CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 82, 6 March 1909, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN

n [BY ELEOTBIO TELEGRAPH— OOPYEIGHT.m [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WATERWAYS TREATY. Washington, March, o. The Senate ratified the Waterways Treaty. INDIAN AFFAIRS. | London, March 5. An important debate in the House of Lords on the Indian Councils Bill resulted in the rejection, by 59 votes to 18, of clause the Go-vernor-General to create an Executive Council in every province, despite Viscount Morley's appeal owing to the urgency of the measure. Lords Curzon, Lansdowne, and MacDonnell opposed Vieteount Morley s scheme, though they were sympathetic (towards the difficulties of the situation. Lord Northcote said the Biflls would take power from the British, representing a hundred million agriculturists, and give control of the councils to middle class politicians, representing insignificant minorities. (Received March 6, 8.45 a.m.) THE KING GO'fcS TO BIARRITZ. London, March 5. . The King has started for Biarritz. THE MATATUA ARRIVES. Arrivals— Star of New Zealand and Matatua, from Wellington. AN APPEAL REFUSED. The Privy Council refused leave to appeal in the case, New South Wales v. Commonwealth Government relating, to the retiring annuity to be granted to officials. This was the appeal by the State Government against the High Court decision, of May 9 last. BAD FOR U.S.A. The medical officer of the Port of London discovered 600 oases- of deceased sheeps' livers imported from the United States. The boxes bore the official label, of inspection required before exportation. FIREARMS IN IREDAND. Several prisoners indicted at tlhe vlare assizes under the Whiteboy Acts were acquitted on charges of raiding. Mr Justice Wright commented on lihe widespread use of firearms, and said! that almost everybody in one locality was armed. The Earl of drew©, Colonial Secjrieitjary, speaking in the House of Lords, stated that the Government is considering the best means of checking the carrying of firearms. RADIUM INSTITUTE. King Edward has become patron of the Radium Institute. One section of the Institute will deal with necessitous patients, and another with well-to-do patients. BANISHED FOR SEDITION. Calcutta, March 5. . An Indian named Raniobanalal has been sentenced to ten years' transportation for preaching sedition at Allahabad! and attempting to corrupt students there. THE SACKVILLE ESTATES. Madrid, March 5. . The Public Prosecutor has withdrawal the indictment against Rophon and Sanches, clerk of the church) which implies that there was a record of the alleged marriage of Paquita Duran and Gabriel Olivia (Baron Sackville), and he also supports Ernest Sackville West's cflaim to legitimacy. PRIVY COUNCIL UPHELD. Ottawa, March 5. Sir Edward Clarke, K.C., addressing 'the Empire Club at Toronto protested against any proposal to limit appeafls to the Privy Council, and declared that the' latter in v many inscamces saved the Courts of (the colonies from perpetrating great wrongs.