CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8542, 24 March 1908, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(By Klootric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Association. MADRID, March 2& ' The Madrid newspaper El Mundo reports that the wound received by the young King of Portugal at the time oi the assassination of .tho late King and Crown Prince is so serious that the doctors advise amputation of tho arm. The King and his mother resist the advice. CANTON, March 20. In connection with the release of the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru, 50,000 Chinese demonstrated at Canton and burned their Japanese garments. They recommcnd a boycott of Japancse goods; also the impeachment of Yuanshilu. Many buildings are draped in mourn-

mir. (Received March 24th, 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, March 20. The Marquis of Linlithgow bequeath ed £2000 to tho Hon. Wellington, formerly his private secretary in Australia. Mr Barnes, general secretary of tho Engineers' Society, in a spcech in London, said the engineers on the NorthEast Coast were wrongly advised to reject the terms for settling the strike, inasmuch as arbitration would have yielded bettor • results than a strike fought on a falling market. The vote weakened the influence of the trade

unions. The Housing of Workers in Ireland Bill was read a second time in the House of Commons without discussion. It provides for* a loan of five millions to local authorities to erect 25,000 dwellings. (Received March 24th, 8.16 a.m.) LONDON, March 23. Mr Llovd-Georgc presided at a meeting to promote the International League of Commercial Travellers. Lord Strathcona, the Australian representative, and the French. German and other delegates heartily supported the movement. (Roccivod March 24th, 8.35 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. The San Francisco newspapers declare that tho corruption in connection with the rebuilding of the city is worse than it was under Ruef and Schmidt. OTTAWA, March 23. The Salvation Army in Canada repudiates the responsibility for the employment of the immigrants it assists, and declares that it has found positions for all its emigrants. DURBAN, March 23. The Hon. Moor, in a speech at Durban, urged tho South African Commission to study the federation and unification problems. BERLIN. March 23. The Nord Dcutscher Lloyd Co.'s »e----port shows that in 1907 the profits declared were five- and a quarter million marks. TOKIO, March 23. The Japanese coasting steamer Mutsa Maru collided with the Hideyosha Mara near Hakodate. The captain, crew and upwards of 200 passengers perished.