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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8759, 9 March 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Press Association—Copyright. New York, March 8. It is considered impossible to float the Dakota.

George Parkins has returned to the Now York Life Assurance Co. 5400d01. contributed to the Eepubhcan Committee during the 1904 election campaign. Melbourne, March 3.

Now t s has been received that Yoiiva, overseer of Zion City, and for. some years leader of the Zionists in Australia, has decided to abandon Zion City and found a colony in California on Socialist linos. Many Zionists, including numbers of Australians, who went to Zion City, will throw in their lot with Vollva._. St. Petersburg, March 8; Six armed men, disguised as students, held up the officials of the Moscow University and I'obbed tho safe of £6OOO sterling. They escaped after killing a police inspector. Sydney, March 8. A fire at Darlington destroyed Harris’ furniture factory . und Haldwig’s store adjoining, containing a large quantity of wicker work. The total damage is about £4OOO. Melbourne. March 8. Under the now Papuan land ordinance. Messrs Kitchen and Son, of Melbourne, have applied fora lease of 5000 acres in New Guinea for plantation purposes. London, March 8. The Dowager Empress of Eussia had a popular ovation on arrival in England. Sir William Miller’s residence, Englcmcre Lodge, Ascot, has been burned. Among other pictures de-* strayed wore several fine Titans and Turners. Paris. March 8. All hope of refloating the French cruiser Jean Bart have been abandoned. Berlin, March 8. In tho Keiohstag the Minister of Foreign ' Affairs declared that HerrOn Wolff and Tshndt went to Morocco in the capacity of engineers, not as ro-organisers of tho Moorish army as alleged in some French sources. Capetown, March C. Advices from Durban state that the border natives predict difficulties in the collection of the poll tax in Zululand, and expect further trouble. London, March 8. Natives in Liberia attacked a small British force at Lela, two honrs’ march north of Walade. Captain Norman, commander of tho party, and another officer wero wounded and the force compelled to return to Walado. Melbourne, March -9.

Representatives of the mail syndicate have obtained promises aggregating several hundred thousand pounds from prominent Victorian investors to.buy debentures. It is reported the syndicate will probably tender for a lino of fast mail steamers between Canada and Australia via. New Zealand, for which they have hoard that tenders are likely, bo be called by the; Canadian, Commonwealth and New. Zealand Governments.