CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 533, 28 March 1908, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[by blectbio telegraph — oopyaio'iT.j [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DINIZULU. Durban, March 27. Mr Daniels, Dinizulu's late secretary, testifies that Dinizulu in 1902 summoned the chief headmen from all parts of Natal and Zululand, and they formally installed him as king. Mr Daniels added that during the late rebellion Dinizulu gave orders that women and children must not be killed. [A reference to the charges against Dinizulu will bo found in our World's News department on page 4 of the Star's Supplement to-day.] CABLE AND TELEGRAPH SERVICE. (Received March 28, 8 a.m.) London, March 27. . The London Chamber of Commerce unanimously passed a jirotest against any modification, by the International Telegraphic Conference (to be opened in Lisbon on May 5), of the clause in tho telegraphic service regulations which is applicable to code words. The Chamber is urging, rather, the removal of all restrictions respecting anpronouncibility of words so long as they did not exceed ten letters. Mr Charlton, Chairman of the Council, said he believed that the English Post Office contemplated no radical alteration — only the withdrawal of a small percentage of words; but the Cable Companies were pressing the Government to prevent a loss of time and revenue resulting from the use of unpronouncible words. PREMIER PRICE REBUKES THE SUFFRAGISTS. (Received March 28, 8.30 a.in.y London, March 27. Mr Thos. Price, Premier of South [' Australia, was invited to preside at the concluding portion of the Queen's Hall meeting. He rebuked the suffragists for interrupting the meeting. He said that, in his opinion, those women were following the wrong line. His championship of their cause had won the Australian women's confidence, but had they attempted to intimidate him, as did the women in Lonlon, his British blood would have been up, and he would not have yielded. PREMIER STILL WEAK. (Received March 28, 9 a.m.) London, "March 27. The condition of Sir Henry Canip-bell-Bannerman' remains unchanged. JAPAN- TO LEASE HER RAILWAYS. (Received March 28, 9.10 a.m.) Tokio, March 27. Owing to the failure of nationalisation, Japan proposes to lease its railways to a foreign syndicate, which undertakes to extend and improve them. BRITISH CLAIMS REJECTED. (Received March 28, 8.30 a.m.) St. Petersburg, March 27. The Naval Prize Court, sitting at Liban, rejected the claims of £150,---000 and £80,000 respectively, as indemnities in the case of the two British steamers, Princess May and St. Kilda, which were sunk by a Russian cruiser, for carrying alleged contraband of war. Tho case will now go to the Supremo Court at St. Petersburg. A NEW DIRECTOR. (Received March 28, 8.30 a.m.) London, March 27. The Bank of Australasia has -elected the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton as director, vice Mr W. A. Macarthur. [The new director, who is a K.C., succeeded Mr Joseph Chamberlain as Colonial Secretary in the Balfour Cabinet. He was a celebrated athlete, and is a member of a family that could put a team of good crick- [ eters in the field. As a lawyer, he had a largo practice, especially in arbitration.] MRS. WALSH RELEASED. I Received March 28, 9.55 a.m.) London, March 27. Tho Attorney-General of Ireland, the Hon. R. 11. Cherry, K.C.j has his intention of issuing a nolli prosequi in the case of" Minnie Walsh. [Early last month Mrs Walsh and her son were charged with conspiracy against Lord Ashdown, in connection with tho Ashdown outrages. Percy Walsh was acquitted, but the jury disagreed regarding the charge against his mother, who was liberated. , later on her own recognisances until the sitting of tho next commission. Judge Maddens summing up on that occasion strongly favored' the prisoners, emphasizing the fact that mere suspicions against them were insufficient.] SECREATRY OF EDUCATION. , (Received March 28, 8.30 a.m.) London, March 27. In the House of Commons the Hon. John Sinclair has introduced a Bill to strengthen the provision for a Secretary of Education for Scotland. DRASTIC NEW GOLD LAW. London, March 27. The new gold law for the Rand vests tho sole rights of mining gold in the Crown. The right of mining base metals is vested in the landowner, and the discoverer is granted fifty claims free. The Government may proclaim private land, without the owner's consent, and may also erect public batteries and melting works thereon. Only white people are allowed to> trade on the mines. Coloured people are not allowed to acquire any rights under the gold law, nor to reside on the goldfields, except in bazaars, or locations in mining compounds. THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S COMING VISIT. (Received March 28, 8.45 a.m.) Paris, March 27. President Fallieres visits London in tho last week in May. A CUNNING RESCUE. (Received March 28, 9.8 a.m.) London, March 27. The release of the Baleih's sailors who were captured at Cape July was due to Lord Mountmorris, who inveigled the leading tribesmen aboard his yacht. He then detained them until the crew were liberated. " BABS " GETS A COMMAND. (Received March 28, 9 a.m.) London, March 27. Lient. -General Babington, ex-Com-mandaut of the New Zealand forces, has been appointed to the command of th© Lawland Mounted Brigade of the new Territorial Force. . RETURNED WITHOUT THANKS. London, March 27. Canned goods to the value of £20,---000 were shipped back to New York by a firm in London. A SHORTAGE OF MEAT. London, March 27. A considerable shortage of meat in America has greatly increased the prices for Tioth fresh and canned meat which state of things is expected to continue until the new supplies come on the market in June. If tho jfcrmgency continues, consignments from the Argentine and Australia are expected. _^________