CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, 4 June 1907, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. -*-— - - , (st SJ.-Krn.ro T-UU-raufra— eo-TraraHx.j [PSR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] New York, June 1. A fire broke out at the summer residenoe, New Jersey, of Mr Walter Sohiffer, a wealthy cigar manufacturer. Mr Schiffer and his wife, on trying to rescue others sleeping m the house, suffered terrible injuries. Two of their daughters, two servants, and a governess were burnt to death. June 2. 'The Wate Pierce Oil Company, a constituent of the Standard Oil Trust, was fined 1,623,000 dollars and refused permission to trade in Texas. Paris, June 2. The French Cabinet has decided to translate the body of the late Emile Zola to the Pantheon in July. St. Petersburg, June 2. The Anarchists let loose an unguarded engine to collide at SebastoSool with an express carrying the rand Duke Constantine. An accident was prevented by an enginedriver, who jumped on the engine. London, June 1. Lord Milner quoted remarks mado ist demonstration at York, acknowledged the wisdom and firmness shown by Sir Edward Grey and Mr Morley in connection with Egypt and India, but added that Radical fanatics had directed their full force to South Africa, which was as a lightning conductor for their mischievous activiLord Milner quoted remards made by Mr J. C. Smuts (Colonial Secretary in the Botha Ministry) to show how grave was the material depression in the Transvaal. This alarming decline was due to the reckless election agitation in Great Britain destroying confidence. While Lord Milner recognised the sincerity of General Botha's speeches, he contended that the Transvaal had been transferred to a purely racial party, and this act had laid the foundations of Dutch ascendency from Capetown to the Limpopo River. Britain, at any rate, he added, was now the "under dog." Commenting on the work of the Premiers' Conference, his Lordship said preference must now be argued as a living principle. Its adoption would give immense impetus to exports to the colonies, whose inhabitants were, per head, vastly the best customers Britain had. Preference, by encouraging colonial production and population, would multiply those customers? Emigration should be directed to British hands, instead of running to waste all over the world, thus up-building the Empire and increasing the power it needed for defence and unity. _-„_,_, The South London Club defeated the New Zealand bowlers by 5 points on one rink. The trial took place yesterday of an Italian named Rodous, charged with the theft of art treasures to the value of £50,000, on February 12th, from the residence of the famous art collector, Mr Charles Wertheimer, at Norfolk street, Park lane, and of Santo Crescento, a dealer in antiques, charged with receiving stolen goods. The man was found in possession of four curious gold snuff-boxes, which formed part of the collection of Louis cento, a dealer in antiques, charged character stolen from the premises of Mr Wertheimer. Rodous was found guilty and sentenced to seven years imprisonment, and Crescento to five year8 ' June, 2. The Daily Express states the Swift Company of meat packers, and the La Plata Cold Storage Co., of Bnenos Ayres, have signed an agreement which is considered to be an attempt to "corner" the Argentine meat supply.