CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8051, 31 March 1905, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) lPer Press Association.) LONDON, March 80 Captain Frederick John Eraser, of the Indian »rmv, brought an action' to restrain George Edwards from presenting "The Cingalee," on the ground that its idea and general scheme hid been derived from hi* unpublished play "The Baojiahn" or Lotus Girl. Edwards denied that '■ The Cingalee" derived its plot or ideas from '"The Hanjiahn." The jury awarded £3000 damages. Over 200,000 British applications have been made for the Japanese loan, which it is believed has been subscribed tenfold. The American share was many times over-sub-scribed. One American applied for three million sterling, and several for one million. Hon Alfred Lyt.teltoa, Secret iry for the Colonies, cabled to Lord Miiner, on behalf of the Goveromeat, expressing recognition of the greatness of his services in confronting wiih steadfast cou*ago the issues of war and the scarcely less momentous problems of ensuing pesca. His arduous and unflagging labours had laid deep and strong the foundations ot a United South Africa. The Government regretted to hear that ha suffered, and earnestly hoped that after a resii his splendid talents would again be available to the Empire. The Daily Mail ttites that a new Transvaal ConsiiSution his been signed at London Thirty warships and fourteen colliers Tvere sighted on the 19th 250 miles north of East Madagascar, steering easterly. Prince George has warned the Oretans tbais the powers had direoted foreign contingents to res ore order and appealed to the revolutionaries to submit within 36 hours. The rebels number eight hundred and are half armed. They ate unsympathetic. • CALCUTTA, MarcL 30. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, states that during the last seven years thirteen millions star-ing in taxation has been remitted in India. Hewett, a member of iha Vice-Begal Council of India, has foreshadowed tbe early reduotion of rates of private telegrams between England and India to 2s and press to Bd.

BEPtLIN, March 30,

Bichthofen announced, in the Beichstag, that the United State£*:and Britain were willing to compensate German settlers iv Samoa to the extent of 40,000 dollars, 112,000 having been claimed.

Count Yon Bu'ow, replying to Hetr Bebel, said the Kaiser, long ago, had declared that Germany sought no territorial advantages in Morocco, but intended to protect Germany's very considerable economio interests and maintain an open doo* with equal rights for all tradsrs. Therefore, ho intended to eater into communication with the Sultan forthwith.

SYDNEY, March 30. The seamen of the Albany state that the vessel was wrecked on a fine clear afternoon. The coursa wis too much inshore for saf sty. The vessel, travelling at full ppeed, crashed into aa outlying reef and begin to fill. A steam-pip^ burst in the engine-room, driving all from below.

A case of dengue fever from Brisbane has been isolated, here, while two cases have been similarly treated at Melbourne.

Arrived-Fifeshire, from PL Chal mers.