NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 100, 16 April 1908, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS

CAPTAIN KoTPEMCk. Derlin, February 21. The Kaiser has refused the petitioi of the old shoemaker' Voigt, of Koepcn ick lame, for a free pardon. Yoiji whose exploit in December, 11300, \va> one ot the jokes of the ccnLury, states that he is in ill-health. lie is serving a ! term ol lour years' imprisonment. The 1 ]elc;»x,. of il, e old man would be very popular. The ludicrous manner iii which lie held up the town of Koepcnick with the aid of the Kaiser's soldiers amused the whole Empire. Admirers have sent all sorts of presents, which have not. of course, been allowed to reach him, and a wealthy lady has promised to provide for him so that he •■diall never be in want when he U released.

AI COMPACT.

Vienna, February 21. A telegram from Berlin to the i\eue 1" leie Presse states that a despatch lias been sent lo Vienna expressing the loyalty (if tlie Herman Government ill its relations with Austria-Hungary, Commenting 011 tlie telegram, the journal suggests that, while not the slightest doubt was felt in A ieima 1 regarding ( «enu;inys fidelity, .still, in view of the ! reported sympathetic relations existing between Great Ilritain, France, and sia oil the _\ovi bazar railway i|uestion. it may lie expedient to show Europe, by a clear and positive declaration, the solidarity existing between (.<ermaiiy and Austria-Hungary, ami that (lennany will place her-elf openly on the side of Austria-Hungary ill the present Oriental railway questions. .UI'KDKIiOtS ATTACK UV A liCI!(U,AI{.

J/imlon, February 21. A murderous attack was made liv a burglar last nigh! on .Mr. Frederick'Allen, an elderly gentlonian, who lives I alone <ome from tlie village of \\ el !ier-.liebl. in North Ks-e\. lietween I seven and eight o'clock Mr. Allen heard | a noise in a back room. \\ hen he went to inv.Migrate |„. w ., s ft-Uftl with a j heavy slick, kicked, and gagged. Mr. Allen succeeded in removing the gag, ! and implored his assailant to spare his' life, -aying lie would give him all the money he had in the house. When he was allowed to rise to lind the money, Mr. Allen made a dash for the door, and shouted for help to the cottage close bv. A woman came running up, and at tlie sight of her the mail tied through a back door. Mr. Allen then collapsed on the doorstep, lie was bleeding profusely from the wound in his head. Tlie mail left behind him a blood-stained -lick, a coil of rope and a handkerchief. JJo trace lias been found yet. Mr. Allen iii-- in a precarious condition, and his life is despaired of.

RIVAL CLAIMS To IMMKNSK IH'UIED TIiKASI'RE. IJerlin. February 21. Many claimant* to the ton* of'hiddcn gold anil tlie jewels which had been tound in an ancient castle at Kamcniet;i have appeared. These include the State, the workmen who found the treasure, ami the numerous descendants of the fugitive Prime Ualitzin. who is lielieved to have buried the treasure when he lied from Kamenietz 11(1 years ago. Two workmen came across the treasure while plying their pickaxes, and 011 reporting the discovery put in n claim for a share of the' valuables. The seavcli, which was then continued under otlicial supervision, revealed immense quantities of pure gold, jewels, and precious stones. WOMEN SIIOOT AT POLTCE. St. Petersburg. February 21. Thirty-five terrorists were arrested yesterday in various parts of St. Petersburg. under sensational circumstances, manv of them in the open streets. The number included eleven "ringleaders and live women. Some .showed light, tiring rcvolvoi's ami wounding tlirir c;ipt ors. A few carried bombs. In Sadovaia street a 17-year-ohl girl was arrested and taken to the police station. She went there quietly, but on arriving m the courtyard, wlicn the police let her nands free for a moment, she drew a revolver and fired, wounding a policeman in the head. She then lied, but was overtaken and captured. Another woman, elegantly dressed, who wa- shadowed by detectives lo Micliacl-s,|iiarc. where tli,. l-Ycm-h theatre is situated, began tiring her revolver. Seeing that escape was hopeless, however, she tried to turn (he weapon against herself, but the detectives knocked it out of her hand. Four other l>ersons who were walking in the square lied. One was arrested. The terrorists were members of a social revolutionary organisation, which had elaborated plans to assassinate, amongst others, the Crand Duke Xiehola- and the Minister of Justice. Among the houses searched was that ol M. Dc-hkolT, a millionaire merchant and the owner of lifty Volga steamers.

Kiw; LEOPOLD'S FIGHT Foil tn0.000.000. Brussels, February -J'!. Tin- stubboninos, shown by King Leopold in the discussions with his Government over the Congo i|Uestioil i, causing vi' 1 rouble. A well-in formoil person said to-night: "Leopold in playing his Crown over the Congo." and this is undoubtedly the case. Tlio negotiations between tin; Kins and llie i'l-eiuier are reported to have been very stormy. King Leopold wnnts n grunt of ClO.UOO.lliKi, over which lie may have complete control, in order that lie may erect a liseles- palace and other works. The Government is willing. as a token of gratitude, to grant 11i 111 £4,000,01)0 to Ih' spout in the works, but only under the control of Parliament. The -Premier has dclinitcly refused to recommend Parliament to accede to the King's wishes, and King Leopold has, us usual, left Brussels and gone to his place at Ostend, refusing to discuss matter, further. The Ministers met ill Council to-night and drew up the scheme of their final proposals. If the King does not accept them they have decided to resign.

The Cabinet's resignation would bring about a dissolution, as no other Government could lie formed, miller the present Parliamentary situation. A general election would undoubtedly result unfavorably to the King, and an autiI.eopold majority would lie returned. 1 Cablegrams since received showed that tlu> r King gave way.] TlffiEE YEAKS FOl! A SOCIALIST. Berlin, February i 7. Pudolf (lestrich, editor of the extreme Socialist organ, Der i'repie Arbiter, was to-day sentenced by the Supreme Court of Ihe Umpire at Leipsiz to three veal's' penal servitude oil a charge of' high treason and anti-nnli-tarv propaganda. Ilestricli. who is thirty years ol age. had previoii-l.v been convi-'ted for dc-er-liiin fvmu the army aud lor inciting to public violence by treasonable publica-

11,. puldi-hod ill! article last Septcni , Iter containing |>as-a;;os which wore illterproted a-, public incitement to the ' ..viTlhrmv of the i.erman (iovrriumml I l.y violent moan-, ami ma<li: ail appeal l.i llic i.i I!li<■ r— to refuse to oljcv their Mipcriur ollicers. SISXKISS I'll HIT A DUEL. | |>aris. February 21. Two -i-ters I'iviifilit a duel with pilots at Poitiers to-day, and one of thorn wa- so 1 >;i'll v wounded that she is not < to rtH'owv. Alphoiisiiio liacholier, who is only iwentv-four. was violently jealon- of her sister .Marie, who, although she is thirtv-throc. had won the afl'eotions of the yountr man to whom Alphonsine had boon eii»a»ed. A duel was decided on, and (lie girlj |i,.,.,| three ..hot- at each other. -Mane | was liadlv wounded in the head. J lie luilk'l ha- not yet been extracted, and ],er life i- in danger. When Marie fell, her -ister Alphon--in.. mined the revolver apiin-t lierself ; ~m l I„,|. a whalebone in her corset- (lellecled the bullet, and her wound [ is not serious. She has heeu arre-'t--0(1.