CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8453, 2 December 1907, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Association LONDON, November 30, The Times urges the prosfecution of Irish members of the House of Commons on charges of initiating cattle driving. Even if the prosecutions failed, the Imperial Parliament would appreciate the significance of the prosecutiot. Mr W. H. Long, membor for Dublin, appeals to the British electorates to insist on the application of the Crimes Act. Mr Cherry, . Attorney-General for Ireland, speaking at Dublin, stated that the Government is giving trial by jury in Ireland the best possible chance. The King conferred the Order of Merit on Miss Florence Nightingale, who is one of the first lady members to receive, the order. The bye-election at Hull West re> suited: —Guy -Wilson, Liberal, 5623; Bartley, Unionist, 5382; Holmes, Labour, 4512. TANGIER, November 30. Two Algerian tribes of Moorish origin, qn the Kissa frontier district have joined the Moorish rebels. MOROCCO, December 1. The French repulsed a severe night attack at Menasseb Kissa on Friday. Over 300 Moors were killed and 500 wounded. A French trumpeter was killed. t ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30. M. Stolypin read in the Duma a Ministerial declaration carefully avoiding the word Constitution, and declaring that the autocracy was the supreme power, and the Czar would resort thereto whenever Russia's safety demanded it.