CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 524, 18 March 1908, Page 3

CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT.] [PKB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] THE LAING BANKRUPTCY. (Received March 18, 8.50 a.m.) London, March 17. The hearing of the petition in connection with the compulsory winding up of Sir James Laing and Sons' company, has been adjourned in order to cross-examine witnesses. Counsel j stated that the company, since 1906, had lost upwards of a quarter of a million. No reason was tendered to account for such losses. A GOVERNOR'S DIGNITY AND WEALTH. (Received March 18, 8.50 a.m.) London. March 17. Owing to insults from Labourites to Lord Dunsmuir, Governor of British Columbia, as a result of his attiture towards the Japanese question, he is retiring, after selling his mining properties to an English syndicate for three million sterling. THE BRITISH PREMIER. (Received March 18, 8.50 a.m.) London, March 17. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman is weaker, but passed a good night, and has taken nourishment well. SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS. (Received March 18, 8.50 a.m.) London. March 17. The British sloop of war, Shearwater, at Iquique, is searching the adjacent islands lor any # survivors from the ship Silberhorn, which was reported on November 29 as having been bnrned at sea. WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER. (Received March 18, 8.50 a.m.) London, March 17. Details of the defeat of Madrakes tribesmen, cabled on the 10th, show that they were driven between un-acaleabl-e cliffs at the Achacho Hills. Hundreds were mowed down, until " oeaae fire " was ordered for the sake of 'humanity. [Tho cable referred to states : "Gene" ral D'Amade reports that he routed the Madrakes tribesmen with enormous slaughter. His losses wero alight."]