BEYOND THE DOMINION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 117, 21 December 1908, Page 5

BEYOND THE DOMINION.

Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian runner, beat Dorando, the Italian, who finished first in the Marathon but was disqualified, and who subsequently beat Hayes (to whom the Marathon was awarded) in a twenty-six mile (race in New York. The pair raced together for nineteen miles, and at this distance both were going strongly, Dorando then began to crack up, and when the twentieth mile was completed he was very distressed. He hung on to his rival gamely, however, but the Indian made the pace too warm for the Italian, and when the last mile was entered upon Dorando fell, beaten. In his exhaustion he rolled off the track after falling, and Longboat, striding out freely, finished the race very fresh and alone, covering the twenty-six miles in the fast time of two hours 45 min- j utes. I

A shocking railway disaster, by which 13 passengers lost their lives and 30 were seriously injured, occured last week on the Orleans line in France. A number of trucks by some means got uncoupled from a goods train and ran at furious speed down an incline, crashing into a passenger train in the middle of a tunnel between Brives and Imoges The rear carriages of the passenger train were badly smashed, and the wreckage took fire, the tunnel in a few r minutes becoming a huge oven A number were burnt alive, amid awful scenes, rescue being impossible. South African newspapers generallywelcome the recommendation of Lord Rosebery's committee in regard to the appointment of colonial peers in the House of Lords.

Ten most prominent in the Indian sedition conspiracy dsicovered on Monday last have been imprisoned in different places, including Agra, Lucknow, Bassein, and Mandalay. The summary justice meted out under the new antisedition law just passed by the Indian Council, setting up a special tribunal for the trial of seditionaries, has produced a marked effect in Bengal. Several leading men in Dacca, who formerly openly supported the sedition movement, have voluntarily waited upon the British Commissioner asking how they may best assist the Government. Many secret societies, which were hot-beds of sedition, are now being dissolved. A number of revolvers have been found buried in the mud on the banks of the Hugli River.

A message from Washington reports that the Department of State has been informed that Venezuela has declared war, owing to the Dutch blockade. Further important evidence has been given at the trial of Dinizulu, the paramount Zulu chief, which is proceeding at Greytown. The chief, Cahejana, under cross-examination, identified a gun which Dinizulu had given to him and Mayetana, another chief, with orders to kill Dr Gence, a native doctor i3t Usuta kraal. He stated that Mayetana shot Gence. Freeman, who acted as clerk to Mr Armstrong, a Zululand magistrate, stated that after a conversation between Dinizulu and Armstrong, he overheard the. former instruct natives to kill Armstrong. Freeman and Armstrong galloped away and escaped. Stormy and passionate scenes, ending in the resignation of M. Homiako'Fe, President of the Duma,occurred in connection with the Government's measure to allot a million roubles to employees in prisons who had been the victims of outrages while on duty. The Social Democrat and Labour delegates accuse the Government of torturing and killing prisoners. The majority of members of the Duma voted for the measure, which was accordingly passed. The Opposition Press declare that there have been 1691 death sentences and 633 executions this ysar.