CABLE BRIEFS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3782, 14 January 1908, Page 3

CABLE BRIEFS.

Sydney, Saturday

The Life-saving Carnival —the outcome of the recent beach bathing fatalities at Newcastle —provided a sensational incident. While the members of the Manly Life-saving Club were giving a display in a pilot boat with a crew of five, stationed in the surf in readiness in the event of an accident, capsized in the heavy rollers. The spectators and other swimmers, thinking it part of the programme, took little notice until the men clinging to the boat were exhausted. Visiting life savers then vainly attempted to reach them, and a rocket brigade also failed to get a line out, Eventually the men were rescued in a distressed condition, while drifting out to sea, by a boat fishing in the vicinity. Vtadivostock, January n. The steamer Homly Grange has arrived and reports having a fire aboard for r 3 days. It damaged the meat cargo. Morocco, January n. The pacification of Morocco is likely to be further delayed, owing to the unanimous proclamation in Fez of Mulai Haffid as Sultan. Mulalbdessalam is proclaimed Viceroy pending Mulai Haffid’s arrival. Ottawa, January n. Advices from Victoria (British Columbia) state that the new regulations providing that immigrants to Canada must book through passages from the land of their birth or citizenship, which become operative immediately, will stop the influx of Japanese via Hawaii and Hindus via Honkong. Durban, January n. At Pietermaritzburg, the inquiry into the charges of treason against Dinizulu was held. Evidence was produced showing that Dinizulu, at Christmas; 1906, harbored and fed rebels, some of whom formerly belong to Bambaata’s irapi.