GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 262, 29 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

DINIZULU. * Rcccved 28, 11.30 pan. Durban, October 28. Dinizulu lius been indicted on a- = charge of high treason. 1 PRIVY COUNCIL AND MAORI APPEAL. Received 28, 11.30 p.m. London, October 28. Tlio Privy Council litis refused special leave of appeal in the New Zealand ' case, Niku Waiatfi and other versus ~ Pura Makirika. 3 INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL. Calcutta, October 27. An indignation meeting of . Hindus I at Lohoro has appealed to the Government to secure just treatment to the Italians in the Transvaal. Otherwise it is threatened that the Indian | nation will boycott South Africa. J MIIvADO'S REPLY TO AMERICA. Tokio, October 27. ; The Mikado lias sent a reply to ; President Roosevelt in which he says the visit of Admiral Sperry'a fleet to Jaipan is sure to tend to cement th ■! , friendship and good neighborly feeling . between the two countries. FRENCH POLITICS. Paris, October 27. llhe French Chamber of Deputies during the debate on the Budget resolved again to express a wish that thxj Minister of Finance should reduce the salaries of the Treasurers of Debts.

MELIUS GIFT. London, October 27. Madame llelba, the famous singer, has presented a full set of orchestral instruments to I lie Marshall Hall Orchestra at Melbourne. WITHDRAWING TROOPS FROM S.A. London, October 27. In the House o( Commons Sir Gilbert Parker questioned Mr I!. B, Haldane, Secretary (or War, regarding Lord MeIhuen's statement at Uurban that Britain desired to organise 'the lows of South Afrien so that she might be ablo to withdraw the Home troops, Mr Hal- , dano said there was no present lntcn- | tion to further reduce the garrisons ia | ftouth Africa. Lord Methucn had probably referred to a reduction proposed to be made with a view to restoring the Oardwell system of linked battalions. A MEAT DISPUTE. London, October 27. LAn action for damages brought by the British Tea-table.Company against .Tohn Gardner, meat salesman, for breach of contract in supplying foreign meat when English meat was coatraet--I\l for, has been settled out of Court, defendant paying plaintiff a sum to some extent representing the difference between the prices. BURG LAMS BKAT FOUR WATCHSI EX. London. October 27. Ilurglai's entered the strongroom of D.-lienhan and l'l'eebody's general warehouse in Wigmnrc street, London, and stole £7OOO worth of gems and jewellery. They contrived to escape, though there were litres watchmen inside the premises and one outside.