London County Council’s election. Suffragists blame Sir H-. Campbell-Ban-nerman’s weakness, and declare his speech was a pitiful mockery. The Times asks what India would think if Women largely controlled the Empire? The experiments of Australian and some American States had not- solved such constitutional problems. Mr. Winston Churchill, in an article on the question of reform of the House of Lords, suggests that members of the Privy Council and. peers should be eligible for seats ill the House of Lords, the Crown by the advice of Ministers summoning from 150 to 200 to sit in each Parliament. These only would be eligible to legislate, all Peers who held Ministerial office to be summoned ex-officio. Mr. Redmond Barry, SolicitorGeneral for Ireland, has been elected for North Tydone, polling 3013 as against Mr. Henry (Unionist) 3006. THE PARIS STRIKE. STRIKERS OVERAWED. Received 11.40 p.m. March 11. PARIS, March 11. Received 9.43 p.m. March 11. The public’s indignation combined with a threat, made by M. Clomonqeau to •, light Paris with the aid of the military, oyerawed the strikers. The city in darkness presented amazing scenes. Parisians enjoyed the fun until the losses in conveniences and the danger became acute. There were many ingenious devices to obain light. Steam engines and automobile motors were utilised in the streets to generate power. Candles sold like confetti at carnival time. The strike caught the companies and public quite unprepared. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. GERMANY’S WARLIKE PEACE DELEGATE. BOMBASTIC WARNING. Received 10.43 p.m. March 11. BERLIN, Mrach 11. Baron Marshall, Germany’s chief representative at the Hague, the Neue Politischo correspondent, frequently the mouthpiece of the Government, warns England not to provoke too heartily the world-historic decision ns to whom the supremacy of Europe belongs. After brusquely expelling Germany’s friendship, England spun a diplomatic net which already unpleasantly hampers Gerfreedom. If she persists Germany may some day ruthlessly destroy the artificial not before it is (jocS tightly hemmed in. France pulls the chestnuts out of the fire for England, We shall make the fire very hot The army that Germany 'would place in tho field on the first day of mobilisation would be sufficient to crush France, even if a part were detached to operate against England.

MELBA’S VOICE.

£IO,OOO ROYALTY FOR SINGING xNTO PHONOGRAPH. Received 10.44 p.m. March 11. LONDON, March 11. The Express’ New York correspon out states that Melba has consented to sing for a week into a new phonograph on condition that she receives £IO,OOO in royalties.

SHAM FIJIAN PRINCE

METHODIST CONFERENCE SENSATION. Received 11.40 p.m. March 11. SYDNEY, March 11. During a discussion at the Methodist Conference on tho recommendations of the recent commission to Fiji re onunonding tho ndm'sdon of natives as representatives to the Fiji Synod, the Rov. Burgess, of Fiji, said Fijians were not capable of dealing with matters that would come before that body, 110 stated that, recently a man was sent to Australia who had made the pooplo horo the laughing stock of Fiji. The man was Nikoraban, who was known in Australia as Ratu Niko Rabuku. In Fijian Ratu means prince, but tho man had no princely blood in his veins. The title was tacked on for the trip. Ho was only an ordinary member of the tribe, but had been lauded and feted by tho Australian people, not knowing that ho had only just- been admitted to membership of tho Church. The story of the sham Fijian prince produced considerable disorder, attempts being made to suppress the matter. Eventually other business was proceeded with.

DOWIE’S DEATH. ■WILDLY VITUPERATES HIS ENEMIES. Received 10.14 p.m. March 11. NEW YORK., March 11. Dowie was the _ most astounding spiritual adventurer of the 19th century: Ho died wildly vituperating his enemies. Dowio’s will disposes of twenty-one million dollars. Zionite officials declare that his wealth was chiefly imaginary.. Tho Zionite official receiver seized Shiloh House on behalf of creditors as soon as Dowie died.

A NARROW ESCAPE

GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S EXPERIENCE. Received 11.40 p.m. March 11. SYDNEY, March 11. The Gvernor-General had a narrow escape from a serious accident while his carriage was descending Big Jack Mountain, near Bombala. The Jhorses became restive and started to bolt down the hill. The driver was thrown from his seat, but retained the reins until tho mounted troopers wero able to get hold of the horses, and stop their flight.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

FOUR MEN MURDERED. Received 11.40 p.m. March 11. ST. PETERSBURG, March 11. Treasurer Rutais, of the Revenue Department, was driving a carriage, escorted by two policemen. Several of the officials were attacked in the street... Three bombs and revolver shots killed the driver, one official, and both policemen. The robbers escaped with 15,000 roubles. The Treasurer and four others wero ■wounded.

The Novoe Vromya states that unless the Centre ■ and Constitutional democrats combine to stifle the revolution a dissolution of the Duma is the only course. Social democrats scout the idea of combining political impressionists like constitutional democrats.

A SHARP FIGHT,

NICARAGUANS ANNIHILATE CAVALRY FORCE. Received 11.40 p.m. March 11. NEW YORK, March 11. A Nicaraguan column attacked a force of Honduras cavalry at Tuguare. The Nicaraguans were practically annihilated after three hours’ fighting.

QUEENSLAND POLITICS

Received 11.53 p.m. March 11. BRISBANE, March 11. Mr. Phillip, leader of the Opposition, enunciated a policy at Maryborough. The broad features were unfettered, opening iaud for settlement, a hold programme of progros sive railway construction, a vigorous and systematic introduction of the right class of immigrants, consolidation and extension of the mining laws, giving reasonable security of tenure to lessees while conserving the rights of miners on private property, construction of railways to mining fields, reduction of members to 50, coupled with the equable redistribution of seats. Touching reform, he said the Council of State could be subdivided into Council electorates,'to which present members would be appointed, vacancies as they occurred to be filled by election or Government nomination, limited to a certain number of years. The income tax should be arranged so that the tax would only be levied when required. Failing abolition of the tax exemption should be extended. He favored a wages board to settle industrial disputes pending. In regard to the Federal old age pensions, the State should continue the present system with increased allowances and more , generous administration. He favored abolition of Sunday liquor trading. The question of Bible re'adin schools should be submitted to a><j f e rend urn. He would establish a University ill Queensland. He would pot suppovt a tax on land values, and would ‘ resist further encroachment on State rights' by Federation, and would • oppose any scheme unifying the States.

SHIPWRECKED MARINERS. MELBOURNE, March 11. Bull, who was the leader of the Catherine castaways, belongs to Victoria. Ho was a member of the Antarctic exploration crew in 1892. He says they wore glad to got away from the Crozots. It was a very monotonous existence there. Still, the island was full of interest, especially to lum for ho was a naturalist, and had a splendid opportunity of watching and studying the abundant life on the island. There wore seals, sealions, and birds of all sorts. He caught 60 albatrosses and tied to their legs with wire sealed-up cartridge cases, in which were messages telling of the plight of the shipwrecked crew. These birds will bo of great scientific interest now, as the question of how long an albatross lives is an interesting one, and the finding of one of these birds 100 or 150 years hence will have an important bearing on the question. Their adventures were numerous, and he is going to write a book on them when he reaches London.