CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8154, 2 April 1906, Page 6

CABLE NEWS.

i •' T \ (By Blcctric Tolegraph—Copyright). Per Press Aftsociation. LONDON. March 27. „ Mr B. It. Wise, in a letter io. the Press, declares the status of Trades Unions in New South Wales is' so different to that in Great Britain, that colonial legislation would be little guide ujitil puulip opinion is ripe for >he,' determination of all industrial disputes by a specially organised tribunal. LONDON, March 30. Lord Linlithgow, while hunting ro Cheshire, fractured three ribs, which punctured his lungs. He also broke iiis collarbone. Km oondition is critical. [Lord Linlithgow is better known as Lord Hopetoun, tho first GovernorGeneral of thr Commonwealth.] ST. PETERSBURG, March-30. In order to prevent a pilgrimage jfoi their graves, Admiral Ghuhiiiu has exhumed ihtj bodies of Lieut.- Schmidt and three sailors, and has buried the; bodies at sea. April 1. Mr in a letter to The Times,, strongly urges the Hon. Buxton, Postmaster-General to instruct the British delegates at the Postal Union Conference to support the Australian proposal in favour of universal penny postage. . The Earl of Linlithgow was taking a fence when his horse somersaulted," threw his rider into a ditch, and rolled upon him. The Earl is progressing satisfactorily. He is suffering greatly but he is not dangerously hurt. / Tliirieen miners, in terribly oinaeiated wero rescued from the Courrieres mine, where the recent disaster occurred. They ate their dead comrades for food, also oats, the bark of timbering, and decomposed horseflesh. Nemy, the leader, describes their struggles in the darkness to find an exit. Finally, guided by fresh air, which was introduced into the workings by explorers seeking a new road to the fire, they found their way out. The rescued men were fed at intervals with teaspoonsfuls of milk. Their systems are affected, but it i 3 hoped they will be saved. SUEZ, March 30. The German East African liner Prinz Regent, with the Duke and Duchess of Connatigbt aboard, narrowly escaped colliding 'with the cruiser Re- ! nown, on which were the Prince and Princess of Wales. The former dragged' her anchors in a gale at Suez and drifted within a few feet of the Renown.