NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 195, 22 September 1909, Page 4

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

SPAIN'S REBELLION. THE KING MORE CHEERFUL. Madrid, August 2. The best, proof of •the-offleial statements to the effect that the situal'm at Barcelona has improved is King Alfonso's altered demeanor. The Kins has been greatly cneorul by the encouraging reports from we Latalonian capital, and now takes an optimistic view of the outlook. It is staled that the revolutionaries in Barcelona have now been pcrmaiicnvIv suppressed. Official messages from Catnlouiau towns describe the decrease of unrest. ' . The General strike in Madrid winch was threatened to-day lias not tak?n place. A few bakers and members of several trades are idle, but the ciTous of the seditionists who tried to persuade the workmen of the city into a general strike have failed. * The police have made admirable ar--1 rangements to cope with any disorders.

Barcelona, August 2. The situation is now less disturbed in Barcelona, and the city is approaching a normal condition. Work is being resumed by the strikers, and it is expected that'the means of communication with tlie outer world will he at least partially restored in n day'or two. The newspapers will resume publication to-morrow, after having stopped for a week.

The authorities declare that they have overcome the rebels-in the city ol Barcelona. These have, at any rale, been scattered, 'but the revolt is still active in the surrounding districts where the sway of the rebels is practically unchecked.

Force of arms has succeeded in queuing the disturbances in Barcelona- for the time, but it cannot be said that the seditious movement has been stamped out. The fire is only smouldering, and may burst out again at any moment. The revolutionaries are being imprisoned and shot remorselessly.

ENERGETIC "REVIVAL." HOW THE COONEYITES AWAIT THE MILLEXIUM. Dublin, August 4. Two ihousand "Cooneyites," a remarkable sect whose creed is to expect the millennium at any moment, are conducting a '•'revival" on an enormous scale at Ballinnmard, co. Fermanagh. , Energy is the keynote of the campaign. Preaching and devotional exercises arc in progress throughout the day, with public baptisms of converts at' intervals, in order that the millenium, come as suddenly as it may, will find them well occupied. Single addresses last as long as five hours. When one is finished, another begins. At sunset the pilgrims snatch a few hours' rest in the open air, risi-jg at dawn to begin again. Great crowds flock every day from all parts of Ireland to see the "dippers," js they arc railed. Many are infected by the energetic spirit of the campaign, and art promptly admitted to th? brotherhood by immersion in the river. No collections are taken; on the other hand, refreshments arc provided)' for visitors-, to their meetings. They claim to travel witbout money, earning their way, in many eases, by manual labor.

240 MILES BY AIRSHIP. Berlin, August 1. Count Zeppelin made a remarkable voyage in his new airship, Zeppelin 11.. yesterday, travelling from Fricdrichshnfi'n to Frankfurt, a distance of 210 miles. The Count, who bail promised under a penalty of 20.000 marks ( C 1000) ;o exhibit one of his airships at tin* internationnl Airship Exhibition being heid at Frankfurt, decided on Saturday to venture on the trip. The exhibition lnn been open for some time prist, and Count Zeppelin was driven against bis will to ascend in blustering weather. :■% his reputation was at stake. Heavy counter winds were experienced en route, the wind blowing at intervals at a speed of thirty miles an hour. At some points the airship hardI}' 1 }' made any lu'iiffway, only ten lnilcs being traversed in an hour.

Dogged perseverance and indomitable pluck, however, saw Count Zeppelins new creation hovering over Frankfurt soon after two o'clock on Saturday afternoon.

Count Zeppelin was received with the °ntluisi»sm that his presence always creates in Germany. Guns were fired, lx'lls ivere rung, and large crowds thronged the streets and cheered the Count ns he manoeuvred over the city prior to landing. The Count has announced, his intention of taking the airship to Cologne on Monday morning, where a hall nas already been built for its reception.

THE CZAR"S FIiAR. London. August 5. Tin' CV.iir landed at Cowcs ycstcrda•.-, setting foot on Hi-itfsli soil for the first time [or twelve years. Precautions that were nlinost" theatrical hi character .were adopted. EThe landing look place at an isolated spot instead of at the Trinity Pier, where a crowd was waiting, and many deteetive6 and officials were stationed.'

The motor cars containing the royal party were driven to Osborne at a rate of twenty miles an hour along a, road lined by detectives.

M. Isvolsky, the Russian Foreign Minister, states that the visit has 'brought about inv ties and new lines of conduct, while the St. Petersburg newspapers declare that the international policy of Russia is now finally settled.

TRAPPED By THE DENTIST. Paris, August 1. A respect able-looking individual culled to .M'c a dentist yesterday in the Rue HiTinel. He was shown'into Hie waiting-room, and told that Dr. Papon would see him in a few minutes.. The dentist was attending another ease, tut glancing tlirougjh the open doo,. he caught sight of the man re. moving various silver ornaments abo.it the room and conveying them to his pockets,

He was about to leave the room whin the dentist requested him to come in and be seated. His teeth appeared t■■ be in excellent condition, but Dr. Papon informed him that to avert serious copsequences he would have to imdon»o a painful ordeal for which he must tak"o gas.

The patient was much distressed but without further- ado Dr. Papon adiuiuis-

lered a powerful narcotic and then sent for the police. I The man was removed and woke up a couple of hours later in his prison cell. SHAM LAWYER'S FRAUDS. Paris, August 4. A swindler of more than ordinary impertinence and daring was sent for trial to-day. Louis Beissete made a speciality of masquerading in cap and gown in the passages of the Paris law courts. Thcie he used to make acquaintances who, if they were foolish enough to confide I their cases to him, very soon became his victims. A few days ago Beissete met a gentleman who entrusted him with his case against a banker who owed him money. The ease went against the client of tha sham lawyer, who. of course, did not ■appear in court. He met his client in one of the pnssages of >he law courts, hut pretended to have won his case, and made an appointment with him for a little later in the afternoon. When the delighted dupe returned to his office he found a telegram signed with the name of the judge, and reading: "Your lawyer pleaded magnificently. Defendant got severe sentence. Happy to announce good news." A few minutes later Beissete made liisi appearance, and was paid £4O by his client. Beissete has committed a number of ingenious offences of the same kind.

REVIVAL OF AMERICA'S TRADE. New York, August 2. 'A number of enquiries are being received l)y American magnates from British financiers concerning the opportuaities of investments in American industries under the new tariff. The replies which have heen returned are so satisfactory that British houses are sending representatives hero to mnke personal examination. ' ~ Extensive enlargements are taking place in many plans-, and there a,:?. heavy unfilled orders on the hooks oi representative industrial companies. The railways are perfecting plans f.i raise £33,000,000 new capital, and the steel companies are contracting for £20,000,000 additional expenditure for the purpose of increasing the capacity of their plants.

The value of unfilled orders on t'.'.e books of five construction industries totals £82,000,000.

Western farmers . are sending messages to i'll parts 6t the country re nuesting help in harvesting. At present they are unable to secure anything like the number of men they desire. It is said that there are positions vacant on American farms for 50,000 men.

KING MAXUKL TO VISIT ENGLAND. Lisbon, August 3. It is officially announced here that King Edward has sent a personal autograph letter couched in the most cordiil terms inviting King Manuel to visit the British Court. The invitation has been accepted, and King Manuel will leave Portugal on his journey to England early in November. His 'Majesty's suite will be composed of personal attendants from the royal household and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senlior Barbosen, du Bocngc. It is expected that the royal visitor will stay at Windsor Castle for at least a. fortnight.