CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5612, 5 March 1902, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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FIGHTING IN CENTRAL ARABIA. London, March S

Abdul Btnfeysul, a descendant of Wahabi Amirs, with aa army of 2000, captured the city of El Bio, in Central Arabia, Abdul, with fifty followers, by stratagem entered the city during the nightl, and killed the Governor and thirty guards. The garrison surrendered their arms and admitted the besiegers into the city. Abdul hopes to oonquer Nejd, tha highland region of Central Arabia. The tribes are flocking to hla standard. THS MERCHANT CRUISERS' RESERVE. The Admiralty have given subventions to eighteen instead of eleven private cruisers, and will control thirty two vessels instead of seventeen without pay. TROUBLE IK THE SOUDAN, London, March i An Intercepted letter shows that Senoussi Is urging the new SaUau Durfur, In the Eastern Soudan, to hold aloof from the British. RIOTING IS PARIS. Paris, Mar 3 , A riot has occurred In Paris. Eleven police were severely, and twenty five slightly, injured. THE FRENCH PREMIER. M. Waldeck-Rouaaean, whose carriage was overturned In a collision with a tramcar, had the small bone of bits shoulder broken. He ia progressing favourably. SPIRITUALISTIC FRAUDS. Berlin, Mar 3 Detectives at Berlin arrested Frau Rothe and other eplrltlets for mechanically prodacing the deception known as * flowers from the spirit world '. ROBBERY IN ADELAIDE. Adelaide, March 4 Lawson and Fiynn were found guilty ofj the Port robbeiy. Lawson was sentenced i to twenty years. He ma.de a long state* i ment to rbe effect that the robbery was committed by him and a man named Sparkes, who somo time »go escaped while serving a s«ntenoe for sticking up two mine managers at Rutherglen, Victoria. He declares Fiynn to be Innocent-. Tha j udga ref ased to credit) the statement. Flynn'a sentence was deferred.