GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 65, 13 April 1909, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. London, April I). The imports of Britain at 31st March last decreased £81,310, the exports decreased £1,000.000, and the re-exports increased £1,575,0011, as compared with tho figures at 31st March, IUOS. MAIL-BAG ROBBERIES. London, April !). Scotland Yard is investigating a series of mail-bag robberies during the transit of mails to Spain from Gibraltar. The seams -of the bags were cut and resewn. After registered packets liad been extracted, steamed open, and the contents rifled, tho envelopes were regummed and replaced in the bags.

A ZULU MURDER. | Durban, April !). I A special court at Pietcrmaritzbiirg j sentenced 'a native named Matjane to death for murdering Gencc, a native doctor. An accomplice named Niiji was sentenced to two years' .servitude. The President and Judge emphasised the fact that tire prisoners declared that j Dinizulu, the paramount chief of Zululanrt, wlio was recently sentenced for treason, had ordered the murder. This statement alford.'d Ihe only intelligible motive for the crime. CYCLE RECORD. Sydney, April 10. Paced by a motor cycle, Shepherd, the Newcastle cyclist, lowered the Australian record for the mile from a standing start in Iniin 35sec. THE SULTAN'S SOLDIERS. Constantinople, April 0. All the Zouaves and Albanians who for year, were stationed at Yildiz have been removed to other towns to avoid ren.'wills of the recent insutordination. The Sultan reluctantly consented to their withdrawal.