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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8540, 21 March 1908, Page 5

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(By Electrio Teleeraph—Copyright.) Per Prf»e« Ap="-"i<iT'f»u. BERLIN, March 20. Bv an engagement in the Kalahari desert a German expedition killed 58 of Simon Copper's followers. Copper escaped. Two German officers and twelve uK'ii were severely wounded. ST. PETERSBURG, March 20. Admiral Roshdcstevensky, interviewed, justified the Duma's refusal to create a powerful Hect. It was better to spend the money on ,the army. If Russia began to build battleships, Japan would immediately seize the rest of Sakhalien, the moutli of the Amur, the Assuri and Kamschatka. (Received March 21st, 8.4 a.m.) LONDON, March 20. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London have nominated the Rev. Clayton Twitchcll, vicar of All Hallows. East India docks, as missionary bishop in Polynesia. Tho Bishop of London transfers to tho Rev. Twitchell all his jurisdiction over Polynesia. Bishop Willis, formerly of Honolulu, will continue to work at Tonga. MOROCCO, March 20. Ahniral Philbert has sent the cruiser C.'assard to Cape Juby to rescue twenty of the. crew of the wrecked trawler Baleine. who were captured by the Moors. (Received March 21st, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON. March 20. Tho Manchester Glardian, discussing Mr Denkin's defence proposals, reminds Australia that only the Anglo-Japanese Alliance has enabled the Motherland to safely withdraw her battleships from the Far East. Nobody really supposes that Japan codld dream of harbouring designs against Australia. Moreover, she could not do so without rousing against herself all the white people interested in the Orient. Mr Justice Wairington sentenced Gully, who abducted his daughter from his divorced wife's custody, to six weeks' imprisonment from the date of his arrest. Sir Henry Campbell-Banr.erman's condition is unchanged. PARIS, March 20. The Chamber voted credit for the transfer of Zola's remains to the Pantheon. A Nationalist Deputy caused a violent, scene- by denouncing Zola's works as filthy.